Competitive Club Junior & U23 Program
This program is intended for high school and college aged rowers who have completed a Learn-to-Row and at least one season of a Developing Rowers Program. Rowers joining this program need to be proficient in everything described in the Expected Skills document. Experienced junior rowers with previous experience in another rowing program are also welcome to join after a conversation with the program director. In this program, rowers will train with the goal to compete on the highest level of competition.
Juniors (ages 14-18)
U23 Rowers (ages 19-22)
Open Rowers (ages 23-26)
Spring Season:
Club Junior Rowers
Required experience: Participants must have completed a Learn-to-Row program and have rowed at least one season in the Developing Rowers program. Rowers must be familiar with the Expected Skills. All rowers must know how to swim.
In this program, all participants are representing the Bergen County Rowing Academy in competition. All competitions are raced on a 2000 m course.
March 1 - May 18, 2026
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, some Saturdays
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Fee: $700 (requires Annual Youth Membership)
Regattas:
For those who qualify at the Mid-Atlantic Championship:
Wed-Sun, June 11-14
Summer and Fall Seasons:
Competitive Juniors/U23/Open Rowers
Required experience: Participants must have completed a Learn-to-Row program and have rowed at least one season in the Developing Rowers program. Rowers must be familiar with the Expected Skills. All rowers must know how to swim.
Monday, June 2 — Friday, June 27
Monday, June 30 — Saturday, July 26
Tuesday, September 2 — Saturday, November 1
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, (Saturdays in the Fall)
Fees: (requires Annual Youth Membership)
$425 monthly - June or July
$825 full program - Summer or Fall
Summer Regattas 2026:
Sat, July 18 — Scrimmage of Overpeck Lake [Home]
Fall Regattas 2026:
Sat-Sun, Oct 24-25 — Head of the Fish [Saratoga Springs, NY]
TBD — Overpeck Fall Classic [at Home]
August:
General Youth Summer Rowing
Required experience: Participants must have completed a Learn-to-Row program and must know how to swim.
This program is intended to give our youth rowers a chance to get out on the water to row while all other formal youth rowing programs are not in session.
August 17 - August 28, 2026
Monday, Wednesdays, Friday
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Fee: $150 (requires Annual Youth Membership)
Winter Season:
High School & Junior Program
Required experience: no experience necessary
This programs offers our high-school-aged rowers an opportunity to train during the winter to stay fit, gain cardio vascular and strength fitness, and to improve their 2K-Erg-Score useful for application to future college rowing teams. For participants new to rowing this may be a good way to get a head start on a future Learn-to-Row program.
Four sessions per week:
Mondays & Fridays - 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Monday, December 1 — Wednesday, December 31
Friday, January 2 — Friday, January 30
Monday, February 2 — Friday, February 27
Location:
Fees: (requires Annual Youth Membership)
$720 for the full Program (Dec through Feb)
$210 for December
$270 for January
$225 for February
Indoor Races:
Sat, Jan 17 - Ironman Erg Classic [Ramsey, NJ]
Sat, Feb 7 - Winter Watt Farm [Lyndhurst, NJ]
Sat, Feb 28 - Hackensack Erg Classic [Hackensack, NJ]
