The Head of the Charles Regatta

The largest regatta in the world with more than 8,000 rowers from around the world, the Head of the Charles Regatta is held each October on the Charles River in Boston.

The event dominates the Charles – with over 1,700 athletes competing in 56 events over the course of the weekend, it’s non-stop action run by a staff of three with nearly 1,500 volunteers in tow.

The Head of the Charles Regatta is hosted by the Cambridge Boat Club, a rowing and social club founded in 1909 and housed just below Boston’s famed Eliot Bridge on the Cambridge side of the river.

The age of the athletes has spanned from 14 to 85, and the field includes individual and team competitors from colleges, high schools, and clubs from nearly all American states and various countries, with participants coming from as far afield as China, Croatia and the Netherlands.

With the fall breezes of Boston and Cambridge as the setting, the event is a must-see for any serious rowing aficianado.