Boston and Cambridge abounds with rowing history. 9 boathouses line the Charles River, 4 belong to clubs, and 5 belong to colleges. Guest rowing can be difficult depending on which club you contact. Some clubs require a member to sponsor you, but the Cygnet Rowing Club , with 2 boathouse locations, offers a non member hourly rentals of a single sculls.
Dividing Cambridge and Boston is the Charles River; an elegant, serpentine aquatic form that varies in width from 200 meters to over a kilometer. Boston hotels take full advantage of the rivers natural appeal and line the banks where there’s not a University.
During summer and even in the fall and winter, the Charles River is alive with all manner of rowing crafts, kayaks, sailboats, duck boats, powered pleasure crafts and excursion boats. The distanced from the Museum of Science to the Watertown and back is 17 miles. In the morning, the entire length of the river is easily rowed, even though the chop can kick up below the Boston University Bridge after 9am.
A majority of college programs have agreed to use wake free launches, keeping the general condition of the lake relatively flat. About the only time the Charles River becomes difficult to row is on very windy days, usually in the winter time and when the river freezes over.
The scenery along the river ranges from quietly suburban to intensely urban. Memorial Drive borders the north bank and Storrow Drive borders the south bank. A great bike path runs the entire length on both sides.
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