2026 Fall Season Registration

Registrations are now OPEN for 2026 Adult Experienced Masters Program.

For the Novice (‘Beginners’) Masters (Adult) Registration, please click here.

2026 Fall Experienced Masters (Adult)

Cortlandt Rowing (CCRA) Fall Experienced Masters Programs

IMPORTANT NOTE: Adult Fall registration deadline is September 18th!

For experienced rowers (you have rowed with CCRA for at least three seasons, and/or coach approval required).

Details

Session (8 Weeks) September 3 - November 1
Experienced Master Program Fee: $325 per Rower; +$90 for Independent Rowing
Registration Deadline September 18th

You must be a current member of US Rowing, and sign their online waiver, in order to participate in CCRA activities. Please refer to our Registration Form & Payments section of this page for more information.

Questions? E-mail cortlandtrowing@gmail.com, or call Mrs. Dina Tompkins at (914) 589-9112.

In addition to on-water instruction, the Fall Masters Program includes the following:

  • Row2Music sessions (drop-in, indoor erg program, Mondays, 6:45-8:00pm)
  • Independent erging/weight training at our indoor location
    • All Fall masters will have access to our indoor facility (ergs and weight equipment), arranged on participant basis
  • Independent Zoom erg sessions with a buddy
    • All Fall masters will have access to the CCRA Masters Zoom meeting ID, so they can erg remotely with their CCRA buddies at their convenience (for those who have an erg at home).

Program Schedule

  • Weekly Coached Sessions:
    • Saturdays, 7am – 8:45am, ‘Rowing Skills’: The focus of this Experienced masters practice session will be working together in larger team boats, skill building, drills and technique, on Lake Meahagh.
    • Sundays, 7am – 9am: Experienced Masters practice, at Hudson River location
    • Wednesdays: 8am-10am, Informal Sculling: Experienced scullers row in small boats at Lake Meahagh, under the guidance of an experienced masters rower.

Racing

For experienced rowers only. Additional non-refundable racing fees (per seat fee and travel fee). Rowers MUST commit to attending the race when final boat assignments are made. Exact race fees are TBA:

  • Head of the Hudson, Sunday, September 20: Albany, NY
  • Head of the Schuylkill, Saturday – Sunday, October 24-25: Philadelphia, PA

Independent, non-coached rows (additional $90 fee)

Arranged on participant basis for highly experienced rowers only:

‘Approved’ rowers that have passed a safety/proficiency test given by the head coach may sign up to row any size boat (singles up to coxed 8’s) on Lake Meahagh at their convenience, as long as other practice sessions are not in-session. These ‘approved’ rowers (see list of approved rowers here) must “buddy up” with at least one other Experienced or Approved rower at all times. Strict adherence to CCRA Independent on-water rules, and Lake Meahagh’s traffic pattern is required.

Safety / Health

  • Swim test requirements: Swim 50 meters, tread water for 10 minutes, put on a PFD (lifejacket) while treading water. This is for your safety.
    • New masters must pass this test in their first season.
    • Current masters must pass this test within the last 12 months.
    • Fall season swim test date/location is TBA.
  • All Masters must abide by CCRA Safety requirements, and watch the US Rowing Safety video every year. See the Safety Requirements page.

Communications

  • Our coaches use the SportsYou App App to communicate quickly regarding any updates needed for practices including important change in plans due to weather. Please download and register on the SportsYou App. All registered Masters will receive an invitation to join the CCRA Masters SportsYou “team.”
  • Join our Masters Facebook Community by clicking here and request to “Join group.”
  • Please follow Cortlandt Rowing on Facebook and Instagram. The number of followers counts when we want to show how quickly our club is growing here in our local communities!

Registration Form

You must be a current member of US Rowing in order to participate in CCRA activities. The club code for CCRA is EAYKZ (all upper case). Follow US Rowing registration instructions here.

Register with US Rowing Register with CCRA

Payment Options

Payments with Zelle

We now accept payments via Zelle! Send directly and securely to: CCRAZelle13@gmail.com

If your bank does not partner with Zelle, please send an email to cortlandtrowing@gmail.com to arrange an alternate payment method.

Questions? E-mail cortlandtrowing@gmail.com, or call Mrs. Dina Tompkins at (914) 589-9112.