Head of the Housatonic
Saturday - Sunday
October 11-12, 2025
Registration is now open on RegattaCentral for the two-day Head of the Housatonic Regatta. Regatta details below.
We look forward to seeing you in Shelton, Connecticut, on Saturday/Sunday October 11–12, 2025.
Questions? Please email us at headofthehousatonic@newhavenrc.org.
July 17 Regatta Update
The good people at Vespoli USA Inc. have agreed to provide rental shells onsite for crews unable to transport their own equipment to the Head of the Housatonic Regatta. Teams or individuals interested in this option can contact the company directly at info@vespoli.com.
Thank you to Vespoli USA for this great opportunity!
With a two-day schedule place for the first time, and after consulting with many longstanding friends of the regatta, the New Haven Rowing Club has updated the Head of the Housatonic to make it even more appealing to coaches, athletes, and spectators. Among the changes this year:
Full slate of junior novice races: singles, doubles, quads, coxed fours, and eights
No caps on entries
Redesigned schedule that allows more athletes to race twice
Less crowded venue with collegiate and masters rowers (Saturday) and junior rowers (Sunday)
Two new para events: PR3 doubles and Inclusive doubles (M, W, Mx)
Dedicated scholastic events (Men’s/Women’s varsity fours and eights)
Dedicated scholastic entry medals (Men’s/Women’s novice fours and eights)
Redesigned medals with gold, silver, and bronze awarded in every event regardless of the number of entries
“We look forward to welcoming thousands of athletes and spectators to our upgraded regatta this fall,” said New Haven Rowing Club President Matt Broder. “We are grateful to our longtime friends who engaged with us to develop key regatta enhancements, and we are eager to provide great racing, good fun, and a delightful fall experience to the rowing community.”
“The best fall head race experience I can remember in many, many years of coaching.” — 2024 Coach
“An outstanding competitive opportunity for our athletes.” — 2024 Coach
“Best run regatta and best volunteers anywhere.” — 2022 Competitor
“I’ve been attending the HOH for many years and one of the reasons is that it is a high quality, well run event!” — 2022 Competitor
