Events, Tours & Club Apparel
Rowing Events & Regattas
There are lots of options for exploring new places to row each season. Check out the options below. There is something for every level of experience and interest.
BRC Volunteer Hours
The Barrie Rowing Club is a non-profit organization that have been established by the vision of community members that saw the opportunity for youth to row on the beautiful waters of Kempenfelt Bay. The current club programs, facilities, and equipment were developed by many dedicated volunteers since 1987. We are grateful for the contributions of past and present club members who volunteer their time and skills in a variety of forms to ensure the future opportunities of community members of all ages and levels of experience to row on land and on the water. All BRC members who row on the water in the summer are encouraged to volunteer their time and skills to continue to build the Barrie Rowing Club programs, facilities, funding opportunities, and coaching for youth programs. BRC members can consider how they can contribute to club through volunteer hours and the following suggested tasks:
Volunteer Options
- Dock in (late April)
- Moving ergs and mats into training room (from boat house)
- Organize and run Barrie Sprints High School Regatta (June)
- advertising
- MC/announcing
- Order sound system
- Data input
- Finish – record keeping/times
- Coach boat drivers/safety
- First aid/paramedic – book
- Social media posts
- Dock safety attendants
- Boat safety checks
- Purchase prizes/donuts
- awards
- Sign up-dates- for boats, safety, general (early April)
- Coaching – erg/fitness classes
- Plan/organize summer training
- Plan/organize summer/fall regattas for competitive university rowers
- plan/organize for BRC master competitive members to participate in summer or fall regattas
- Cleaning dock (goose manure removal)
- Spider web management
- Outside Window/wall cleaning
- Rubbish pick-up around the outside of club
- Laundry – towels
- Boat maintenance
- Learn to Row Coaching – Become A Coach
- Sign up-dates- for boats, safety, general
- Coaching – Junior Scullers/Summer Camp
- Dock out (mid October)
- Boat house clean up and organizing
- Moving ergs and mats into boat house
- Coaching – erg/fitness classes
- Fill up windex bottles to clean ergs
- Coaching – erg/fitness classes
- BRC website updates
- Bathroom cleaning and checks
- Social media posts/advertising (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
- Coaching – Become A Coach
Job Opportunities for the 2026 Season.
Come Try Rowing Day(s)
- For a tour of the boat house and equipment
- To learn about what programs are offered and how to get started
- To try your stroke on land using a rowing machine (erg)
- To try rowing a stable rowing shell with an experienced rower
Regattas, Camps and Clinics
Tours
BRC Tours
The Barrie Rowing Club offers several tours through the rowing season that are within 2 hours of Barrie.
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O.A.R.
The Ontario Adventure Rowing Association offers a wide range of rowing opportunities across Ontario's waterways.
Learn MoreEvents at the Barrie Rowing Club
Check out the calendar to see what is happening at the BRC. It isn’t always rowing. The BRC is part of the Near North groups of rowing clubs where we invite each other’s clubs to rowing and social events throughout the year. Past outings have involved X-country ski days, curling bonspiels, movie nights, Snowbirds air show watch party and club BBQs. We will also partner up with Near North clubs to fill larger crews for regattas.
BRC Apparel, Clothing and Swag
Row West
Order BRC racing unisuits, clothing and swag direct to your door. Not sure of your size - give them a call - they have great customer service.
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Regatta Sport
They sell all sorts of rowing merchandise and international team unisuits. The BRC will occasionally do a group order with our logo on it when there is enough demand.
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