July 21st, 2024 - Cambridge MA
Cromwell Cup: Racing the Powerhouse since 1977
Riverside Boat Club is proud to host the 37th-annual Cromwell Cup regatta, which will take place on Sunday, July 21st, at Riverside’s boathouse in Cambridge, MA, along the Charles River and Memorial Drive.
An all-day event, the Cromwell Cup is the largest summer regatta on the Charles River, with over 600 competitors of all ages (16 through 70+) and skill levels participating annually. Named after RBC member and 1964 Olympian Seymour Cromwell, the Cromwell Cup is a 1000-meter rowing race between Weeks Bridge and Magazine Beach on the Charles River. The event is run entirely by Riverside volunteers, encourages friendly competition on the Charles River, and promotes awareness of rowing in the Boston-Cambridge communities.
Cromwell Cup started in 1977, but the event was skipped for a few years (notably two during Covid). This year is the 37th edition of this one-of-a-kind summer regatta on the historic Charles River.
Number of Athletes: 600+ men and women athletes from all over New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Ages 16-70+ years old.
Cromwell Cup Sponsors 2024
Racing Format
Morning heats will be 1000 meter races from a floating start beginning downstream of Weeks Footbridge and ending downstream of the Riverside dock.
Afternoon finals will be 4-lane 1000 meter races from a standing start, on the same course as the morning heats.
500 meter Dashes (Open 1x and Mixed Open/Masters 8+) will begin before the River Street Bridge and end past the Riverside Dock at the same finish line used for the 1000m course.
We are offering U23, U21 and U19 for M/W in the 1x and 2x as an exhibition event.
Parent/child 2x races will be returning.
For race rules and information on race day, please review the Regatta Packet.
Parking (2023)
Trailer Parking Reservations
Trailers must arrive the night before the regatta. We ask that all trailers arrive between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Please note there will be volunteers and a ranger on-site at this time to help with traffic on Memorial Drive to ensure trailers can safely park in Riverside’s lot.
Please note that trailer-tow vehicles could be asked to disconnect and park separately.
One week before the regatta, a trailer reservation form will be sent to the email provided at registration. Please complete and submit the form.
Car Topping (2023)
Competitors may drop off car top singles and doubles on Saturday from 7 to 9 PM or by special arrangement.
There is no parking in the Microcenter/Trader Joe’ss lot; you will be towed.
Parking (2023)
There is no parking for spectators or competitors at Riverside Boat Club. Parking is reserved for trailers only.
Equipment/person drop-off is permitted, but you must park elsewhere. The City of Cambridge's on-street parking is free for all non-residents on any side street on Sundays.
Parking on Memorial Drive is not permitted, and towing is enforced.
Directions
Riverside Boat Club
769 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA 02139
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From I-95: Take exit 29 A to MA-2 E towards Cambridge. Continue to follow signs for route 2A towards Cambridge. At the first traffic circle just past the Fresh Pond Mall, take the 2nd exit onto Alewife Brook Pkwy/Massachusetts 3A S. At the 2nd traffic circle, take the 1st exit (bear right) onto Fresh Pond Pkwy/Massachusetts 3A S. Follow Massachusetts 3A, which will turn into Memorial Drive. Riverside Boat Club will be on right across from Trader Joe’s, after the River Street bridge intersection.
From I-90 (MA Turnpike): Take exit 18 toward Brighton/Cambridge. Follows signs towards Cambridge and merge onto Cambridge St. After crossing the bridge over the Charles River, turn right at Massachusetts 3A S/Memorial Drive. Riverside Boat Club will be on the right across from Starbucks and Trader Joe’s.
2023 Results are available here.
Cromwell Cup Past Sponsors: 2022 & 2023
Coldwell Banker '22 & '23
Concept2 '23
Cubby Oil & Energy '22 & '23
DCR Massachusetts '23
Fluidesign '23
GPG '23
HereNow '23
Leonard Insurance Group '23
Magazine Beach Partners '22 & '23
Mass Audubon '22 & '23
REGATTA DIRECTORS
David Wiedaseck (regattas@riversideboatclub.com)
For updated information on this year’s Cromwell Cup please follow us on Twitter and use the official hashtag, #CromwellCup, on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
wAivers
Waivers are collected online through Regatta Central. Please ensure all documentation is completed.
Sponsor and vendor opportunities
As a purely volunteer-run event, we are seeking sponsors whose missions align with ours and whose products would enhance an event that engages the local community. We plan to have a spectator zone near the finish line where companies and sponsors will have booths to demonstrate or sell their products to over 1,000 attendees.
entries
Fees posted on Regatta Central
Register Early. Registration is capped based on the number of entries per event. Wait list entries will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Heats for undersubscribed events may be reallocated to oversubscribed events.
