by Jonathan Crowell | Mar 9, 2013 | Boathouse, Boathouse Row, History, Inside the Club, Regattas, Rowing, Schuykill River
Located at 7 Boathouse Row, the University Barge Club was founded in 1854 by ten members of the freshman class of the University of Pennsylvania. The boathouse was completed in 1871 and was renovated in 1893 to hold eight-man shells. When it was founded, UBC limited...
by Jonathan Crowell | Oct 24, 2012 | Regattas
The Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta is a 2.5-mile head race held every year during the last weekend in October. It was created by three members of the University Barge Club in 1970 and is now under the auspices of an independent 501(c)3) charitable...
