The Champlain Longboats program at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum hosts four open water rowing races or light craft races each year for regional youth rowing teams, as well as adult rowing teams. In addition, our youth and adult rowers attend races hosted by the Hull Lifesaving Museum in Massachusetts.
Upcoming Race Schedule
Lake Champlain Challenge Race: September 13, 2025
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT
Open to all teams and individuals
James Wakefield Rescue Row: September 2025
Perkins Pier, Burlington, VT
Open to Youth teams
Head of the Weir River Race: October 2025
Hosted by the Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull, MA
Open to Youth & Adult teams
Otter Creek Challenge Race: November 2025
Vergennes Falls Park, Vergennes, VT
Open to Youth teams
Icebreaker Northeast Regional Youth Open-Water Rowing Championships: November 2025
Hosted by the Hull Lifesaving Museum in Boston, MA
Open to Youth teams
Snow Row: March 2026
Hosted by the Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull, MA
Open to Youth & Adult teams
Spring Wave Race: June 2026
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT
Open to Youth teams
Hope for TomorROW-a-thon: June 2026
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT
Open to all teams and individuals