Charles River

Boat ramp Upstream North Watertown PARKER BOATHOUSE Yacht Club Community Rowing College North Beacon Street Bridge NEWTON YACHT CLUB CHANNEL Upstream: Keep right of all buoys (Watertown)—very shallow Upstream: Downstream: Stay between the buoys Adjust course to shore immediately after passing and keep clear of the boat ramp through bridge. North Beacon Street Bridge Arsenal Bridge

B O S T O N W A T E R T O W N (B R I G H T O N) Eliot Bridge

Downstream: Upstream: Reeds Tight 180°turn! Keep right. Watch for Hug the Boston boats crossing Arsenal Bridge shore through the to/from CBC. turn. Stay clear of upstream crews. HENDERSON BOATHOUSE Northeastern Univeristy

BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL Anderson Bridge BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL (JFK St Bridge) General River Rules Head of the Charles (HOCR) Finish Line Upstream: If needed, use center arch to • Keep to the right side (1/3) of BUCKINGHAM BROWN & NICHOLS SCHOOL avoid Weld Boathouse traffic the river, especially on turns Herter Park Dock CAMBRIDGE BOAT CLUB • Overtake to the left (port) always Cambridge Ringe & Latin School • Turn quickly, only where visible Weeks Bridge (John W. Weeks Footbridge) • Move to shore to stop or drill Canoe & Kayak Dock Downstream: Eliot Bridge Start turn BEFORE Patterns and Safety Rules entering the bridge

NEWELL BOATHOUSE Western Avenue Bridge B O S T O N Anderson Bridge HOCR 2 mi. (JFK St Bridge) (A L L S T O N) WELD BOATHOUSE Powerhouse Stretch: Harvard-Radcliffe Use center arch only if with coach; Harvard House Crews Center arch is upstream ONLY from Labor 1300m Course River St Western Ave Harvard Recreational Rowing Day through Thanksgiving for HOCR. Finish Bridge Bridge Weeks Bridge River Street Bridge HOCR 1 mi. 1300m Course Powder- Powerhouse Stretch: Start house No stopping (Downstream) Powerhouse Stretch: Use center arch only if with coach; BU Bridge Magazine Center arch is upstream ONLY from Labor Beach High School (Cottage Farm Bridge) Simmons College Day through Thanksgiving for HOCR. BU Sailing Pavillion DEWOLFE BOATHOUSE C A M B R I D G E HOCR Start

Hyatt Hotel BU Bridge Union Lane merging (Cottage Farm Bridge) (Upstream) 2K Finish & MIT Lane launching: MIT Lane returning Stay along shore, watch out for MIT Lane (Downstream): upstream crews on the 2K race course Continue along the and downstream crews returning to MIT. Boston shore until just downstream of the Hyatt 1500m Shallow! Hotel before crossing to PIERCE BOATHOUSE the Cambridge side. Stay Massachusetts Institute of Technology clear of upstream crews on the 2K course. Harvard Bridge (Mass Ave Bridge)

BOSTON CAMBRIDGE Shallow 1000m Harvard Bridge (Mass Ave Bridge) MIT Sailing Pavillion

U nion Lane (U 500m Union 8 downstream arches total 5 4 3 2 1 0

Charles River Lane (4 on each side of the lighted platform) Primary Racing Lanes: Yacht Club 3 & 4 (white arch)

Downstream: pstream) Aim on the State House Esplanade lagoons Harvard Sailing Center (gold dome), then at the Boston corner of the 2K Start Longfellow Bridge. Longfellow Bridge (Salt & Pepper Bridge) BOSTON CAMBRIDGE B O S T O N

Charlesgate (B A C K B A Y) Yacht Club Community Boating Do not use Caution: Racing crews on Longfellow Bridge center arch upstream side of bridge

MIT ROWING CLUB CHARLES RIVER ALLIANCE OF BOATERS (Salt & Pepper Bridge) rowingclub.mit.edu www.CharlesRiverAllianceofBoaters.org Downstream © 2007 Ryan Tam. Revised 2021, William Doss Suter

Club & Collegiate Crews on the Charles (Select blade designs) Boston College Harvard University MIT Lightweight Riverside Boat Club Principal lane Use only if necessary Boston University Harvard Radcliffe MIT Rowing Club Simmons College Caution; see notes Cambridge Boat Club Harvard Recreational Northeastern Men Union Boat Club Transit lane (low pressure) Do not use Community Rowing, Inc. MIT Northeastern Women