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Occoquan Boat Club (OBC) was founded in 1979. Conceived and formally
organized by Rick Evans, the club was established to represent independent
oarsmen rowing on the Occoquan Reservoir. OBC's stated purpose is
to recruit new members interested in rowing, sponsor crew races,
send teams to regattas, and generally support rowing in Northern
Virginia and Mid-Atlantic Region. With over 180 members, OBC supports
all levels of rowers from the first-time novice sculler to the competitive
sweep rower. We welcome all interested scullers or rowers to review
the information provided and join us on Occoquan Reservoir.
Occoquan
Boat Club's home is on the Occoquan Reservoir which provides drinking
water to the majority of Northern Virginia residents. Behind the
Dam, the Occoquan is long, narrow and well protected from wind by
trees. You can row from the Dam to Bull Run Park Marina at Yates
Ford Bridge - more than 10 miles one way. Our only landmarks are
the Race Course, Sandy Run Regional Park, the Prince William Boathouse(which
is called Oxford House), Jacob's Rock, Fountainhead Regional Park,
Ryan's Dam, and the Red House. To learn more about the Reservoir
and the home of the Occoquan Boat Club please click here.
OBC maintains
an enviable selection of boats for our members to use and all are
stored in boathouses one and two at Sandy Run Regional Park. The
club has over 19 shells and all are identified with red and black
striping on the bow. These include singles, doubles, sweep fours
and sculling quads. To learn more about about's what's available
and how to get access to these shells, please feel freee to check
out our boating information.
OBC also supports
many rowing camps, clinics and regattas in our area. Our annual
support of many of these programs has provided OBC members access
to several well respected coaches and to one of the largest year
end regattas in the United States. To find our more about the types
of programs we offer, please visit our rowing program
area.
We
hope you take the opportunity to visit the Occoquan River and OBC.
As one of the premier rowing venues in the United States we feel
priveleged to be one of the very few clubs that supports both sweep
and sculling for all age and skill levels.
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