The Potomac Boat Club

The Club has 320 members and supports The engagement of athletes with The sport, community, and river, at many different levels. We run a u.s. rowing-designed summer training camp each year for junior and pre-elite athletes, host a high-performance sculling program to prepare promising athletes for The us national team, and also house a public high school rowing program - a relationship that has existed for many decades. In 2023, Potomac Boat Club hosted a regional meeting of The board of usrowing, The national governing body for The sport of rowing in The united states.

Each fall, weather permitting, The Club hosts The scullers' head of The Potomac regatta, which includes entries from high schools, colleges, and clubs throughout The mid-atlantic region. The regatta also includes handicapped/adaptive races to benefit those athletes.

The Club also provides an outlet for members to engage with community organizations related to area parks and river usage, such as The friends of georgetown waterfront park, friends of rock creek park, The next-door key bridge boathouse, The thompson Boat center, The kennedy center expansion project, and The Potomac riverkeeper network; and organizes riverside cleanups with The Potomac conservancy and The national park service. Finally, The Club and its members strive to maintain The history and historic presence and architecture of The Club itself, and The environmental quality of The Potomac river.