Head of the Hooch

02 - 04 November 2006

The Tennessee River

Chattanooga, Tennessee 

United States

Please visit the GLRF booth at the Expo Tent

General Information

The regatta spans three days, Friday through Sunday. The hours of operation will be:

• Friday, 02 Nov: 2:00 pm - 6 pm
• Saturday, 03 Nov: 8 am - 6 pm
• Sunday, 04 Nov: 8 am - 2 pm

Join the GLRF Worldwide Community

• Pick up a GLRF brochure
• Fill out a membership card

Pick up information on upcoming regattas and clinics

• EuroGames 2008 Regatta
• 2nd World Outgames Regatta

Homophobia in Sports

• Homophobia in Sports Project - National Center for Lesbian Rights
• It Takes a Team! Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sport - Womens Sports Foundation
• PFLAG National Scholarship Program - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Good Stuff at the booth - GLRF gear

• Stay warm with the GLRF Blanket
• Be stylin’ with the GLRF community t-shirt
• Strut your stuff with the GLRF bi-hoodie: sweep or scull
• Declare your affiliation - GLRF rOwer t-shirt
• Show your support - GLRF rowing bracelet
• Stash those shades with the GLRF sunglass clip

Good Stuff at the booth - Other

• Men of Strokes Calendar
• Montreal Rowing Club calendars
• Sustain your regatta sprint - grab a couple of Ostrich Meat Sticks
• Read this book: Inside Out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock by Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Tewksbury

The Regatta

Known as the Last of the Great Fall Regattas, this 5,000 meter head race is reknown for its fun factor and nice water. The race begins upstream and sends boats along a broad, continuous portside turn, passing under three bridges, ending just in front of Ross’s Landing Park in Chattanooga. This new race venue is in its third year, having moved from the Chattahoochee River in 2005. There is wonderful spectator viewing at many points along the river.

"Head" races, a class of regattas, are generally longer than the Olympic sprint distance of 2000m or 1 1/4 mile. They can range from 2 - 5 miles.  Boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart.

Click here to see the official race course map.

Good Books and DVD’s