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Everyone is invited to attend the 32nd Stonewall Regatta, hosted by DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBTQ+-centered rowing club in the U.S., and likely worldwide.  This sprint (1000m) regatta is held on the Anacostia River in Washington, DC and generally helps kick off the season for Masters rowers in the mid-Atlantic region. Details can be found on our home website as well as Regatta Central, where event registration is managed.

Pride Sprints is an inclusive, open lineup 500m dash regatta for athletes of all ages, ability levels, and gender identifications. Run in conjunction with National Learn to Row Day, Pride Sprints offers rowers a way to celebrate newcomers to the sport in a fun, community-driven regatta format.

The rowing event will take place on the 23rd of May 2026.
 
The Paris Tournament (TIP in French) is a yearly multi‑sport international LGBTQ+ event. Following the success of rowing at the 2018 Paris Gay Games and last year’s rowing competition at the Lyon EuroGames, a group of rowers decided to bring rowing to the 2026 TiP.
 
The French National Rowing Federation is supporting us by providing access to the Paris 2024 Olympic Aquatic Stadium at Vaires-sur-Marne, including marked lanes, referees, and full technical support. The stadium is accessible from Central Paris (gare de l'Est) by public transport + walking, in 40 minutes.
 
You can find more detailed information regarding the event on our website:  
 
260301_Paris_Tournament_Rowing_Regatta.pdf

The Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation will host our fifth indoor rowing event, an ergatta, on Sunday 18 January 2026, in Las Vegas. The Sin City Erg is presented for the worldwide LGBTQ+ indoor and outdoor rowing community, age 13 and over. The event is inclusive to the broader rowing community and everyone is welcome so bring your straight teammates to compete! The ergatta is part of the Sin City Classic, the largest annual LGBTQ+ multi-sport event in the world.
 
If you're looking at the tags and wondering what the 2X, 4X and 8+ is all about, that's because this event is offering standard individual races as well as team events.  Everyone registers, then we get a line up for the team events and plug it in the computer.  The race runs just like an individual race, except the lineup for each boat is calculated by the computer to show the combined time of the team boat compared to other team boats.  First across the line wins, just like on the water.  Sounds like a great challenge for university teams, for junior teams, for club teams ....