Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association

Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association Visit www.rowchautauqua.org/membership for membership information.

MISSION: The Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association (CLRA) is committed to making the sport of rowing accessible to everyone for a lifetime. By revitializing a long tradition of rowing on Chautauqua Lake, the CLRA offers unique opportunities for teamwork, fitness, and competition. VISION: Our vision is of a region that treasures the river and lake as a natural resource and pursues the development of

a passion for rowing among youth and adults of all ages. Between the 1870's and the 1930's rowing was the most popular sport on Chautauqua Lake, fueled by two competitive rowing clubs, the Chadakoin Club (which later formed into the Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club) and the Chautauqua Club (organized at the Chautauqua Institution). Since rowing disappeared as an organized sport on the lake in the 1930's, single shells were all that remained to keep the memory alive, as they can occasionally be seen sculling on either end of the lake. Following the example of these two historical teams, the Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association was created to return the sport of rowing to the area. Today, the Association continues to foster scholastic rowing and to educate the public on the benefits of rowing as a community resource and as a preferred form of recreation, teamwork training, and healthful conditioning of the mind and body.

The CLRA high school team, headed up by the team’s seniors, gifted to the CLRA organization these beautiful benches! Tha...
05/31/2026

The CLRA high school team, headed up by the team’s seniors, gifted to the CLRA organization these beautiful benches! Thank you! These are much needed! The third picture is of coaches posing on the benches at the season ending picnic.

Our celebration cake from Farm Fresh and our 6 return to rower attendees. The record for longest away was 15 years (but ...
05/31/2026

Our celebration cake from Farm Fresh and our 6 return to rower attendees. The record for longest away was 15 years (but her technique on the water looks like she never left!). Also some scenes around the docks as we were launching today.

Some scenes from CLRA’s 20th on the water anniversary celebration today. From guests to rowers to food trucks (good food...
05/31/2026

Some scenes from CLRA’s 20th on the water anniversary celebration today. From guests to rowers to food trucks (good food selection) and live band (The Assembly - great music), we had a marvelous day!

For the CLRA 20th celebration on the water and also return to rowing, we had 3 former rowers in this 8 along with a comb...
05/31/2026

For the CLRA 20th celebration on the water and also return to rowing, we had 3 former rowers in this 8 along with a combination of adult and high school rowers. In the 4 in the background, there were also 3 former rowers along with a HS rower and coxswain.

Mystic Smoke is ready to serve lunch and we are ready to celebrate 20 years! Come help us celebrate 1-3 today at the bo...
05/31/2026

Mystic Smoke is ready to serve lunch and we are ready to celebrate 20 years! Come help us celebrate 1-3 today at the boathouse!

A huge thank you to the volunteers who came out to help get the boathouse ready for the 20th Kick-Off Celebration tomorr...
05/30/2026

A huge thank you to the volunteers who came out to help get the boathouse ready for the 20th Kick-Off Celebration tomorrow. Moving gravel, cleaning out the fridge and bathroom, trimming and flower bed fixing, we are ready to welcome the community in! Thanks to Jan, Jim, Linda R, Carol, Linda S, Moe, Tony and LJ.

Please stop down to the boathouse, 18 Jones and Gifford Ave., Jamestown to share in our amazing celebration! In addition...
05/28/2026

Please stop down to the boathouse, 18 Jones and Gifford Ave., Jamestown to share in our amazing celebration! In addition to food trucks, also on site will be the band, The Assembly, providing music. If you are a former rower and wish to row between 12:00-1:00pm, please click on this link to take a short level of interest survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/U0zEquLxu4

05/27/2026

Some fun races on the Chadakoin tonight, our final practice for the season. Boat lineups were completely mixed and 3 rowers became coxswains tonight. Fun times for a final practice!

Mixed up the boats for the last HS row of the season. Several memories made for all rowers.
05/27/2026

Mixed up the boats for the last HS row of the season. Several memories made for all rowers.

Sending off the Varsity Girls 4 for their last race of the season and last CLRA race for 4 of the 5 in the boat (graduat...
05/25/2026

Sending off the Varsity Girls 4 for their last race of the season and last CLRA race for 4 of the 5 in the boat (graduating seniors). 😢

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18 Jones And Gifford Avenue
Jamestown, NY
14701

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