Minnesota Boat Club   Rowing in St. Paul since 1870

Welcome

The Minnesota Boat Club is located on the shores of Raspberry Island in downtown St. Paul. The 501(c)3 nonprofit club has been promoting health and fitness through the sport of rowing since 1870 and is the state's oldest athletic organization. The club offers competitive and recreational rowing opportunities for members of all ages. The MBC's boathouse is the jewel of St. Paul's Mississippi riverfront and contains a lovingly restored banquet hall available for rental.


News

2009-06-26 10:41

Cheer on MBC at Lake Nokomis this Saturday!

     This Saturday, June 27, the competitive, novice and junior crews will compete at Lake Nokomis in the Minneapolis Sprints! The teams have been training hard all winter and spring - this will be there first race of the year.   Racing starts at 8...

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2009-05-14 21:51

MBC welcomes new coaches for the summer!

 MBC is proud to introduce four new coaches to the boatclub for the 2009 summer season.  Club Team Head Coach Micah Boyd will assume the Club Coach duties starting Saturday May 16th at 9:00 AM. Sign-up on the wiki for Club practice now. Micah started his rowing career at the...

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2009-05-14 21:44

Get your copy of copy of Rowing Safety 101

Updated copies of Rowing Safety 101 are now available! These booklets offer good information to make sure you stay safe on the water this season. The booklet has tips for coxing and bowing, safely rowing with barges and important things to keep in mind in case of an emergency. Club members can...

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2009-05-04 21:26

Enter the 2009 NWIRA poster design contest!

  Be part of the NWRA design poster, t-shirt and program dream team by designing a poster for the 106th Annual NWIRA Championship Regatta to be held at Lake Elmo August 21 and 22. If your poster design is selected, you will win $100 cash. Any MBC member is eligible to participate and time...

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2009-04-21 20:58

The safety meeting is May 6

 The annual safety meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at the boathouse. All members are expected to attend. The meeting will cover: Review and explanation of the traffic pattern. A guest speaker from the Upper River Services Barge Company to discuss barge/rower safety...

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