BIR is headed to Nationals! 💙🤍💛

Four BIR boats earned qualifying results for the USRowing Youth National Championships — and we are thrilled to share that THREE boats will be representing Bainbridge Island next month in Sarasota, FL.

While this is an extraordinary honor, we need your help! The financial burden of traveling to Nationals is significant — and comes with very little notice. Travel, lodging, equipment transport, and regatta fees add up quickly, and we want to ensure that cost is never a barrier for our athletes.

We are asking our BIR community to help offset the cost of sending these rowers to Nationals and lighten the load for their families. Every contribution, large or small, makes a meaningful difference.

These junior rowers have trained relentlessly and earned the opportunity to compete against the best youth crews in the nation. They will depart on Monday, June 8th carrying the pride and support of their entire BIR community. Congrats, girls!

💙 Women’s Youth 2 Paige — Senior (Gonzaga) & Abby — Junior

🤍 Women’s U17 1x Hazel — Sophomore

💛 Women’s U17 2x Quinn — Sophomore
Vail — Sophomore

WAYS TO GIVE :

✅ Donate Online

Head to the link in our bio and designate USRowing Youth Nationals 2026.

✅ Donate by Mail

Bainbridge Island Rowing
PO Box 10115
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Make checks payable to Bainbridge Island Rowing
Memo: National Team

THANK YOU!

We love having community gatherings at our Boat House venue. In May we had some beautiful events for both @goodplayamerica and also @biartscrafts that brought out our neighbors and friends. If you’ve been looking for the perfect place to host your event, come take a look at our stunning space that’s nestled right by the water in Winslow.

Regionals did not disappoint.

With 635 entries from 28 different clubs, the racing was deep and competitive from start to finish. Friday alone brought 33 time trial races, and the whole weekend delivered sun, wind, rain, and even lightning that forced delays and cancellations. Through all of it, our BIR juniors showed grit, composure, and strong racing in Vancouver, Washington.

They came home with great performances across the board and several top finishes:

Men’s U16 4x+ — 3rd
Men’s Youth 2V 2– — 1st and 3rd
Men’s Youth 3V4+ — 1st
Men’s Youth Novice 4+ — 1st
Men’s Youth 4x — 4th
Men’s 2V 4+ — 6th (time trial results, final cancelled due to lightning)
Open Gender 2x — 3rd
Women’s U17 1x — 3rd
Women’s U17 2x — 4th
Women’s Youth 2– — 3rd
Women’s Youth Novice 4+ — 3rd (time trial results, final cancelled due to lightning)
Women’s Youth Novice 4x+ — 1st (time trial results, final cancelled due to lightning)

A huge thank you to the parent volunteers who made the weekend possible. The Regatta Kitchen kept our athletes well fed, the chaperones and travel coordinators made sure everyone got where they needed to be and stayed safe, and the volunteers supporting the regatta helped keep everything running smoothly.

Proud of every athlete who raced through the chaos and kept their heads in the boat. Next up: Summer rowing, sunshine, and everything ahead 💙

📸 pics courtesy of @murphdad73 @uktamzin and other parents! We appreciate you all!

25 Years of BIR: Stories That Shaped Us

This year, as Bainbridge Island Rowing celebrates 25 years, we are sharing stories from across our history. These are moments that shaped us, people who grew here, and reflections on the impact rowing has had on our community.

We begin the series with someone who embodies a full circle journey: Walker Hauptman, BIR’s Deputy Director of Rowing. From a hesitant high school freshman to a leader guiding the next generation, Walker’s story is BIR at its best. Link in our story and below on FB for more of his story!