Crescent Boat Club

06/08/2025

Thanks to all our amazing members who ventured out in the rain to clean out the side yard of shell relics!! Looks awesome now!

06/08/2025

Great team effort by our members today.

Great job by the members on the cleanup day today. The main focus was the side yard. Much better view of the river now.

06/08/2025

Great job by the members on the cleanup day today. The main focus was the side yard. Much better view of the river now.

09/05/2024

What a summer for Crescent Boat Club!
The U.S. lightweight men’s quad wins SILVER 🥈🥈, crossing the finish in 05:47.74.
Congratulations to
4. Jasper Liu
3. Ian Richardson
2. Casey Howshall
1. Jimmy McCullough

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_EUhnAJ8qC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

03/06/2024

We’re looking forward to seeing you for the Official Boathouse Row Relighting Ceremony!

EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, March 7, 2024
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Fairmount Fish Ladder
Schuylkill River Trail
Philadelphia, PA 19131


KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
This event is rain or shine!
Bring your own chair or blanket.
There will be food trucks on-site with food available for purchase.
The event will kick-off with speaking remarks, followed by a short light show at 7:00 PM.

ATTIRE
Casual/comfortable with good walking shoes.
In the event of rain, we recommend wearing a rain coat, poncho, and/or wide brim hat to reduce umbrellas blocking visibility.

GETTING THERE
Due to the large number of registrants, rideshare drop-offs, bikes, and public transportation are strongly encouraged.
Please note: the event location at the Fish Ladder is on a portion of MLK Drive currently closed to traffic due to ongoing construction.
Guests can access the event on foot or by bike from the intersection of Sweetbriar Drive and MLK Drive.
For arriving by bike: Bikes are an ideal way to arrive because they are allowed past the event entrance. Bike parking will be available at the viewing location.
For rideshare drop-offs: Please set the intersection of MLK Drive and Sweetbriar Drive as your destination.
For ADA drop-offs: Please speak with a staff member at the intersection of MLK Drive and Sweetbriar Drive when you arrive.
For all SEPTA options: Click here.

PARKING
Limited parking for the general public is available in a lot off of MLK Drive between Black Road and Sweetbriar Drive. It is approximately a 25-30 minute walk to the ceremony and viewing location from this parking lot.

SEE MAP FOR DETAILS

The lights can also be seen with more limited visibility from the Fairmount Water Works.

Please note: There will be a photographer and videographer at this event. Photos & video taken may be used in future promotional materials.

12/07/2023

Crescent Boat Club was proud to be a sponsor of the premier screening of “The Boys in the Boat,” benefitting several local rowing organizations. Pictured on the red carpet are member Parker Grobe, Director of Rowing James Hughes, President Dan Povlich, Schuylkill Navy Chair of the Captains Committee Jon Lees and his date Christina, and of course Captain Jack Lees.

10/28/2023

Happy Halloween/ Head of the Schuylkill

08/12/2023

Passing this along from Chris Bratton:
Hi everyone,
I want to help spread the word that Casey Howshall, one of the Crescent Boat Club & Roman Catholic HS family, has earned the privilege to represent the USA in the Lightweight Men's Quad at the World Championships this year.

Casey graduated from Roman in '13 and UPenn in '17. He's now in Boston working to complete a PhD while continuing to compete at the elite level. I'm blown away by his persistence in the sport as he approaches 15 years of training.

Casey had some great results while at Roman and Crescent, including placing at Youth Nationals and taking a quad to the U23 World Championships under the Crescent BC flag in 2017.

Riverside has a fundraiser going to help defray the costs of travel and training:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-riverside-boat-club-to-worldsbelgrade

Donations go to Riverside BC, a non-profit organization.

I know that it would mean a lot to Casey to see support from his Crescent BC and RCHS families. Please think about giving if you can. Even simply spreading the word would be extremely helpful.

Thank you,

Chris Bratton

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-riverside-boat-club-to-worldsbelgrade

Dear family, friends, and all supporters, First off, let us intr… Casey Howshall needs your support for Help send Riverside Boat Club to Worlds-Belgrade!

07/16/2023

Dredging Update From Schuylkill Navy
Read & heed

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MEMBERS AND COACHES WITHIN SCHUYLKILL RIVER-BASED ROWING/PADDING PROGRAMS

* Per our discussion yesterday, coaches/ coxswains/ bowperson of each program should review to ensure their situational awareness of all equipment on the river related to the dredging.

Key Summary:

* All boats should always keep EAST of the dredge equipment (ie, The Dredge Providence, Booster Pumps, 3 1/2 Mile Pipe (ie, keep the dredge equipment off your port side when travelling upriver).
* The pipe dynamically floats to the surface and sinks below it when material is pumping through it. It's possible to accidentally cross the pipe where it's submerged.
* If you do not have the dredge equipment (and, most importantly, the pipe) TO THE WEST OF YOU at all times, you will likely get trapped "within" the pipe.

EFFECTIVE AS OF FIRST LAUNCHING ON MONDAY MORNING JULY 17TH 2023.

* The western-most arch (typical, upriver arch) of Strawberry Mansion is CLOSED until future notice.
* ALL traffic moving upriver on the west side should move east into Lanes 5 & 6 at the 1000 m mark (middle of Gillin Boat House (SJU/SJP).
* Proceed upriver in Lanes 5 & 6, leaving Lane 4 as a Dead Lane.
* Upriver traffic may move back to the western, upriver travel lanes (Lane 7 and towards the western shore) 200 m upriver from the Dredge's location.
* ALL Downriver Traffic from Twin Stones through the upriver end of Peter's Island should be confined to ONLY Lanes 1-3, with 100% of downriver traffic moving through the Lane 1-3 arch of Strawberry Mansion Bridge.

04/02/2023

The damper on the side of the flywheel adjusts the airflow in and out of the flywheel on each stroke. On a higher setting, like 10, more air is allowed into the flywheel and will need to be pushed out on each stroke. On a lower setting, less air is exchanged on each stroke. The "best" damper setting...

04/02/2023

Got to meeting rowing legend Xeno Muller at the San Diego Crew Classic! Here cheering on Crescent alumni Catherine Hamilton as she coaches the Marina Aquatic Center men’s team! Awesome day!