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Waterford Boat Club

Waterford Boat Club has been based in our city since 1878. At almost 150 years old, it is the oldest sports club in the city and we are proud to say, one of the original founding members of Rowing Ireland. We have a deep history in the city and would attribute our survival to the generosity of our local members and businesses.

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Waterford Boat Club is Waterford’s City’s only Rowing Club. Established in 1878, it is the oldest sports club in the city and we are proud to say, one of the original founding members of Rowing Ireland.
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Canada Street is located just off William Street in Waterford City. Take the turn opposite “The Three Shippes” Bar and we are based on the Left hand side of Canada Street, opposite the Marina Hotel.
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Interested in joining Waterford Boat Club? You can reach out to us via the link below.

Latest Club News

HP Beach Sprints Open Water Trial 1

Summary Three Waterford Boat Club athletes took part in the high performance beach sprints open water trial in Castleconnell on Sat 02nd and Sun 03rd May. The original trial was cancelled due to bad weather but this event was scheduled instead with the rowing component tested over the weekend. The trial is done over three […]

Cork HOTR Feb 2026

Race Summary Cork Head of the River 2026 took place on Saturday 28th Feb 2026 at Cork Marina. Following up a great outing at St Michaels earlier in the month the club were looking forward to another outing. Races were run over a 4K course. Yet again we were lucky on the day with the […]

St Michaels HOTR 2026

Race Summary St Michaels Head of the River 2026 took place on Saturday 07th Feb 2026 at O’Briens Bridge in Co Clare. In a welcome return to racing after some previous cancellations The club had 20 entries on the day. The races were run over a 3K course. Despite the recent terrible weather it was […]