Whaling City Rowing

Duncan would like to thank all the volunteers who helped move all the WCR gear to its new home! Thanks everyone!

A very special THANK YOU to Jenna for organizing and executing another successful Wicked Whaleboat Challenge! She somehow manages to pull off this complicated event while running a business and keeping her family on the rails at the same time. A true talent!

She’s not on social media, so she’ll never see this. But if you see her in person, be sure to thank her for all her hard work 🫶

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2026 Wicked Whaleboat Challenge!

Congratulations to all 20 teams who competed in the 15mph+ winds and choppy conditions. Every one demonstrating exceptional skills.

The final 3 crews came down to with 25 seconds of each other!

1st place - Forca - 12:26
2nd place - Rowing Thunder - 12:38
3rd place - HarborSeal Team 6 - 12:51

Drowned Captain Award goes to the Moby Chicks who left Bob in the water for 4 minutes

And congratulations to David Adelberg for winning the 2026 Wicked Bestest Chili competition! YUM!!

Come see the greatest whaleboat rowers and steerers converge in New Bedford to compete to see who is the best!

20 teams are competing this year!! Come cheer on your favorite crew or get an autograph from your favorite rower!

Saturday, May 2nd - 9:am to 12:pm give or take. Popes Island Marina in New Bedford, MA

Don’t forget, there’s a chili competition after the Wicked Whaleboat Challenge (9:am - 12:pm, May 2nd, Pope’s Island Marina). Haven’t entered the Wicked Best-est Chili competition yet? Well now’s your chance!

Register here… https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZnHORI-Lbs_-SiZgHgJGWJym-cFR7JrKax0_ZQE9jROiJfA/viewform

Don’t have a crew? Contact Jenna at [email protected] and we’ll try to get you on a boat

Have a crew (or partial crew) and want to compete? Register at www.whalingcityrowing.org and see what all the excitement is about!

Thanks to all the volunteers and visitors to our booth at AHA! on Thursday. We had a great night!

Sorry for any inconvenience, but the Wicked Whaleboat Challenge registration page should be back up and running. Thank you for your patience

Set your alarms! Registration for the Wicked Whaleboat Challenge opens tomorrow at 9:am (EST for those of you traveling).
Sign up at whalingcityrowing.org
See you on the water!

REGISTRATION for the WICKED WHALEBOAT CHALLENGE begins April 1st at 9:am. Go to whalingcityrowing.org for registration and information about the largest whaleboat competition on the east coast (and the only rowing competition with a Bob-Overboard during the race!)