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I am a high school coach in Manchester NH and we are housed in a boathouse that belongs to a club. The boathouse is simply 2 bays that have rollup garage type doors and open rafters with electricity but no water. We used to be the only team rowing out of that boathouse but in recent years 2 other high school teams (substantially larger than ours) have been added to the boathouse.
My principle suggestion would be to make sure you look ahead and plan for growth to the extent that you can afford to. Things are tight and the launching and landing during regular afternoon practices is onerous. The other couple of issues with that type of construction is that it would be nice to have a water source if only for filling water bottles (but a bathroom besides a porta potty would be nice and a shower would be especially nice) and space for ergs. Our ergs are on campus which means that if we have people that can't make up a boat for the practice sometimes it is difficult to get them into another boat and if there were ergs available they could at least get a little fitness in.
Lisa Dirth
Derryfield School Crew
Manchester NH
My principle suggestion would be to make sure you look ahead and plan for growth to the extent that you can afford to. Things are tight and the launching and landing during regular afternoon practices is onerous. The other couple of issues with that type of construction is that it would be nice to have a water source if only for filling water bottles (but a bathroom besides a porta potty would be nice and a shower would be especially nice) and space for ergs. Our ergs are on campus which means that if we have people that can't make up a boat for the practice sometimes it is difficult to get them into another boat and if there were ergs available they could at least get a little fitness in.
Lisa Dirth
Derryfield School Crew
Manchester NH
From: Derek Blazo <dblazo@...>
To: youthrowing@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:32 pm
Subject: [youthrowing] Boathouse design plans, thoughts and ideas
All,
I am interested in knowing who has plans out thee for a boathouse. We
are looking to build a simple structure, possibly large, but simple that
meets our needs. We are thinking along the lines of a basic barn or
airport hangar type design which accommodates the most team equipment
(boats, oars, ergs, etc) for the buck. It seems many teams have built
boathouses over the last 10-20 years (some very ornate and some very
simple) and one would think it would be easier to find tools and
guidance on them. This has always been an area I wish USRA would put
more emphasis on (team building overall). Any thoughts on things that
you wish you had done differently (if you were involved in a building
project or are using a facility that was recently built) or things that
worked well is appreciated. This could include building plans, hints
about space usage, any RFP's put together, fundraising strategies or
marketing campaigns, etc.
Regards and thanks up front for any help. I've always loved rowing
especially for the volunteer and generous community of people that are
involved in the sport and hope this forum is a way to reach out into
that group of people.
Derek Blazo
Westerville Crew
Westerville, Ohio
I am interested in knowing who has plans out thee for a boathouse. We
are looking to build a simple structure, possibly large, but simple that
meets our needs. We are thinking along the lines of a basic barn or
airport hangar type design which accommodates the most team equipment
(boats, oars, ergs, etc) for the buck. It seems many teams have built
boathouses over the last 10-20 years (some very ornate and some very
simple) and one would think it would be easier to find tools and
guidance on them. This has always been an area I wish USRA would put
more emphasis on (team building overall). Any thoughts on things that
you wish you had done differently (if you were involved in a building
project or are using a facility that was recently built) or things that
worked well is appreciated. This could include building plans, hints
about space usage, any RFP's put together, fundraising strategies or
marketing campaigns, etc.
Regards and thanks up front for any help. I've always loved rowing
especially for the volunteer and generous community of people that are
involved in the sport and hope this forum is a way to reach out into
that group of people.
Derek Blazo
Westerville Crew
Westerville, Ohio
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