Head of the Hooch Regatta

The Head of the Hooch® Regatta, is a 2-day rowing regatta held annually on the first full (Saturday and Sunday in the same month) weekend in November in Chattanooga, Tennessee on the Tennessee River. It presently ranks as one of the largest rowing regattas in the United States with over 10,000 rowers and over 2,100 boats entered for the 2014 event. 1,245 boats raced on one day in the 2012 competition, more than any other US regatta on a single day. Competitors each year come from over 30 states and several foreign countries. The athletes’ ages span from high school crews to adult masters rowers aged 80 and above. The regatta runs a comprehensive list of events with men's, women's, and mixed boats in youth (high school), novice, college and club, varsity collegiate, championship, and masters categories. Our Mission To promote the virtues of sportsmanship, teamwork, inclusion, and personal responsibility by delivering a world-class competitive rowing event, the Head of the Hooch® regatta, supported by volunteers from local rowing clubs and the community we serve. The Head of the Hooch®, also known as the Head of the Chattahoochee and 'The Last of the Great Fall Regattas', was organized in 1981 by the Atlanta Rowing Club. The first year there were 500 rowers. For 16 years the regatta took place on the Chattahoochee River in the Roswell River Park located in Roswell GA. For more information, email generalinfo@headofthehooch.org

Website

https://www.headofthehooch.org/

External link for Head of the Hooch Regatta

Industry

Spectator Sports

Company size

1 employee

Headquarters

Atlanta, GA

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

1981