CRC Calcutta Rowing Club Est. 1858 · Rabindra Sarobar
A coxed eight rowing across Rabindra Sarobar at sunrise

Kolkata · Rabindra Sarobar · Est. 1858

Rowing Through History Since 1858

One of the oldest rowing clubs in the East — a lakeside institution of dawn outings, heritage silverware, considered hospitality and international friendship.

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1858

Founded on the Hooghly

167

Years on the water

1933

Head of the Lake begins

20+

Reciprocal clubs worldwide

The Club

A distinguished lakeside institution, still measured in strokes.

Founded in 1858 by a small number of enthusiastic oarsmen, the Club moved from the Strand to Rabindra Sarobar and has since carried its colours through the Merchants Cup, the Hooghly Cup and the Head of the Lake. Today it remains a working boathouse first — and a place of dining, ceremony and long friendships second.

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Archival photograph of early Calcutta Rowing Club oarsmen
From the archive · early club oarsmen

Today at CRC

On the lake and in the club

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Rowing

Dawn outings 05:00 – 08:30 · Lake conditions calm

Dining

Lakeview Terrace open till 22:30 · Bar till 23:00

Event

Junior Sculling Trials · Saturday, 06:00

Notice

Boathouse maintenance block, Pontoon 2, Thursday

International crews racing on the lake with national flags along the bank

International Regatta

Crews from across the world, on one stretch of water.

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Regatta entry Programme & rules
Dates
14–17 Nov
Nations
11
Crews
38

Rowing stories

Voices from the boathouse

Racing shells and oars inside the club boathouse

Rowing life

The first stroke at five in the morning

Learn-to-row cohorts begin on the ergs and finish in a coxed four before the city wakes.

Visiting international crews racing

International

Friendship, in eight seats

Visiting crews have shared our pontoon for decades — regattas that end in long lunches.

Historic photograph of club oarsmen

Members

A veteran's fifty seasons

Members who started as juniors still take a single out on winter mornings.

Hospitality

Banquets and dining by the water

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The Main Hall set for a banquet

Banquets

The Main Hall

Up to 250 guests, lake-facing arched windows, in-house catering and AV.

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Lakeview Terrace at golden hour

Restaurants & bars

Lakeview Terrace

All-day dining under the trees, from post-outing breakfast to late suppers.

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Membership

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