Leander Boat Club

Leander Boat Club in Hamilton welcomed 125 participants into its First Strokes program, making it the biggest beginner Learn to Row program ever in Canada. 🚣🇨🇦

The program gave participants the opportunity to discover rowing, learn the fundamentals, meet new people, and experience what being part of the club is all about.

Even better, many chose to continue rowing after the program and are now staying involved with the club.

A huge congratulations to the coaches, volunteers, and everyone at Leander Boat Club who helped make the program such a success. 🙌

Looking back at a fun couple of weeks we had partnering with Afro Canadian Caribbean Association to deliver a 3-day Learn to Row program for each participant! 🚣🔥

A huge thank you to Rowing Canada Aviron and Sport Canada in English for helping to make this program possible!

Our Development Crews brought the heat to Hogtown Heats this past weekend in Toronto🔥💪

In a great first racing opportunity, our Junior Development crews brought home gold in both the U19 Women’s 2x and Men’s U19 2x 🥇🥇

Unfortunately, the weather cancelled racing for our Second Strokes crews later in the day, but they made the most of their first regatta, smiling through it all😁🙌

Thank you Argonaut Rowing Club for this awesome racing opportunity!

Wishing our Masters rowers the best of luck as they race at the Royal Canadian Henley Masters Regatta and Canadian Masters Championship today St. Catharines! 🚣✨💪

Let’s Go Leander!!!

Looking for a fun way to stay active, make new friends, and spend your summer on the water?

Our Learn to Row camp runs every week of the summer and we still have a few spots!

🚣 Ages 11+
📅 Monday-Friday
⏰ 8:30am-12:00pm
📍 Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, ON

Scan the QR code to register or contact [email protected] for more information.

RowOntario Masters Championships 2026🚣

Leander Masters athletes brought the heat to Welland for the RowOntario Masters Championships on Sunday. Special shoutout to all the athletes that came away with a medal!💪🔥

🥇 Mixed AA+ 2x

🥈 Women’s E+ 1x
🥈 Women’s D+ 4x
🥈 Women’s E+ 2x

Next: Look out for our Master’s athletes competing at the Royal Canadian Henley Masters Regatta on August 2nd 👀

📸 Row Ontario

CORA Championships 2026🚣

On Saturday Leander junior and senior competitive athletes headed to St. Catharines to race their first 2k of the season.

A windy day, but Leander athletes handled the conditions well💪

Congrats to all those that finished with a medal!

🥇 Sr Women’s 4x
🥇 Sr Lwt Women’s 1x
🥇 Sr Men’s 4-
🥇 Sr Lwt Women’s 2x

🥈U19 Women’s 2x
🥈 Sr Men’s 8+
🥈 Sr Women’s 1x
🥈 U23 Women’s 2-
🥈 Sr Lwt Women’s 2x
🥈 U23 Women’s 4-

🥉Sr Women’s 4x
🥉U19 Women’s 2x
🥉 U23 Women’s 2-
🥉 U19 Women’s 4+
🥉 U23 Mens’s 2x
🥉 U17 Men’s 1x
🥉 U23 Men’s 4-
🥉 U23 Men’s 1x

Next up: RowOntario Championships July 18th & 19th!

Hammer the Harbour 2026🔨🚣

On Saturday, Leander partnered with RowOntario to host the inaugural Hammer the Harbour regatta. It was a great day with lots of close and competitive racing!

Thank you to all of the volunteers, umpires, coaches and athletes who supported the event and made for a fun day of racing!

A special thank you to Maple Tree Farm for their generous contribution of maple syrup for the winners of each event. Congrats to all the champions who got to bring home a bottle of their sweet maple syrup!🍁

Can’t wait for everyone to hammer the harbour again next year!🔨💪

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT to register for the inaugural Hammer the Harbour Regatta!!

Come Hammer the Habour on June 27th at this unique multi-stage, small boat sprint racing regatta!

Join us for an exciting day of competition and community and put your skills to the test to win a gold medal winning bottle of maple syrup🥇🍁

Head over to Regatta Central to register!

Looking for a fun and active way to spend your summer?

Join us at Leander Boat Club for Summer Youth Rowing Camp! Open to ages 11+, our Monday-to-Friday camps run throughout July and August and are perfect for both beginners and experienced athletes.

Whether you're looking to try something new, stay active over the summer, or gain an edge in your primary sport through cross-training, rowing is a great way to build strength, endurance, teamwork, and confidence.

No experience is required. Come make new friends, challenge yourself, and enjoy time on the water!

Scan the QR code or visit our website to register today.