HOCR 2025 Itinerary

Itinerary
Date: October 17 – 19, 2025
Weather: Mid 60°s Partly Sunny & Breezy!
Important updates see HOCR Channel on Group Me
Event Info
Livestream
Race Times
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Friday October 17th:
Athletes begin to arrive – See travel tips below for Boston Logan Airport
– 3:00 pm – Check-in at hotel or practice session on the course (very slim chance)
– 7:00 pm – Dinner on your own or Copper House Tavern across from our hotel *Reservation for 16 under Townsend/Murphy
– 10:00 pm – Lights out
Saturday October 18th:
Please have your child bring money for their lunch, transportation on the T, and any souvenirs.
– 7-8am – Breakfast buffet open for athletes and families
– 8:00am – Athletes meet in lobby and carpool to course
Meet Vespoli tent Christian Herter Park
Parents head from hotel to Cambridge area and park near T station at their leisure see garages below or PayByPhone App for street spots
– 8:30am – Athletes arrive at course
– Overview of course
– Walk course, assist coaches boat and prep equip
– 9:11am – Men’s Grand Masters 8+ Watch Coach Matt’s race from the Eliot Bridge
– 10:00am – Athletes can shop merch tents/explore
– 11:55am – Women’s Master/Senior Master 4+ (30+/40+) Watch Coach Sam, Anne, Steph & Kris’s race from Anderson Bridge with parents
Coach Sam is going to be on the water 11-12:45 athletes stay with Mrs Townsend
– 1:00pm – Regroup on Anderson Memorial Bridge walk to Cambridge for lunch
Athletes – Felipe’s Taqueria 21 Brattle St. & Mike’s Pastry
Parents – Hourly Oyster House 15 Dunster St (12 under Townsend/Murphy)
– 2:30pm – Athletes and Parents meet at 32 Quincy St entrance to Harvard Art Museum for a self-guided free tour of the gallery (reservation for 25)
– 4:00pm – Wander Cambridge a bit more
– 6:00pm – Head back to hotel. Athlete’s – Target outing on the way …for real!
– 7:00 pm – Casual pasta/pizza team buffet
– Location: Team Hotel Carlisle Event room
– 9:00pm – Lights out
Sunday October 19th:
Families will need to find breakfast in the city Sunday morning, to-go bags are for athletes only. Be sure to check out of the hotel if you are departing Sunday.
– 6:30 am – Grab athlete breakfast bags in the lobby and head to race course (carpooling among families optional)
– 7:00 am – Meet at course (Check Group Me for location)
– 7:15 am – Check/Rig boat and warm-up
– 8:00 am – Woman’s Youth 8+ Launches
– 9:05 am – Race Results watch from Weeks foot bridge
– 9:45 am
– Dock/Pictures
– Review after racing
– Load Oars
– 11:00am
– Optional Lunch together – Quincy Market or Timeout Boston
– Optional Team bonding – Freedom Trail/North End or Back Bay shopping
– 2:00ish – Athletes dismissed and released to their families
– Optional Races – We highly encourage you to watch the Championship 8+ boats. The fastest racing you will see!
– 2:42 pm – Women Championship 8+ boats
– 3:20 pm – Men Championship 8+ boats
We hope you all have an awesome experience and congrats to your kids!
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TRAVEL INFO
Boston Logan Airport:
When you arrive at the airport, you’ll need to take a free shuttle bus to the Rental Car Center. The bus is blue, take either Route #22, 33, or 55 from any terminal lower-level curbside. Follow your Google Maps to the hotel depending on traffic.
Team Hotel:
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Waltham
387 Winter St
Waltham, MA 02451
781-419-0900
Race Day Parking & Viewing:
Parking for spectators, athletes, and volunteers is extremely limited. We advise anyone driving to carpool whenever possible. We will try to find daily parking near Cambridge to caravan back to hotel at end of day Saturday. Road parking near drop best for Sunday. More
– Anticipated Road Closures ???
– 8 AM – 7 PM: Memorial Drive from Cambridge Boat Club to Western Avenue (Saturday & Sunday)
– Athlete drop off – likely near Christian Herter Park
– Cambridge Parking –
– On road near Harvard Station use PayByPhone App
– Church St Lot
41 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02138
– Harvard Square Parking Garage
20 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138
– Bridges we like to watch from –
– Eliot Bridge
– Anderson Memorial Bridge open to traffic
– Weeks by foot only
– T-Stations to use –
– Harvard Station