HISTORY

Timeline of the MPSRA

2001 - The first spring championship is held on Lake Quinsigamond between the 8 public school teams in existence.
 
2003 - MPSRA hosts first Fall Championship Regatta at Lake Quinsigamond. 
 
2005 - MPSRA files for incorporation as a non-profit 501c3
        - First draft of bylaws (now Procedural Rules) is written.
 
2006 - MPSRA Championship becomes a USRowing registered regatta
         - Spring Championship moves to Lowell (but flooding sends the regatta to a backup location on the Cape)
         - MPSRA begins purchasing trophies for State Champions
         - Wayland-Weston crew joins Brookline HS as one of two MPSRA teams to send a crew to USRowing Youth National Championship.
 
2007 - Five participant programs qualify crews for USRowing Youth National Championship.  (Boston Latin, Lowell, Shrewsbury, Wayland-Weston & Worcester).  This is the first year more than one Massachusetts public school crew competes at Nationals
 
 
 
 Meeting Minutes Archives
 
 
 
 
 
(lots of information on regatta structure here)