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Otago Boys High School (OBHS) Rowing Club is one of New Zealand’s oldest and leading schoolboy rowing clubs. Hamish Bond and Carl Meyer are some of our most famous alumni.

Senior OBHS rowers Ben Mason, Reuben Cook and Henry Kirk were selected for the New Zealand Junior (U19) team in 2019, 2021, and 2022 respectively. OBHS is currently the New Zealand silver medallists in the U18 Novice 8+ and New Zealand gold medalist in the U18 Novice 4+. OBHS rowing attracts a large number of high school students over all year groups and from diverse family backgrounds across New Zealand.

For Novice rowers or those just beginning their rowing journey, the focus is on enjoyment and accepting the challenges set by the coach. For the more experienced rowers, the focus is to push themselves further and reach above their achievements from the previous years and strive to achieve at the highest level, the Maadi Cup.

Transport:

Parental responsibility, regattas a roster system driving minibuses.

Games / Practices:

Starting Time: Fourth Term until NZ Secondary Schools’ Maadi Cup in March/April. Training

sessions ramp up in Term 1 to 7x per week.

Uniform:

Available for purchase at registration.

Equipment:

Provided by Otago Boys; Rowing Club

Competition:

Otago Boys’ regularly competes at local regattas, provincial regattas on Lake Ruataniwha and every second year Maadi cup is held in the North Island at Lake Karapiro.

The season starts in October and finishes at the Maadi Cup in April.

Costs:

Rowing is an expensive sport. Costs have not yet been finalised for 2024/2025, but are likely to be around $4,840 for rowers and $2,580 for coxswains.This includes all regatta costs (regatta fees, accommodation, food), rowing camp costs, coaching fees, affiliation fees and equipment capex. Boys will be away for at least 16 nights during the summer.