City Honors Crew is a club sport at City Honors School in Buffalo, New York.  City Honors Crew connects Buffalo's nationally ranked public high school with its beautiful Lake Erie waterfront.

Led by dedicated, volunteer coaches, and supported by hard-working parents, City Honors Crew competes in local, regional, national, and international regattas, giving them a unique high school athletic experience. 

City Honors Crew rows out of the West Side Rowing Club, which in 2007 opened The Charles and Marie Fontana Boathouse, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Do YOU Want to Row for City Honors?

If you are interested in rowing for City Honors as a novice in the fall, you are strongly encouraged to sign up for Learn-to-Row Camp at West Side Rowing Club this summer. Please email CrewNews@verizon.net if you have questions about City Honors Crew.

Competitive Summer Rowing at West Side

The best athletes will be selected to represent West Side Rowing Club at the Club National Championships, Canadian Henley, and Junior World Championships. Age categories: Junior B--Must not have turned 16 before December 1, 2008; Junior A--Must not have turned 18 before December 1, 2008. 

Saturday, June 20 at 8 am. Junior Men   Info meeting followed by first practice. Practice will end at 11 am. Trial period ends June 23. The team will consist of 42 (24 Junior A and 18 Junior B) rowers and 8 coxswains.

Monday, June 22 at 5:30 pm. Junior Women   Info meeting followed by first practice. Practice will end at 8 pm. Trial period ends on June 30. The team will consist of 40 Junior rowers and 8 coxswains.

Junior Skills Camps

All City Honors rowers who are not rowing competitively this summer are urged to attend one or more of the 2-week camps designed to enhance rowing technique and boat moving skills. Practice is Monday through Friday 3 to 5 pm. Session 1: June 22 to July 3; Session 2: July 6 to July 17; Session 3: July 20 to July 31

July Events at West Side Rowing Club


July 10, 2009 - 2nd Annual College Night, 8 pm. College coaches from across the country will be at West Side to meet with prospective student athletes. A presentation about the recruiting process and NCAA guidelines will be given and media guides for many collegiate programs will be available to interested athletes and parents.

July 12, 2009 - 96th Annual West Side Invitational Regatta. Racing will begin at 9 am. The regatta is open to the public and a parking shuttle will be available from Front and LaSalle Park beginning at 6 am.