Head of the Hooch Draws Another Huge Field
The 2025 Head of the Hooch Regatta, “The Last of the Great Fall Regattas,” draws 2,220 entries from 193 clubs, according to RegattaCentral, to Chattanooga, Tenn. the weekend of Nov. 1-2.
The majority-youth (53 percent) rowers will race over 9,400 seats, with many rowing in multiple events. Atlanta Rowing Club masters oarsman Adriaan Venter, who picked up rowing after watching a head race and trained his way on to the South African National Team, entered in five events: the mixed masters eight, the men’s open four with coxswain, the men’s masters single, the men’s masters eight, and the men’s open quad.
Including six pair events, the Head of the Hooch offers one of the widest ranges of events, with the youth doubles—over 100 entries and more the 30 waitlisted in both the men’s and women’s events—and youth coxed fours (120 entries) drawing massive junior fields. Youth team points trophies will be awarded for men’s and women’s teams.
Sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority for over 20 years, the Hooch has adapted and grown, with the current event site in Chattanooga on the Tennessee River its third location since its founding on the Chattahoochee River in Roswell, Georgia in 1982. From 1997-2004, the Hooch was held on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, site of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics regatta, which it eventually outgrew.
Racing begins 8:52 am on Saturday, Nov. 1 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2:40 pm, after clocks are set back an hour overnight for daylight saving time.
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