2026 Naples Island Collegiate & Masters Rowing Challenge
The Pancake Regatta
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Race in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, the rowing venue of the 1932 and 2028 Olympics. After racing, pancakes are free for collegiate athletes, coaches and masters rowers who raced.
Entries are closed
Late entries closed on Saturday, November 7. See every crew entered on RegattaCentral, the regatta entry website.
Entry fees
Eight (8+): $160, collegiate & masters
Coxed four (4+): $115, collegiate & masters
Quad (4x): $115, masters only
Coxless pair (2-): $85, collegiate & masters
Double (2x): $85, collegiate & masters
Single (1x): $85, masters only
Collegiate Novice Sprint (8+): $140, collegiate novices
Watch the coaches and athletes meeting with Chief Referee Bill Eldon
Watch the course tour for coxswains, filmed from a boat on the race course
Race day schedule
5:00 AM
Unload and rig your boats on the boathouse side.
5:45 AM
Coaches and coxswains meet the Chief Referee at the boathouse.
7:30 AM
The eights race their head race.
9:15 AM
Fours, quads, pairs, doubles and singles race next.
10:00 AM
Collegiate novice eights race 850 m sprints.
11:15 AM
Awards at the boathouse.
The schedule may change. Crew start times are posted once the entry list is complete. Each collegiate and masters crew races the 4000 m head race once. This year the course starts inside Marine Stadium and finishes out in the bay. Every program must watch the Chief Referee's recorded briefing before race day.
Updates and questions
Join the regatta's WhatsApp group for race-day updates. Read the coach and competitor packet before race day. Questions go to Kelly Hurley at (213) 505-4673 or kelly.hurley@beachcrew.org.
Photos by Hope Wilkinson, from the 2025 regatta.