Detroit Boat Club
Crew (DBCC) is the oldest rowing club in North
America. DBCC was founded in 1839, two years
after Michigan was admitted to the Union of
the United States of America.
The
Friends of Detroit Rowing (FoDR) was
organized in 1973 at the Detroit Boat Club
as a not-for-profit organization dedicated
to the education of people about the sport
of rowing in the Detroit metropolitan area
and to sponsor elite rowing competition.
Although that beginning led to a continuing
friendship, the FODR and
the DBC are unique and
separate organizations that share no legal
connection. Club memberships are not shared
and there are no financial or other
organizational connections between FODR and
DBC.
