HOGAN FRIES REGATTA
The Hogan Fries Novice Regatta is an annual 1,500 meter race held at West Side on the Black Rock Canal. The regatta will be held on Saturday, November 1st, 2025.
Hogan Fries is ONLY open to middle school, novice, and high school freshmen crews that practice in the Buffalo, NY area. It is a middle school/novice introduction to racing!
Parking
Parking is available at the West Side Rowing Club but the lot is likely to fill up. Additional parking can be found on the street.
Parking available :
Porter Avenue
Around Lasalle Park
Volunteering
The regatta is a great volunteer opportunity as many people are needed to ensure the safety of participants. West Side is willing and able to sign any documents to attest to the completion of community service hours for a school or other organization.
There are many different types of roles that need to be filled at the Hogan Fries Regatta. Click below to join our volunteer email list!
Sponsor Opportunities
If you or your business are interested in sponsoring the Hogan Fries Regatta, please email Kirk Lang for opportunities.
We offer many different sponsorship tiers and work with any budget to accommodate potential sponsors.
RACE DAY INFORMATION:
Food and regatta merchandise are available.
Medals are assigned to 1st place crews ONLY.
Packet pick-up occurs before the coaches and coxswains meeting the morning of the race.