EVENT
Minot's Light Roundabout Sat 9/12
(back-up date of Sun 9/13)
8:00 AM Check-in
9:00 AM Captains Meeting
10:00 AM Race Starts
Race Day Tides:
Low 6:28 am (-.3) High 12:48 pm (9.8’)
COURSE
Just over four Nautical Miles, conditions can range from placid to intimidating, with mixed/unpredictable swells, shifting/high winds, and fog. Experienced crews in safe, traditional rowing craft are strongly encouraged. We have chase boats on the course to monitor checkpoints.
A Note On the Date of this Event: CMI deeply regrets the unavoidable conflict with Rosh Hashanah this year-we hope observing rowers can join us in 2027.

SMALL BOATS
Such as 15' and larger coastal racers, sea kayaks, surfskis, etc. are welcome in 2026. Because this is a challenging course, participants must submit a qualifying result from a similar race (e.g., Blackburn, Snow Row) to the Program Director prior to registering. For questions, contact Frank Townsend at [email protected] or 413-695-7369.
LOGISTICS
For larger boats that can not be shouldered, CMI has reserved 6-7 parking spots so that you launch from the Cohasset Harbor boat ramp at 40 Parker Avenue (CMI’s Boathouse & HQ).
Trailers won’t be allowed on the beach, so we will be hand-carrying the smaller boats or bring your rollers for pushing the boats down the long beach to the water
All boats must meet with the safety check team on Sandy Beach (or at Parker Avenue) prior to collecting their boat number. Each boat must have a tethered bailer or working pump, and compass. Sufficient PFDs for all on board. Each participant must carry or wear a USCG-approved PFD (life jacket), and each participant must carry an attention-getting noisemaker, such as a whistle on a lanyard or a horn. Please bring a waterproof bag for course map.
START/FINISH
Sandy Beach, 345 Atlantic Avenue, Cohasset, MA 02025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Register Now: Pay $45pp
Register by Individual or by Boat
Late Registration: $55pp Starts Sept 5
Registration Closes Saturday Sept 10
You must register online. (NO race day registrations.)
RITC Stainless Steel Water bottle etched with MLR Logo!

Free with registration, or purchase for $25 before/during Race Day!
Interested in volunteering?
Many hands, make light work. Looking for extra hands to assist the rowers pushing/lifting some of these classic and heavy row boats from the parking lot to the beach before the race 7:30-9:30am and then help post race to move them back from the beach to the parking lot 11:30am-1pm.
Bringing family or friends? We have something for them too!
A DJ will keep the energy going while you row your heart out to Minot’s Light and back- spectator tickets are available for pre-purchase only to anyone who would like to join us for the post-race food and celebration.



















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