About Us
Watuppa Rowing Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides opportunities for middle and high school students in the Greater Fall River area to learn to row, race competitively, and improve post-secondary prospects for students.
WRC began as the Bay Coast Rowing Center in 2018, but re-branded as the Watuppa Rowing Center to highlight our unique location and our biggest resource - the South Watuppa Pond on which we are located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The pond consists of 1,550 acres of non-tidal water. We want to partner and share our water with all rowers, clubs, and schools in the area.
From teens to masters, military vets, para-athletes, and those training for the highest level of competition, we are building an inclusive and exciting rowing center. We'd love for you to come be a part of it!
Staff
Jeffrey Soares: Director of Rowing & Head Coach
Previous club affiliation: Edinburgh University Boat Club, Edinburgh, Scotland; Melbourne Argonauts Rowing Club, Melbourne, Australia
Sandra Cardillo: Head Coach, Juniors Rowing
Previous club affiliation: Row Boston, Community Rowing Inc. Boston, Massachusetts
Sarah Fiske: Head Coach, Masters rowing & Stem to Stern Program Administrator
Previous club affiliation: University of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky; East Bay Rowing Club, Barrington, Rhode Island
Board of Directors
Watuppa Rowing Center has an all-volunteer board of directors that meets monthly.
Paul Cloutier
Board Chair
Bay Coast Bank
Juan M. Marcelino, Esq.
Vice Chair
Mary Lou Church
Seaboats
Thomas Darling
US Rowing; US Olympics Silver Medalist
Peter L. Fenton
Marie Pellegrino
Treasurer
Bay Coast Bank
Jack Flynn
Realtor/Retired US Army Veteran
Paul Medeiros
BankFive
Robert F. Collins
Clerk
Lou Berl
Collegiate rowing coach: Harvard, Trinity College, UVA, Ohio State
William J. Underwood