Pinckney Boathouse

The Pinckney Boathouse is more than just a building that houses the school’s crew shells and fleet of 420 racing sailboats. It also serves as an entertainment center for the campus.

With its docks on Lake Winnipesaukee, Pinckney Boathouse is the dry-land meeting place for Brewster’s competitive sailing and crew teams as well as its recreational kayaking and canoeing programs.

It is also a popular site for the starting and ending point for road races and post-race lunches, alumni reunions, new student and parent orientation sessions, plays and concerts, and other campus events. In addition, it also doubles as a playhouse of sorts offering a spacious main room with stunning views of the Lake and mountains; a conference room that is a popular venue for on-campus events, seminars, and performances; and even a small kitchen.

Whether you are experienced in water sports or want to learn, you’ll have many opportunities at Brewster:

Crew—Started in 1989 as a recreational sport, Brewster crew has evolved into a multi-level competitive program. Brewster crew student-athletes develop into cohesive crews that compete in the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) and U.S. Rowing Association junior team ranks. Brewster offers fall and spring crew team competition.

Sailing—The sailing program offers instructional training and competitive racing in the fall. The instructional program teaches the basics of high performance dinghy sailing while the racing team actively competes in the best events in New England and Nationally. The spring program offers competitive high school racing to accomplished sailors. Brewster is one of few schools in the Lakes Region to offer a sailing program and one of the few private schools in the country to compete in both the fall and spring ISSA seasons.

Kayaking and canoeing—You’ll participate in these two activities through spontaneous trips on Lake Winnipesaukee as well as organized trips to bodies of water in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and beyond through Brewster Academy’s Outdoor Skills Program.

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