Sy Cromwell Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Championship Doubles, in memory of Seymour “Sy” Cromwell, world-renowned sculling champion, Head Of The Charles enthusiast, and highly respected leader of the greater Boston rowing community.

The Cambridge Boat Club Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Championship Singles, by the Directors of the Cambridge Boat Club, in recognition of the Club’s leading role in the development of women’s sculling.

Coleman Cup

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Lightweight Fours, in memory of Charles P. Coleman, inspiring member of St. Paul’s School and Yale University crews and prominent early supporter of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Steve Carr Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Championship Fours.

Boston Globe Challenge Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Championship Eights, by the Publisher and editorial staff of the Boston Globe, in honor of its inaugural sponsorship and continuing support of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

City of Boston Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Lightweight Eights, by the City of Boston, in honor of its role as “Co-host City” of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

City of Cambridge Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Lightweight Fours, by the City of Cambridge, in honor of its role as “Co-host City” of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Crosby Cup

Presented annually to the Grand-Veteran sculler that posts the most competitive (ratio to fastest) time in Senior-Veteran Singles, in memory of Thomas E. Crosby, for decades, perennially the Head Of The Charles Regatta’s senior-most competitor.

G Ernest Arlett Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Lightweight Singles, in memory of George Ernest Arlett, British “head-of-the-river” rowing enthusiast and key advisor to the founders of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Edward Singer Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Lightweight Singles, in honor of Edward Singer, national rowing advocate and, for twenty years, the distinguished Starting-Line “voice” of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Gail Pierson Trophy

Presented annually to the Women’s Collegiate Crew that posts the most competitive time in the Women’s Championship Eights, in recognition of Gail Pierson Cromwell’s years of service to the Cambridge Boat Club and her pioneering contribution to the growth and development of women’s rowing in America.

Govenor's Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Championship Eights, by the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in honor of the international acclaim brought to the Commonwealth by the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Jerome Olrich Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Veteran Singles, in memory of Jerome Olrich, twelve-time Head Of The Charles gold-medallist and leading “mover and shaker” in the Regatta’s early growth and development.

HH Moe Mowatt

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Grand-Master Singles, in memory of H. H. “Mo” Mowatt, erstwhile Grand-Master competitor and long-time supporter of the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Louis Hawes Cup

Presented annually to the winner of Men’s Club Singles, in memory of Louis B. Hawes, long-time leader of the Cambridge Boat Club’s rowing program and former President of the N. E. Amateur Rowing Association.

Hope Barnes Memorial Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Championship Fours, in memory of Hope Barnes, two-time Head Of The Charles gold-medallist, captain of the U. S. Women’s Olympic Rowing Team and a member of the Cambridge Boat Club family.

Metropolitan District Commission

Presented annually to the Massachusetts high school that posts the most competitive (ratio to fastest) time in Youth Fours or Youth Eights, by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (previously the Metropolitan District Commission), in honor of the Cambridge Boat Club’s contribution to local high-school rowing.

R Craig Swayze Trophy

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Championship Doubles, in memory of Craig Swayze, late President of St. Catharines (Ontario) Rowing Club and prominent instigator of perennial Canadian participation in the Head Of The Charles Regatta.

Peggy Hawes Cup

Presented annually to the winner of Women’s Club Singles, in honor of Margaret E. M. Hawes, inspiring and indomitable advocate for youth and recreational rowing at the Cambridge Boat Club.

Regatta Point Trophy

Presented annually to the club, school, college or university that demonstrates overall rowing supremacy at the Head Of The Charles Regatta, in honor of D’Arcy G. MacMahon’s role in the design and founding of the Regatta. The MacMahon Cup, shall be presented annually to the “non-national-team” institution (e.g., a club, school, college or university) that demonstrates overall supremacy at the Regatta, by compiling the highest number of points as determined by the following formula for each sweep-oared (Fours/Eights) entry P=100 divided by [1 +10(E/F - 1)], where P = the number of Points awarded to the institution represented by the entry, E=the Entry’s time, and F=the Fastest time in the Event-division in which the entry competed.