Head of the Hooch is hosted by Atlanta Rowing Club & Lookout Rowing Club and is for all rowers. Learn more on Regatta Central.

When: November 2nd and 3rd, 2024. All student-athletes will travel via charter bus immediately after school on Thursday, October 31, and have a late practice on Friday, November 1st. A request to the HHS Administration will be made for our student-athletes to have excused absences on Friday, 11/1/24. And if needed, Monday, 11/4/24.

Where: Ross’s Landing, 201 Riverfront Pkwy, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. Our team tent will be near the center of the regatta activities (finish line) near the Chattanooga Aquarium.

What to Wear: Student-athletes are required to wear their Unisuits during the regattas. Dress in layers, as the mornings might be cold and the afternoons warm up.

Student-athlete meals: Student-athletes are responsible for purchasing some of their meals. Breakfasts are provided at the hotel.

Student-athletes need to have money to pay for the following:

• Thursday dinner
• Saturday dinner
• Sunday dinner
• Hooch souvenirs

Required Waivers: Current US Rowing Membership, which is the “basic” membership

Event Times: Event times for Saturday and Sunday will be available closer to the event.

Volunteers Needed: We can't go to this regatta without help from the parents. Please sign up to help out over the weekend; there are several opportunities to earn volunteer hours. One volunteer opportunity is for several parent volunteers to chaperone the bus trip to and from Chattanooga. A 90-minute SafeSport course is required to be a chaperone, and you will complete all of your volunteer hours for the year. Please reach out to the club if you are interested in volunteering for bus chaperone. Please visit this page for more information about club families' required volunteer hours. Please self report your hours after the event here.

We fundraise to arrange student-athlete travel in a coach bus with a few parent volunteer chaperones and possibly an assistant coach. If the fundraising goal for transportation is not met, parents must pay for their student-athletes transportation to the Head of the Hooch that the club arranges. Student-athletes must travel as a team to and from the event.  A tip for the bus driver will also be collected from each student-athlete.

Team Hotel: Student-athletes will stay in the team hotel, no exceptions. More information regarding the team hotel will be shared closer to the event.

Parent Accommodations and Transportation: Reserve your room as soon as possible. Hotel availability may be limited as there are over 20,000 spectators in Chattanooga this weekend. Parents are responsible for their own transportation and hotel reservations for this regatta. The club does not cover the cost of parent rooms or transportation. We do have a block of rooms reserved for our student-athletes and coaches. If there are any extra available in the block, the contact information will be shared sometime in early fall. Parents who are able to secure one of the extra rooms in the club block are responsible for paying for the rooms.

Parent Transportation: Parents are responsible for their own transportation to and from Chattanooga. Most parents drive, while others prefer to fly into Chattanooga, Nashville, or Atlanta.  

Getting around Chattanooga: You will be walking quite a bit! Uber and Lyft operate in Chattanooga. If you prefer to drive,  follow this link for the city's public parking map, or use the ParkMobile App.