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dadvail.org is the official website of the Dad Vail Regatta, described on the site as the largest collegiate regatta in the United States. It is the place to find the regatta's dates and location, race schedule and heat sheets, live stream and results, volunteer and membership information, and the entry and affiliate registration links when those are open. Use it if you are a competing program, a spectator planning to attend or watch online, or someone looking for official event information rather than third-party coverage.
What the event is
The Dad Vail Regatta is a collegiate rowing competition that the site says "proudly celebrates the depth and diversity of collegiate rowing." Programs of all sizes take part, including those that compete exclusively in small boats and sculling events. To recognize excellence across boat classes, the regatta awards separate overall championships for men's and women's teams in three categories:
- Sweep rowing — Combined Men's and Women's Overall Championship, plus Women's Overall and Men's Overall Championships
- Small boats — National Men's Small Boats Overall Championship and National Women's Small Boats Overall Championship
- Sculling — National Men's Overall Sculling Championship and National Women's Overall Sculling Championship
2027 dates and location
The 2027 Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta is scheduled for Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Note that the site's own text is inconsistent here: the heading and page title say 2027, while the body sentence gives the year as 2026. If you are booking travel or planning a trip around the regatta, confirm the year against the latest update on the site before committing.
The Cooper River race course is listed on the site as the Official Race Course.
What you can do on the site
| Need | What the site provides |
|---|---|
| Plan your visit | Event dates, location, and a tentative schedule |
| Follow the racing | Schedule and heat sheets, live stream, and race results |
| Get involved | Volunteer information and membership registration |
| Enter a program | Boat entry registration and affiliate program registration, when open |
| Background | Program books for recent years (2023–2026) and regatta highlights |
The site also carries an NBC Sports broadcast of 2023 regatta highlights.
Registration timing
Registration is not open year-round, and the site's posted dates should be read carefully. The affiliate program registration is described as open, while boat entry registration is listed as opening "the week of March 13, 2023" — a date that clearly refers to a past cycle and has not been updated. Treat any registration date on the page as historical until the site publishes current-cycle information, and check the registration pages directly before planning entries.
Sponsorship
Jefferson serves as Title Sponsor, which is why the event is billed as the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta. The site describes Thomas Jefferson University as a leader in transdisciplinary professional education, home to the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, with student-athletes competing as the Jefferson Rams in the NCAA.
Bottom line
Go to dadvail.org for official regatta information: dates, the Cooper River course, schedule and heat sheets, live stream, results, and volunteer and membership sign-ups. Verify the year and any registration deadlines on the site itself, since some posted dates on the page are out of date or contradictory.