Rocking the Boat
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Youth development through wooden boatbuilding, environmental science, and sailing in the South Bronx.
The Bronx, NY
Joined July 2014
Rocking the Boathouse is back this spring at the Central Park Boathouse in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 13, 2025!. Get early bird tickets here:
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Rocking the Boat is hiring in the Bronx! Check out our job opportunities, including Boatbuilding Program Manager, Assistant Public Programs Manager, and part-time Program Assistant roles.
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This is the 16th year of Rocking Manhattan and we need to reach our $500K goal to support Rocking the Boat. To help get us there, The Sheehan Family Foundation and Sheehan Family Companies have generously offered to kick in $40K if we raise $40K!.Donate at
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Rocking the Boat's annual rowing event and fundraiser, Rocking Manhattan, is on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Visit to learn about donating to a specific team, your favorite rower, or to the event in general. Corporate sponsorships are still available!
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Rocking the Boat is hiring. in San Francisco! We're thrilled to announce that we are expanding to SF as the anchor tenant of the brand new India Basin Waterfront Park in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Check out the link and help spread the word!
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Our latest spotlight focuses on Rocking the Boat's Middle School Program. Check it out!
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As far back as they can remember, sisters Jaylene and Jazlene were dead set on joining Rocking the Boat’s afterschool program, just as soon as they reached...
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Join Rocking the Boat for Spring Launch Fest 2024 on Saturday, June 1. Featuring live music by Ivo Tirado Jr. & The Bronx Charanga, rowboat rides, free food and barbecue, and the launch of our latest boats! . More info:
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Rocking the Boat is thrilled to have help from The New York Times to share some big news: we are the new operators of the model sailboat pond in Central Park and we are open for business! Go to for more info!
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Rocking the Boat is hiring an Environmental Student Program Manager! Check out our job description and spread the word.
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Rocking the Boat Environmental apprentice Ethan Cruz has been selected for a week-long research expedition near Bermuda with the Plastic Ocean Project! Read all about it in today's article from the Bronx Times.
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Hunts Point native Ethan Cruz has never left New York — but his first big trip, departing tomorrow, will be the adventure of a lifetime.
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RTB is thrilled to have received a $1M grant from the #YieldGivingOpenCall managed by Lever for Change. This extraordinary gift will fuel our boatbuilding, sailing, and enviro programs for youth in the Bronx. A million thanks, Yield Giving!. Learn more:
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Check out what aired recently on national @CBSEveningNews. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
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The phrase "rocking the boat" usually implies someone is causing trouble by pushing the limits. But to some students in New York, it about pushing through the waves of life. Jericka Duncan explains.
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Our own Director of Public Programs Rob Buchanan has been profiled in the New York Times as one of six New Yorkers who made the City a better place in 2023. Congratulations Rob! We are so proud to have you on our team.
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In a year that made many of us want to give up, these unsung activists found a way to help others.
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We hope to see you all THIS FRIDAY (12/15) for Hibernation Celebration 2023, 5:30-8pm at Rocking the Boat. Live music by Soundview Reggae featuring Kevin Batchelor, free food, and more!
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For 25 years, Rocking the Boat has been the wellspring of countless starting points for young people from the South Bronx. Generous supporters like you are keys to our community’s strength. Please consider a donation this #GivingTuesday:
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Due to severe weather conditions today and this Saturday, Rocking Manhattan has been postponed to SUNDAY, October 1. Visit to see our updated schedule for rowers. #rockingmanhattan
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#RockingManhattan is this Saturday (9/30) and we're coming close to our $400,000 goal. To help get us there, The Sheehan Family Foundation and Sheehan Family Companies have generously offered to kick in $40,000 if we raise the last $40,000! Donate at
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Rocking Manhattan 2023 is just over a month away on September 30! Help us make this year's event a success by supporting your favorite fundraising team or make a general donation at
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Free Community Rowing and Birding are both happening this Saturday, July 1 at Hunts Point Riverside Park! Rowing: 1-6pm, Birding: 1-5pm. All ages and abilities are welcome. No reservations are required.
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Get your waders ready, our new video drops Monday, June 5! See it in person at Rocking the Boat's Spring Benefit at @CityWineryNYC on June 5. Buy tickets or tables at
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