Head of the Charles Regatta - HOCR - Charles River - Anderson Bridge - Weld Boathouse - Harvard University - Cambridge Massachusetts - stock photo

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - October 18, 2024: A woman in a single scull boat rowing upstream on the Charles River during the Head of the Charles Regatta event. In the background is Harvard University's Weld Boathouse and the Anderson Memorial Bridge. The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October each year on the Charles River, which separates Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts United States. It is the largest 3-day regatta in the world, with 11,000 athletes rowing in over 1,900 boats in 61 events.