Charlie Butt - Boathouses

Boathouses

The creation of new rowing venues to allow for greater participation in the sport was of paramount importance to Charlie. He worked with many dedicated people to help create the Sandy Run Regional Park rowing facility on the Occoquan River in Fairfax Station, VA. He consulted as well on the development of Thompson Boat Center, a public rowing facility in Washington, DC, located near the Kennedy Center. Butt's ultimate vision was for the creation of an Arlington County boat house, where teams and individuals from Arlington County, and other close jurisdictions could row from. Unfortunately Charlie passed before he could realise his dream and see his W-L team row from the Virginia shore.

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