DUES AND FEES 

Returning members join for the water rowing year in the Spring.

The fee structure for New Members varies by the date you join the team.

Fee Structure, April - November 2024

	Spring (Returning & New)	After June 1 (New)	After Sept 1 (New)
Membership Dues	$ 425	$ 375	$ 325
Seasonal Sweep Rowing Fee	$ 900	$ 600	$ 300
TOTAL without optional Cox/Equipment Funds	$ 1, 325	$ 975	$ 625
Optional Cox Fund suggested contribution  (other options are in parentheses)	$ 150 (75, 225, 300)	$100 (50, 150, 200)	$50 (25, 75, 100)
Optional Equipment Fund suggested contribution (other options are in parentheses)	$ 150 (75, 225, 300)	$100 (50, 150, 200)	$50 (25, 75, 100)
TOTAL with suggested levels of Cox/Equipment Funds	$1,625	$1,175	$ 725
Lump sum total due @ registration or in automatic monthly installments:	40% @reg 15% 6/1 15% 7/1 15% 8/1 15% 9/1	50% @reg, remainder monthly	Full payment only,  no  installments

 

Annual Membership Dues

• Full Member Dues:  $425

Annual Full membership is for previous members of Rock Creek Rowing who wish to row with us for the 2024 season. This fee goes towards fixed RCR costs for rack space, insurance, etc. Dues paying members receive priority boating for practice and races and unlimited practices subject to availability (equipment and coxswains) and access to small boats for recreational rowing.

• Try Out for Membership: $20

Try Out for membership is for those who wish to try out for the team.  A coach observes your rowing technique in a sweep boat and enables you to meet teammates so everyone - coach, the team and you - can determine if this is a good fit.

Eligibility requirement to Try Out: Previous competitive rowing experience at collegiate or Masters level, OR other significant rowing experience. Assessment for eligibility and final decisions will be made in conjunction with the coach, team captains and VP of Membership and are based on skills, fitness, commitment to improving skills and fitness for safety and competitiveness, sportsmanship, commitment to participating in some regattas, and commitment to volunteering in various RCR activities.

 

Seasonal Sweep Rowing Fee

• $900 total for 3 seasonal rowing seasons @$300

Additional fees for races are assessed based on participation, that is, each member who races will be responsible for a pro rata share of RCR costs to attend the race (entry fee, trailer, coach fees, etc). Race fees can range from $25 for a local Potomac River regatta to significantly more for, say, Boston's Head of the Charles.

 

Cox Fund

We depend upon our student and professional coxswains and pay them for each day that they cox.  Rowers are asked to make an annual contribution to this fund during registration.

• $150 (recommended)
• Other contribution choices in the registration form are $75, $225 or $300

Occasionally rowers are requested to volunteer to cox.  If so, we sequentially rotate through rowers.

Equipment Fund

Periodically we upgrade equipment such as oars, cox boxes, etc, and rowers are asked to make an annual contribution to this fund during registration.

• $150 (recommended)
• Other contribution choices in the registration form are $75, $225 or $300

Doubles During Non-practice Times

• $20/year for RCR Sculling Members 
• $10 per guest non-RCR-member rower per row

An RCR member who has paid membership dues and all seasonal fees and is an “experienced sculler” (sculling policy update will define “experienced”) may pay $20/year then sign up to scull in an RCR double at non-practice times with unlimited rows.

An RCR  member can take out a non-member for a cost of $10 per guest per row.

RCR doubles must have at least one RCR member rowing in bow seat.

Payment for RCR scullers using RCR doubles: contact a member of the Sculling Committee for sculling approval criteria and payment methods.

 

Additional info for WATER registration:

Rowing Schedule

On the water rowing practices for team boats (our eights, fours, and sometimes doubles) run from April 1 through early Nov.  We practice primarily on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings plus many Sundays. 

• By 6 pm each Saturday, sign up in iCrew to indicate your availability and preferences for the coming week of Monday through the next Sunday 
• The coach will assign seats and boats prior to the row. 
• Practice time TBD.  In 2023, we met at the boathouse at 5:15 am and docked at 7:15 am.  By the time boats were put away, we left the boathouse by 7:30 am.  

 

Covid 

We are no longer requiring proof of Covid vaccination, but if you are ill it is our expectation that you will notify the captains and won’t come to practice.  To be a true team member, for your own health and safety as well as to prevent transmitting disease to others, you should continue to be vaccinated against COVID and to not practice, work out, or race when you are ill.

 

Safe Sport Training Requirement

USRowing requires that each rower complete Safe Sport online training annually:

https://membership.usrowing.org/individual/safesport 

 It takes at least 30 minutes to complete the certification and can be done all at once or in segments - but it needs to be done.  If you have questions, please contact RCR Safety Committee Chair Phyllis Kristal. 

 

To Do Before You Register

1. Obtain a USRowing Individual (Basic or Championship) Member number and sign your annual USRowing waiver.  From https://membership.usrowing.org/  go to Individuals (not Organizations) > Join (RCR club code is LEJ9X) or Login > Become a Member ($25 Basic or $65 Championship) or Renew Membership > also sign your Annual USRowing Waiver.  Keep your USRowing membership number in an accessible place for this and future RCR registrations.

2. Medical: Gather your physician's name and phone number

3. Watch a 45 minute USRowing Safety video.  During registration you will warrant that you have watched it.

4. Review the Rock Creek Rowing Safety Plan.  During registration you will warrant that you have read it.

To Do Before or After You Register

5.  Complete the 30 minute Safe Sport training regarding abuse, etc. This is required by USRowing before you can compete in a regatta. 

6. Download the Sports Engine app to your mobile device to use for registration, email, etc.

7. Download the iCrew app to your mobile device to use for availability, lineups, etc.

 

Payment Information

Payment is online via the Sports Engine payment portal using Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Please have your credit card account information available before you begin. RCR pays the Sports Engine processing fee.  

Payment by check is also accepted if you are paying membership dues and all seasonal fees in full in the beginning of the Spring season before April 1. If so, mail your check to RCR Treasurer, 2903 N St NW, Washington DC 20007.

• Following the completion of registration, you will see a charge on your account from Rock Creek Rowing.
• The portal gives you an option to
  • pay now in full for all items (Annual Dues, 3 seasonal rowing fees and contributions to the Cox/Equipment funds or
  • pay in installments in the Spring, June 1, July 1 , August 1 and September 1.  Contact the RCR Treasurer (treasurer.RockCreekRowing @ gmail.com) for payment questions.
• If you have received instructions, then on the Shopping Cart registration page you may Pay Offline on the Shopping Cart page using the drop down menu's discount code PAYOFFLINE2. This is for
  • coxswains/coaches who are registering but do not pay
  • rowers who have previously overpaid
  • rowers who are paying the Treasurer by check before April 1 for all dues and fees in full (annual membership dues, seasonal rowing fees, cox fund contribution, equipment fund contribution. Checks are mailed to RCR Treasurer, 2903 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007. Contact RCR treasurer (treasurer.RockCreekRowing @ gmail.com) for any questions.
• When Try Out candidates are accepted as Full Members, their previously paid $20 fee is credited to their Full membership fee and collected via a separate Welcome form for newly accepted members.

 

 

***WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER***

Previously Jan-March 2024 Winter Training

RCR offers multiple ways to gain fitness, stay healthy and have fun over the winter - let's be ready to row in the spring!

RCR's 2024 Winter Training has several components:

• Live2Row Erging ($300 for 3 months): register through Rock Creek Rowing
• Pilates for Rowers with rower Elissa DiCarlo ($15/session): contact Elissa contact@vitasanapt.com to register/pay her directly.  https://www.vitasanapt.com/
• Winter Weekly Walks (free!):  Explore local sites with rowers and friends. Email info.rockcreekrowing@gmail.com to get on the Winter Walk email list.

 

2024 Erging with Live2Row

Zoom erging coached 3 days/week: T Th Sat

6:30  - 7:30 am, or 10-11 am 

Rowers do not need to commit to either the earlier or later starting time, you can switch back and forth.

 

January  through  March 2024

Mandatory orientation Jan 7 or Jan 8,10:15 -11 am

First training session is Jan 10

$300 for 3 months

2 additional On Your Own workouts provided by coaches for those who want to erg 5 days/week 

Requirements: An Erg and Internet Access for live-Stream Zoom. A PM5 monitor from Concept2 will enhance the rower experience.

Live2Row Coaches:  Stephen Pryor and Justin Knust

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