Join
Sunset Row
To join the Santa Cruz Rowing Club, you must see one of our US Rowing certified instructors. He or she will teach you how to row safely on open water. They will determine when you are ready to row by yourself. The instructors will show you our equipment, how to clean and store it, and have you sign the relevant paperwork.
A list of our instructors can be found here.
It takes a minimum of four lessons for a beginning rower to learn to row safely on their own, after which time they can become a member. Experienced rowers also must contact an instructor for an orientation, but lessons are usually not necessary.
Currently, our membership fees are $100/year, with the year starting in April. To use club boats, you can choose to pay per row ($20), get a 10-launch pass ($150), or unlimited rowing ($300). Membership fees can be paid at the annual members meeting or please click to contact Jeltje.
Per-row fees can be placed in labeled envelopes and left in the iron lockbox within the oar locker at the dock. In addition to the annual fees, members are also required to volunteer for 20 hours each year.
A special note: We do not have a weekly training program and only a few of our members participate in races. If you are looking to row crew and/or row competitively, contact Los Gatos Rowing Club at http://www.lgrc.org. LGRC has an extensive competitive juniors and masters program and focuses on improving rowing skills. Of course you are free to join both clubs!
Click on these links for SCRC forms:
Visiting Rowers
If you are a rower visiting the area and you are comfortable in a single scull, you may be able to come out with us. Click here.
