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New Members

Maidenhead Rowing Club always welcomes new members of all rowing abilities and ages, from novice to elite. There are a number of Membership categories to suit your needs.

There is a strong focus on competive rowing the club, but the club also has a strong social calendar ranging from the casual BBQ to the more formal ball.  Associate membership is offered to those who would like to be involved with the club but not venture out onto the river, we also offer Indoor Rowing membership to those who would like to keep fit using the club's land based training equipment.

• Full Rowing Member (Senior or Junior)
• Indoor Rowing Member
• Associate Member
• Friend of Maidenhead Rowing Club

Full Rowing Member

Full rowing membership covers use of all of the club facilities including:

• Boats, oars etc.
• Training Room
• Weights Room
• Bar
• Social events

Membership is split into Junior and Senior categories, Juniors being under 18 (on 1st January of that year)

Indoor Rowing Member

Indoor Rowing is for those who want to keep fit and take part in the social activities of the club, but who do not want to row on the water. Indoor rowing membership therefore includes:

• Training Room that includes 9 Concept II ergometers
• Weights Room
• Bar
• Social events

Associate Member

Associate membership is available for those who wish to be involved with the club and take part in the social activities. Ideal perhaps for parents of Juniors or those with a special interest in the club and do not or no longer row. Included is:

• Bar
• Social events

Friend of Maidenhead Rowing Club

We are aware that a number of people move on and away from the club, but would like to be kept informed about the club's activities. For them, if Associate Membership does not seem appropriate, we offer the opportunity to become a Friend of Maidenhead Rowing Club. Friends of MRC will be kept up to date via Newsletters and/or email as well as being invited to selected social events.

How to Join

The club runs courses for adults who have not rowed before. There are courses during the Summer months when the river is settled which are currently running on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8.30 pm. The course lasts eight weeks and aims to reach the Rowing Association Watermanship level award at the end of the course. There are a range of boats to include sculls, tub pair, doubles, a quad and a four to be used during the course. Both rowing and sculling will be taught.

The course fee is £50 and we would also expect the course member to join the rowing club on a temporary basis for two months which is a further £50. During this time access is available to the weights room, ergo room, bar and social facilities in the same as any other member but use of the boats is limited to those times when supervision is available. On successful completion of the watermanship award, access is available to boats for general use at agreed times outside the times when the racing crews are doing timed distances on the main straight (Racing crews typically are on the water from 7.30 am to 10.00 am at weekends). Course members will also be encouraged to continue as recreational members or join the mens, womens or veteran squads which regularly race at events through the year.

Please contact Gerry Ayre to obtain further details. Tel: 01628 625098 or email  learn2row@maidenhead.rowing.org.uk

For more information on joing the club, telephone the club ( 01628 622664 ) during training times  or leave a message on the answerphone. Alternatively email the membership secretary: membership@maidenhead.rowing.org.uk

Experienced rowers may be exempted from the induction process with the agreement of the Captain.

Membership Fees

The membership year runs from June to May each year. Members joining part way through the year pay pro-rata. Membership fees for the current year (June 2001 to May 2002) are as follows:

Other Costs

In comparison with many other sports rowing is relatively cheap. But if you wish to race the are a few other cost to consider. In addition to club membership you do have to pay race entry fees (about £5 per regatta), you must also be a member of the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA). ARA membership is currently about £35 a year for Senior membership.

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