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Club Rules
Sign-Up Sheet Protocol
Club Rules
- All rowers, members and guests, must be able to swim proficiently.
- Read and abide by the US Rowing Safety Bulletin and familiarize yourself with PRC Emergency Procedures.
- All persons on the water, in any club boat must have an annually signed Club waiver on file with the club’s Vice President.
- Personal Flotation Devices (the items formerly known as life jackets) for each person, including coxswains, must be in any boat on the water at all times.
- All rowers must sign the Log Book in and out – especially single scullers. The bow person on any larger boat will make sure the logbook is kept.
- Each boat must have at least one experienced rower in direct supervision, with the ability to judge when to cancel practice if conditions are unsafe. “Experienced” means be at least eighteen years of age, have at least one year’s experience on our water, know our local hazards, be knowledgeable about basic boating safety principles and basic rowing technique. The eight requires a minimum of two experienced people to go out.
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- The Eight-person Vespoli, and the two Vespoli fours must ALWAYS use a coxswain. No exceptions. It is highly recommended for all other boats. No rowing through the bridge without a cox. Novices must also always row with a cox.
- Return and wash all equipment to proper storage place every time you use it and check to make sure it is strapped down properly.
- Report all damage immediately to the Maintenance Committee Chairman (in 2005, Pam Hudson) by direct phone conversation. If this is done, no one will get mad at you – we just need to get things fixed quickly. A damage report must be made in the logbook. Please be responsible! Also call the next people intending to use the damaged boat so they can make other arrangements until the damage is repaired.
- Noise – Please be considerate of our neighbors early in the morning. No loud talking or laughing, and when coach is using a bullhorn, aim it away from the shore. Tune the coxbox to minimum volume, especially on calm days.
- Guests may participate with prior consent from a Board Member. Guests must sign a release waiver and abide by the club rules. Members are responsible for their guests at all times. Guests may row a maximum of 3 times per season without joining.
- The repair/replacement cost of equipment damage due to negligence is the responsibility of the person or crew using the equipment at that time. This includes damaging equipment while carrying it between racks and water, putting in or taking out, and colliding with other shells or stationary objects. Our insurance only covers catastrophic damage.
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SIGN UP SHEET PROTOCOL
- Members in good standing who have completed the PRC Learn to Row course, (or who are already experienced rowers) and who have been approved by the Board or a coach may sign up for a rowing time with a club boat.
- Privately owned boats need only sign the logbook.
- If you sign up for a time, you are 100% responsible for that seat being filled. If you cannot make it, you must replace yourself. Rowers who make a habit of leaving their colleagues standing around on shore at 6:00 a.m. with an incomplete boat quickly become unpopular. In case of wind or rain at your house, do not assume your boat is cancelled. Conditions may be fine at the river. Call all the other members before you cancel a boat.
- Come early to practice, launch promptly, and return as scheduled. Be considerate of other peoples’ time. Call someone’s cell phone if you are running late.
- As you get to know others in the club, try to organize yourself into a crew made up of other members of similar interest, ability, and schedule. Setting a regular day and time with a group saves enormous amounts of telephone time. Your group should have 5 people, so that each person can cox on a rotating basis.
- Communicate with other groups, so that everyone can share the equipment equitably. Mix it up sometimes, and make an effort to row with others – it keeps the club energy positive. We are a small club, and members should all get to know each other on the water as well as at meetings on the land.
- If you feel left out, don’t suffer in silence. Call a board member or someone on the mentor committee and ask for some support. We want you to row and be included – that’s what we’re here for
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