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Membership Options & Fees

SSIRC offers two options for people wanting to row with us: 

  1. Adult Annual Membership

  2. Junior Program

  3. Learn To Row — Next sessions start Spring 2025

  4. Punchcards

To purchase an annual membership or punchcard, please email ssirowing@gmail.com

Adult Annual Membership

Annual membership confers a rower the following privileges

  • Unlimited use of skulls, oars and other club equipment

  • Ability to reserve boats up to one week in advance

  • Coaching (on an ad hoc basis)

The cost of full membership is $400 per year (as of the 2024/2025 season). Membership payment is due at the beginning of the spring on March 31st of every year. A membership is valid from April 1st to March 31st of the subsequent calendar year. 

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Punchcard (drop-in)

The punchcard is a flexible way to enjoy the benefits of the club with the following conditions:

  • Purchase 1, 5, or 10 rowing sessions

  • Ability to reserve boats from 5:00 pm the day before you want to row

  • Coaching is available for a fee 

  • Valid from April 1 to March 31 of the subsequent calendar year

  • Prices vary - see below

Punchcard options:

  • 1-time drop in - for someone familiar with rowing at SSIRC 

    • Student* rate $20

    • Standard rate $30

    • This is for someone who has rowed with SSIRC before and is able to take out a boat on their own without the need of another member showing them how. 

  • 1-time drop in - for someone new to SSIRC

    • Student* fee - $30

    • Standard fee - $45

    • This is for someone not familiar with how to take out a boat and needs extra time from a member to get them set up for their row. 

  • 5-time drop-in

    • Student* fee - $75 

      • (= $15.00 per row)

    • Standard fee - $125

      • (= $25.00 per row)

  • 10-time drop-in 

    • Student* fee - $125

      • (= $12.50 per row)

    • Standard fee - $200

      • (= $20 per row and is a $50 savings compared to purchasing two 5-time punchcards.)

  • Options to purchase more sessions after the initial punchcard is used up:

    • a 5-time user can purchase another 5-time or 10-time at the going rate.

    • A 10-time user can add a 5-time for $100.

* A Student is anyone enrolled full-time in secondary or post-secondary school.

 

Punchcard Regulations:

  • Rowing Canada and Rowing BC fees must be paid by the punch-card holder for every year their card is valid. 

    • These fees are in addition to the cost of the punch card or single drop-in 

    • If you are registered with another club, please provide proof of RCA and RBC membership - (NOTE, RBC and RCA fees may need to be paid twice. As of March 2024, RCA is still working to fix this.) 

    • If you are not registered, we can help you with this.

  • Punch cards are valid for our fiscal year (April 1 to March 31)

  • Punchcards are non-transferable. 

  • A rower may purchase one single-use per year. 

  • The single-use fee may be put toward full membership. (Full membership fee will be reduced by the amount paid for single-use punchcard)

  • A punch-card user may convert to a full membership once in their lifetime.  The user would pay the difference to receive full membership. 

  • Must adhere to all club & safety rules - failure to do so may result in the loss of any remaining uses with no refund.

  • Punch-card holders are not eligible to vote at any meetings. However, they are of course allowed to submit suggestions.

  • Coaching:

    • For a targeted coached session, If coaching is available, a fee of $15 per session, payable same day via e-transfer to ssirowing@gmail.com Attention: Marianne with a note describing what the payment is for.

Punchcard Usage Rules/Procedures:

  • BEFORE the first row, Must receive a familiarization briefing and be checked out by an authorized SSIRC member. Please note that the club is a volunteer-based organization, therefore the checkout procedure will be done when a member is available. 

  • Punchcard users must sign out / reserve a boat on our signout form on Boathouse Connect. 

    • Failure to do so will result in the loss of 2 uses. Failure to sign out a boat twice may result in the forfeiture of your remaining uses without a refund.

  • Punch-card users may reserve a boat after 5:00 pm the night before a row. 

  • A full member may reserve a boat up to a week in advance even if a punchcard user is part of the crew of that same boat. Punchcard users must use one of their punchcard sessions for the row. 

  • Regattas:

    • Punchcard users may participate at regattas under SSIRC and get last priority for boats and use a punchcard session for the regatta if using an SSIRC boat. 

    • Punchcard users share in any regatta-related expenses as would a full member.

    • Punchcard users would not use up a punchcard session if not using an SSIRC boat at the regatta (eg Cadborosourus fee includes the rental of a coastal boat in 2024)

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