Minneapolis Rowing Club

MRC Membership

Minneapolis Rowing Club (MRC) is a non-profit, community organization dedicated to inspiring a lifelong passion for the sport of rowing. In order to join the club, you must have rowing experience. Memberships should be renewed annually at the beginning of the calendar year.

Membership for 2010 is now open.

MRC offers the following types of memberships:

Adult Regular Membership Rower 18 years of age or older, who is not a Novice or Collegiate according to the definitions below. This membership is required for rowing coaches and coxswains.
Collegiate Membership Rower who is a full-time student, age 18 to 24.
Novice Membership Adult who has completed an Adult Learn to Row program in the 2010 calendar year and wishes to become an MRC member for the remainder of this year.
Adult Non-Rowing Coach Membership Non-rowing coaches 18 years of age or older. A coach who also rows must register for an Adult Regular Membership.
Adult Non-Rowing Coxswain Membership Non-rowing coxswain 18 years of age or older. A coxswain who also rows must register for an Adult Regular Membership.

To register for one of the above Adult Memberships: Please click here. You will have an option to pay rack fees immediately after renewing your membership.

Junior Membership - This program is open to high school students 13 to 18 years of age who are returning rowers or who have completed a Learn-to-Row program. All juniors must complete the first two sections of the registration to participate: Junior Membership and 2010 Junior Summer Program. Participants will also have the option of pre-paying regatta fees online.

To register for Junior Annual Membership and Junior Summer Program: Please click here. You will have the option to pay regatta fees immediately after completing these two registrations.

Junior Learn To Row is now open. Please click here for more information.

Coached programs - Coaching is available through a variety of teams and programs. Additional fees are charged for these programs. For more information please click here

Rack fees only can be paid by clicking on this link.

Adult and Junior Learn to Row Students - Each year the Minneapolis Rowing Club offers Learn to Row classes for adults and juniors. A participant in Learn to Row is not required to be a member. If, after completion of Learn to Row, a student wishes to continue rowing for the remainder of the calendar year, they may become a Novice, Collegiate, or a Junior Minneapolis Rowing Club Member, which ever is applicable.

When you become a member of the Minneapolis Rowing Club you make a commitment to support the Club in a variety of ways including:

Renewing members should, at the beginning of the calendar year, submit completed membership and waiver forms along with dues and boat storage fee payment online.
Each year prior to rowing, members should review safety policies, the river map, and watch the safety video.
Check the bow list for your boating opportunities.
Volunteer. Every member's volunteer commitment is 4 hours per month. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks including cleaning and maintaining all equipment, the boathouse and grounds and assisting with Learn to Row, Way2Row, Veteran, Junior and Novice programs.
If you'd like to volunteer special skills, inform the appropriate committee chair or board member.
If you're not signed up for an MRC group mailing list, do so. Mailing list information is on the MRC wiki. Except for postcard notices of annual meetings, our email lists are the official communication method for MRC.
Once or twice per year you'll get a postcard inviting you to attend the general meeting. It's important that you attend. A quorum of members is often required for approval of decisions that will directly affect the membership.
Bookmark MRC Wiki and check it often. It's used for scheduling practices and sharing information without using email. Members can post and edit the information here.