Membership & Fees
For Experienced Rowers Only
To Join
Click here for the 2007 Membership
Application and Release of Liability.
Download this fill-in form, click on the name field, type your name and then tab to each successive entry position and fill in the requested information or tab to the the next position to leave blank. When you complete the form, print it and sign the Release of Liability. You cannot store the filled in form from the free PDF reader.
You may obtain a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/downloads/.
A completed Membership Application form
must include:
1. A signed Release of Liability
2. A check for the proper amount
3. Evidence of a
completed required 10-minute stay-afloat swim test or a current Red Cross
certificate
The completed form may be sent to:
Membership
Carnegie Lake Rowing Association
P. O. Box 330
Princeton, NJ 08542-0330or
Bring to a rowing session at the boathouse
or
Place it in the club's boathouse mailbox located between the two buildings.
Questions? info@clra.com
Membership for non-rowing members, experienced rowers and coxswains are accepted throughout the year. Once you have completed the application process, including the required swim test, you may participate in club activities.
Annual Dues
Calendar Year January 1 - December 31, 2007
| Membership | Description | Dues |
| Regular | 18 years old or older | $135 |
| Junior | under 18 or high school student minimum age: high school student or older |
$100 |
| Summer | June - August includes $40 advance seat fees |
$125 |
| Fall | September - December | $85 |
| Indoor Season | December - March | $85 |
Non-rowing |
swim test not required | $100 |
| Coxswain | experienced coxswains who only cox | $0 |
Rowing seat fees are assessed for all on-the-water sessions and all indoor sessions. Monthly invoices are sent to each member incurring charges or making payments. All balances must be paid before the following month's invoice or there will be a $5 late fee. All members are encouraged to keep a positive balance in their account. Members will not be allowed to row if they have a late balance due.
Session |
Seat Fee |
| On-the-Water | $6 |
| Indoor | $6 |
| Coxswain | Free |
Fees are also assessed for participation in regattas.
Membership Benefits
All members receive the annual Members Guide, a Membership Directory, a Coxes' Manual and the newsletter, Carnegie Currents. They are also entitled to use the LakerLibrary, to purchase club merchandise from the LakerLocker and to attend members' meetings and social functions.
Carnegie Lake Rowing Association endorses membership in USRowing, the sport’s national governing body. Join USRowing online www.usrowing.org. The Carnegie Lake Rowing Association’s club commercial liability insurance no longer is extended to our members. Members may obtain $2,000,000 per occurrence of individual commercial liability insurance and $25,000 of excess accident medical coverage by joining USRowing. In addition USRowing membership benefits include:
- One-Time Release of Liability form
- Olympic Xcel program membership
- USRowing magazine subscription
- Automatic eligibility to compete in USRowing National Championships
- Members-only website section (www.usrowing.org)
- Affinity credit card program
- Discounts at Marriott, Gold’s Gym, Avis Rent-A-Car
- AXA Advisors, LLC financial planning
- Help in location rowing clubs across the nation
- Free access to USRowing’s Resource Library
- Safety information
- Eligible to attend the USRowing Annual Convention
- Discounts on USRowing merchandise
- Toll-free membership information line (1-800-314-4769) and much more
