Camp Randall Rowing Club, Inc

High school students from Madison and the surrounding Dane communities are invited to participate in the Junior rowing program at CRRC. This article describes the registration process and has links to all the registration forms you need.

Please read this article in its entirety as well as the introductory Junior Rowing article, especially if you are new to the club. The following is an outline of the forms and payment required to register, as well as the due date for registration. Five forms are required for participation, and are available individually as well as in a single "packet."

1. CRRC club registration form
2. CRRC Emergency Contact form
3. USRowing Waiver form
4. Junior Code of Conduct form
5. Regatta Waiver form (Spring 2010)

You can download the above forms in one packet. Approximately ten to fifteen minutes are required to complete these forms. The cost of the 2010 Spring/Summer Term is $1,200.00 and the cost of the 2010 Fall/Winter Term is $710.00. (Note: CRRC offers a 25% discount for a family's 2nd, 3rd & 4th child enrolled during a CRRC rowing term.)

Attention: For those rowers who are participating in the Spring Training trip, a deposit of $150.00 is required by February 1, 2010.

Registration and complete payment for The Spring Training Trip ($450 = $600 minus the $150 deposit) and the Spring/Summer Term ($600) must be postmarked by Monday, March 8, 2010. Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Please complete the registration forms, write a check payable to Camp Randall Rowing Club, Inc. and mail to:

Camp Randall Rowing Club, Inc.
PO Box 259206
15 N. Butler St., Suite 404
Madison, WI 53703

The rest of this article discusses in detail the two CRRC rowing Terms and finally, the procedure for applying for "need-based" payment arrangements and/or scholarships.

Spring/Summer Term

The spring/summer term begins with the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSC) Spring Break (March 26, 2010) and concludes at the end of July. The cost for the spring/summer term is $1200.00 . This fee includes the Spring Break Trip, the Spring Racing Season and Summer Rowing. This fee does not include the expenses for athletes invited to compete in the Youth National Invitational (Cincinnati, OH) during the first week of June, 2010 and the travel expenses for the summer regattas (Badger State Games and the Duluth international Regatta). 

• The spring/summer term kicks off with the spring break trip. This is an integral part of the Camp Randall rowing experience and all rowers are strongly encouraged to attend. 40% of "on the water" rowing experience each spring happens in Tennessee during the MMSD Spring Break. The portion of the spring/summer term fee attributable to the Spring Break Trip is $600.00 and includes bus to and from Tennessee, housing on houseboats, all meals, coaches fees, rental of equipment, and transporting boats. The trip is 9 days long. Buses leave at dawn on March 26, 2010 and return the evening of April 3, 2010. All coaches and parent chaperones will be traveling with the team.
• For rowers unable to participate in spring break trip, the fee for the remaining spring/summer term is $600.00. This fee covers daily operation expenses for the Spring Junior Racing season, including coaching stipends, shell insurance, equipment rental fees, boathouse expenses, gas, maintenance fees for launches & motors, etc., and allows Junior athletes to participate in all team practices through the conclusion of the Spring/Summer term on July 31, 2009. Also included in this fee is regatta and travel costs for the Spring Junior racing season, including regatta entry fees, bus rental, shell rental, trailer expenses, food, housing, tow vehicle fuel and other costs associated with travel and regattas (other than the spring break trip and the summer regattas). These include the St. Louis Invitational (St. Louis, MO), Greater Chicago Rowing Championships (Crystal Lake, IL), Brittingham Regatta (Madison, WI) and Midwest Youth Championships (Cincinnati, OH)
• Rowers successfully competing at the Midwest Youth Championships in Cincinnati, OH on May 15, 2010 are invited to compete for national honors in the Youth National Invitational Regatta, in Cincinnati, OH on June 11-12, 2010 and should estimate that this trip will be an additional cost of around $350 to $400 per rower, which covers travel, hotel, race registration and meals.
• The spring/summer term includes rowing opportunities for junior rowers throughout the summer. The Junior crew usually participates in the Badger State Games (Appleton, WI) and the Duluth International Regatta (Duluth, MN). The regatta entry fees, bus rental and other travel expenses are not included in the $1200 Spring/Summer term fee. The fees related to these regattas are determined based upon the number of rowers participating in the event. Typically, the charges are about $150 per rower.

Fall/Winter Workout Term

The Fall/Winter Workout term begins on September 1, 2010 and meets from 4 PM to 6:30 PM, M-F at the Brittingham boathouse and continues through mid-November. During December, Voluntary Winter Workouts are held in basement of the Hilldale Mall from 4 PM to 6:30 PM, M-F. Winter Workouts for the entire Junior team begin on January 3, 2011and continue until the end of March or as soon as the ice melts on Lake Monona.

The 2010 Fall/Winter Workout  Term dues have been determined by the CRRC Finance Committee and Board and will be $710.00 per rower. This fee covers daily operation expenses for the Fall/Winter Workout Junior Program, including coaching stipends, shell insurance, equipment rental fees, gas, maintenance fees for launches & motors, etc., and allows Junior athletes to participate in all team practices through the conclusion of the Fall/Winter Workout term at the end of March or as soon as the ice melts on Lake Monona. Also included in this fee are regatta and travel costs, including regatta entry fees, bus rental, shell rental, trailer expenses, food, housing, tow vehicle fuel and other costs associated with travel and regattas.

During the Fall/Winter Workout Term, the Junior crew competes in regattas throughout the Midwest, including the Milwaukee River Challenge (Milwaukee, WI), the Tail of the Fox (DePere, WI), the Head of the Rock (Rockford, IL) and the Monona Terror (Madison, WI). Select varsity rowers compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA and should estimate that this trip alone will be an additional cost of around $1,000.00 per rower, which covers airfare, hotel, race registration and meals.

Note: CRRC makes all travel and lodging accomodations for rowers and coaches.

Financial Aid

Limited "need-based" payment arrangements and/or scholarships are available. Please review the CRRC Scholarships FAQ and the scholarship request form. Scholarship requests for the Spring/Summer Term are due by March 12, 2010. Decisions about scholarship grants will be made no later than March 19, 2010. The scholarship requests for the Fall/Winter Workout Term are due by September 13, 2010. Decisions about scholarships grants will be made no later than September 20, 2010. Mail scholarship requests to:

 Please do not hesitate to Contact Us with any questions.