Small Boat Membership
Lake Sammamish is perfect for rowing small boats. Through SRA’s small-boat membership (SBM), members can take out small boats (1x, 2x, 2-) on their own, without a coach and free from the constraints of team practice schedules.
Monthly fee (includes sales tax):
Prerequisites
Current SRA members
Rowers New to SRA (must have previous small-boat experience)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to take a flip test?
No, you do not need to take a flip test to register for an SBM. If you flip while rowing, you should attempt to re-enter the boat. If you are unable, you should push your boat to shore and re-enter from there. You should always wear a PFD and row close enough to shore to facilitate this.
Can I row during some parts of the year and not others?
Yes. You will just need to cancel your auto-renewing membership by emailing [email protected]. To reactivate later in the year, sign up again via the Register Now button above.
Can I bring a guest to row with an SBM membership?
Yes. Small Boat Members are entitled to row with one guest per month. Guests should register for a no-cost private-lesson membership and must complete SRA's required safety paperwork (swim test and USRowing membership) before rowing.
Can I row a parent-child double with my under-18 child?
Typically all SBM rowers and their guests must be 18 or older. But if your child is under 18, you may row a double (not singles) once per month with your child as part of your SBM guest pass. They must have all safety paperwork submitted prior to rowing. Rowers under 18 may not register for their own SBM or row singles independently.
Monthly fee (includes sales tax):
- Student: $29
- Team (members of an SRA masters team): $58
- Independent (rowers not part of an SRA team): $87
- Membership auto-renews. Your credit card will be charged at the end of your first month and each month after that.
- To cancel, email [email protected]. Two weeks’ notice required.
- A no-cost private-lesson membership may be added to facilitate tracking of required safety paperwork.
Prerequisites
- Proficiency in singles
- Age 18+ and high school graduate (recent SRA grads subject to coach approval) and either
- Completion of SRA’s Learn to Row course plus one novice season within the past year and approval of coach or Masters Program Director; or
- Equivalent experience and approval of Masters Program Director; or
- Private lessons sufficient to qualify for an SBM. Lessons are for people who already know how to row and at minimum have gone through SRA’s Learn to Row or equivalent. Contact [email protected] for more information.
- For rowers new to SRA, a 45-minute private-lesson skills assessment ($49.50) is required to help SRA determine your sculling proficiency, boat-handling skills, and boat-class eligibility.
Current SRA members
- Register for your SBM.
- Contact Ethan Currie to schedule your orientation and receive your login to iCrew, SRA’s online boat-reservation system.
Rowers New to SRA (must have previous small-boat experience)
- Register for a private-lesson membership (no cost for the membership).
- Upload your swim test to your SRA account and join USRowing (Basic membership, use SRA club code FTA9E).
- Contact [email protected] to schedule your private-lesson skills assessment ($49.50, will be billed to your account).
- Following your assessment, register for your SBM.
- Watch USRowing's Safety Video, familiarize yourself with SRA’s Rower's Handbook, and complete SRA's SBM Safety Quiz.
- Contact Ethan Currie to schedule your orientation and receive your login to iCrew, SRA’s online boat-reservation system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to take a flip test?
No, you do not need to take a flip test to register for an SBM. If you flip while rowing, you should attempt to re-enter the boat. If you are unable, you should push your boat to shore and re-enter from there. You should always wear a PFD and row close enough to shore to facilitate this.
Can I row during some parts of the year and not others?
Yes. You will just need to cancel your auto-renewing membership by emailing [email protected]. To reactivate later in the year, sign up again via the Register Now button above.
Can I bring a guest to row with an SBM membership?
Yes. Small Boat Members are entitled to row with one guest per month. Guests should register for a no-cost private-lesson membership and must complete SRA's required safety paperwork (swim test and USRowing membership) before rowing.
Can I row a parent-child double with my under-18 child?
Typically all SBM rowers and their guests must be 18 or older. But if your child is under 18, you may row a double (not singles) once per month with your child as part of your SBM guest pass. They must have all safety paperwork submitted prior to rowing. Rowers under 18 may not register for their own SBM or row singles independently.
