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

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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.

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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)