Cost of rowing

i was just wondering if someone could give me a vague idea about how much college rowing might cost each year? hopefully in a men's first boat, and not including excessive amounts of kit :smile:

Reply 1

Helenia

Hmmm, I really couldn't say very accurately. Have you rowed before?

It varies between clubs - some charge a termly/yearly subscription, some have sponsorship and so get subsidised kit, in some the crew pay for their races, in others it comes out of subs or general funds.

Basically, if you pay your race fees yourself, expect to pay £20-50 a term (roughly!) unless you're novicing, in which case it'll be about £10 for Clare Novices, Fairbairns and maybe Emma Sprints. Boat club dinners are between £20-30 (but aren't compulsory). As for kit, you'll need at least a tech top and an all in one, both of which are £30-40. Splashtops are around £50, none of the official kit is cheap.

I'm sorry I can't be much more specific, it does vary as colleges have such different systems, some have sponsors etc.

Reply 2

qwill

i've been rowing for 4 years or so. i just spotted you're at clare - being more specific, how much do you reckon rowing costs at clare? i will be joining you next year. :smile:

cheers for the speedy reply btw!

Reply 3

Helenia

qwill

i've been rowing for 4 years or so. i just spotted you're at clare - being more specific, how much do you reckon rowing costs at clare? i will be joining you next year. :smile:

cheers for the speedy reply btw!

It's not too bad. We don't pay subscriptions, we just pay our race fees at the end of each term. I'm not sure how many races the first men do, but I'd guess between £20-40 a term on that. If you go to off-Cam regattas/head races that tends to cost more as you have to pay for petrol (generally a few people have cars that we go in). Kit costs are as I said above. Boat Club Dinner is £25-30ish (last term college paid for the wine as a reward for winning the Headship, so it was cheaper!)

It's not too pricey, really :smile:

thank you!

lucky clare, getting an experienced schoolboy rower for next year! Fingers crossed for a few at emma!

Reply 6

Helenia

Willa

lucky clare, getting an experienced schoolboy rower for next year! Fingers crossed for a few at emma!

Lucky us getting them rather than being pinched by one of the usual suspects...with any luck next year's M1 might be quite decent.

Reply 7

Niccolo

Forget the meagre financial outlay, the REAL cost of rowing is becoming a pathetic, gimpish, boring ****eater from hell.

Reply 8

Sculler

Niccolo

Forget the meagre financial outlay, the REAL cost of rowing is becoming a pathetic, gimpish, boring ****eater from hell.

But it's worth it.

Reply 9

Helenia

Is it really? I won't be sorry to finish this term.

Reply 10

glenthemole

The biggest cost of rowing is time.

Reply 11

Nutter

glenthemole

The biggest cost of rowing is time.

Well said! :congrats:

Reply 12

FadeToBlackout

Theatre takes even more time. Fact.

I've done a few weeks when I've spent at least 3 times as long at the ADC as I have doing History...

Reply 13

spin

Mmm, I was wondering whether 'cost of rowing' was going to include the increase to your food bill :p:

Reply 14

Helenia

I don't eat much more than I would otherwise, apart from occasionally buying cake for after races. Unless you're on an über-hardcore first boat training regime, you don't NEED to munch vast quantities of pasta and malt loaf.