Tuition for Boarding Campers: $925 for the week, including instruction, four lunches, a camp t-shirt, dormitory space, Sunday night pizza, four additional dinners, and five light breakfasts. A non-refundable $100 deposit is due with your application, and the $825 balance is payable on the first day of camp. Space is limited, and NOT available on the Saturday night before or the Friday night after camp. (Please be aware that while housing at the conveniently located Episcopal Divinity School is secure and quiet, the campus is in close proximity to Harvard Square and is not gated.)

Swim Requirement: All participants are required to pass a 100-yard swim test on the first day of camp.

Facilities: Newell Boathouse is located on the Charles River a few blocks from Harvard Square. It is a magnificent facility filled with state-of-the-art rowing equipment, including shells, oars, ergometers, rowing tanks, and video equipment -- all available to CRRC participants.

Charles River Rowing Camps (CRRC) rents Harvard University's facilities, but is neither sponsored nor controlled by Harvard University.

CRRC must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (105 CMR 430.000) and be licensed by the Cambridge Board of Health. Information on 105 CMR 430.000 can be obtained by contacting the City of Cambridge Board of Health.

All Campers Should Bring:

• Swim suit & towel for the swim test & towel for daily showering at Newell Boathouse if you wish
• Combination lock for your boathouse locker
• Rowing clothes for 2 rows per day (shorts, preferably spandex, t-shirts/tank tops, socks)
• Sun protection, including: hat, long-sleeve shirts, sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher)
• Water Bottle
• Wristwatch
• $500 check to "Charles River Rowing Camps" ($825 if boarding)

Boarders Should Also Bring:

• Blanket or sleeping bag (EDS provides sheets, pillow, and towel)
• Toiletries for the week
• Alarm Clock
• Window fan (or $25 to buy one in Cambridge);
  EDS is not air-conditioned -- and Boston can be hot & muggy in the summer!
• Small amount of spending money
• Clean, tidy clothes for meals on campus (no workout gear at dinner)

IF YOU ARE A BOARDER ARRIVING BY CAR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON- Please arrive at the Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, between 1pm and 4pm. Refer to www.eds.edu for maps and directions. Try to park in one of the two lots nearest Lawrence Hall (either the lot accessible from Brattle Street, or the lot off St. John's Road) -- we will be waiting for you in the breezeway between Lawrence Hall and Reed Hall.

IF YOU ARE A DAY CAMPER ARRIVING ON WEEKDAY MORNINGS- You may park at Newell Boathouse parking lot for Monday morning registration (first come, first served). Refer to the campus map at www.map.harvard.edu (click "Harvard University", "Athletics Area"). However, after Monday registration, we may direct you to another nearby lot for the remainder of camp week.

IF YOU ARE ARRIVING ON FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EXHIBITION ROW- It is EXTREMELY unlikely that parking will be available at Newell Boathouse on that morning, because of the large number of parents and spectators expected. However, there is plenty of parking available in Harvard Square, either on the street or in garages. Refer to www.harvardsquare.com/parking.php for garages within a few minutes' walk.

Level I: Oarsmen and coxswains with 3 months to 1 year of experience.
Level II: Oarsmen and coxswains with 1 to 2 years of experience.
Level III: Oarsmen and coxswains with more than 2 years of experience.

Step One: AFTER February 1, please download, complete, and send via US Mail the 2008 CRRC Application (all forms are Acrobat PDF format) and your non-refundable $100 deposit check (payable to "Charles River Rowing Camps") to Harry Parker, Charles River Rowing Camps, PO Box 380441, Cambridge, MA 02238-0441.

Step Two: Within two weeks, receive from us via US Mail confirmation that we are able to accept your application. (Space is limited, and in the event that we are unable to accept your application, we WILL return your deposit check.)

Step Three: By June 1, please download, complete and return via US Mail the four required 2008 forms listed below. Please do not use last year's forms! (Once you have been accepted, we sincerely hope to have you with us; however if we have not received these four forms from you by June 1, we may conclude that you have vacated your acceptance/reservation, including forfeiture of your $100 deposit. My assistant, Blocker, may be reached at blockermeitzen@yahoo.com .

• Campers Final Confirmation (including housing and travel plans)
• Hold Harmless Agreement
• Health Information and Care Authorization (attach a copy of Insurer's wallet card)
• Record of Physicians Medical Examination (Massachusetts regulation 105 CMR 430.000 and the Cambridge Board of Health require that you have had a complete physical examination during the 24 months before camp. You may use our form or a comparable one from your doctor. The report must include an immunization record for MMR vaccine, DIP, Polio, and Hepatitis B, as well as a statement from your doctor clearing you for all camp activities.)