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. Housing is conviently located at the Episcopal Divinity School, which is a quiet, residential campus near Harvard Square and a short walk to Weld Boathouse.

Facilities: Weld 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, weights, rowing tanks, locker rooms, and video equipment -- all available to CRRC participants.

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

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All Campers Should Bring:

• Swim suit & towel for the swim test

• Padlock 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

• Watch

• $500 check to "Charles River Rowing Camp" ($825 if boarding)

• Three completed forms (if they have not been sent prior to registration):
- Physical Examination Report from your doctor
- Hold Harmless Form
- Health Care Information and Care Authorization Form

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

IF YOU ARE A BOARDER ARRIVING BY CAR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON- Please arrive at the Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, between 1pm and 5pm. Refer to www.eds.edu for maps and directions. 

IF YOU ARE A DAY CAMPER ARRIVING ON WEEKDAY MORNINGS- You may park at Newell Boathouse parking lot while registering and dropping off your athlete. Newell is across the river, via Anderson Bridge, from Weld Boathouse (your “home” for the week). Refer to the campus map at www.map.harvard.edu . (click “Harvard University”, “Athletics Area”. You will see Newell in the top right corner. Right click on the map to see both Newell and Weld.) 

IF YOU ARE ARRIVING FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EXHIBITION ROW- You CANNOT park at Newell Boathouse! Due to the sheer number of spectators arriving, the lot fills up and the city begins towing cars. There is plenty of parking in Harvard Square, either on the street or in garages. Refer to www.harvardsquare.com/parking.php for garages.

Step One: Download, complete, and mail the CRRC Application (all forms are Acrobat PDF format) and a non-refundable deposit of $100.

Step Two: After receiving a confirmation email, download, complete, and mail the following forms by June 1:
•     Health Information
•     Medical Form
•     Hold Harmless Agreement
•     Travel Form

Mail your completed forms with your nonrefundable $100 deposit (payable to "Charles River Women's Camp" or "Charles River Men's Camp") to:

Liz O'Leary or Harry Parker
Charles River Rowing Camps
PO BOX 380441
Cambridge, MA 02238-0441

GET YOUR FORMS IN SOON, DATES FILL QUICKLY!