2025 Rowing WA Membership Fees
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| Membership Type | Rowing WA Membership Fee | Rowing Australia Membership Fee1 | Merchant Fee2 |
Total Fee Payable | Event Type Eligibility | |||
| Club | School | Masters | Un-restricted | |||||
| Competitive Rower / Cox - Senior | $72.50 | $45.50 | $5.67 | $123.67 | Y | Y3 | Y | |
| Competitive Rower / Cox - Junior | $72.50 | $10.00 | $3.32 | $85.82 | Y | Y4 | Y | |
| School Rower/Coxswain | $42.00 | $10.00 | $2.28 | $54.69 | Y | Y | ||
| Coach | $25.00 | ~ | $2.14 | $27.14 | ~ | |||
| RWA Boat Race Official/Club Volunteer | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | |||
| Non-Competitive Rower / Coxswain - Senior | $31.50 | ~ | $2.28 | $33.78 | Y | |||
| Non-Competitive Rower / Coxswain - Junior | $31.50 | ~ | $2.28 | $33.78 | Y | |||
| Temporary Member e.g. Learn to row | $10.00 | ~ | $1.84 | $11.84 | Y | |||
| Other e.g. Life member (Honoury)5 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | |||
- 1 For junior members, Rowing Australia will invoice Rowing WA directly for their fees. This is not a split payment system like that used for senior members. These fees are paid by Rowing WA directly and are separate from the capitation fee..
- 2 Merchant Fees calculations Pin-Payment Fees.
- 'Event Type' is defined for each event at each regatta. Review a Regatta's Event List to check the Event Type.
- 3 Senior Competitive Rowers also need to meet age eligibility to compete in Masters events.
- 4 Junior Competitive Rowers also need to meet school eligibility requirements to compete in School Regattas.
- 5 Life Membership is an honorary status that recognises distinguished service or contribution to the club. While Life Members maintain a connection to the club, this membership does not provide the same benefits or access as Non-Competitive or Competitive memberships.If a Life Member wishes to actively participate in rowing activities, they must upgrade their membership to either Non-Competitive or Competitive to ensure appropriate access and insurance coverage.
- Refer to the Rules of Racing for additional eligibility requirements.
- 'Unrestricted' events are those open to all rowing members (irrespective of membership type) e.g. EQ Regattas, Canning Bridge Classic (certain events only), Corporate Regatta.
2025 Rowing WA Seat Fees
| Seat Fee Category Type | Seat Fee5 (per event) |
| State Championships (All Grades) and Masters Championships (All Grades) | $20.50 per rower |
| Pennant (A - D Grade) and Masters (All Grades) Non-Championship Regattas | $14.70 per rower |
| All Schools Championship | $12.00 per rower |
| All Schools Non-Championships regattas | $11.00 per rower |
| Head Race (All Grades) events | $14.50 per rower |
- 5 Seat Fees are per event, not per race i.e. if an event has heats, semis, and finals, the Seat Fee is only paid once
2024 Rowing WA Rule Infringement Fines
| Regatta Fines | Cost |
| Conducting a rowing event without RWA's sanction | $100.00 max |
| CREW SCRATCHING: notification less than 30 minutes before its race | $10.00 |
| CREW SCRATCHING: not notified or presenting to Start | $20.00 |
| CREW SUBSTITUTION: notification less than 30 minutes before its race | $10.00 |
| FAILURE TO START: Crew not starting (Late) | $10.00 |
| FAILURE TO START: in a Final after qualifying | $50.00 |
| FAILURE TO CORRECT: a rowers' error file before closing online of subs | $10.00 |
| Non-participant rowing down the course without permission during a race | $20.00 |
| UNIFORM INFRINGEMENT: Infringement of colours/uniforms Rule 24 | $10.00 per person max |
| BOW NUMBER REPLACEMENT FEE: for damaged & missing bow numbers. | $16.50 per bow number |