ROWING
Tahe Taal Lake Yacht Club officially started its rowing program on April 1, 2001.

Goals
The primary goal of the program is to increase awareness of this environmentally friendly sport that badly needs to be rejuvenated in the Philippines.  The Manila Boat Club (MBC), The Amateur Rowing Association of the Philippines (ARAP), and TLYC, are working together to accomplish this.

The secondar goal of the program was to p,rovide a sport that members could enjoy, when the wind was too weak to sail

Progress

Unfortunately, the program progressed, but then it regressed.  A lot of this has been primarily due to the good sailing conditions over most of the last few years. The changes b,etween seasons have often come quite quickly, and there has not been that much calm water to row in, in the middle of the day.  Thus rowing must usually be don

Trainer
ARAP and MBC are currently lending their help to the program by supporting a trainer at TLYC. Benny is based in Manila, but he does have a cellphone.

Entry Fees

	Particulars	Rates
ENTRY FEE	Members	FREE
ENTRY FEE	Non-members	P100*

*In addition to any rental fees.
Regular Training
I am trying to establish a schedule for Benny, the trainer of the national team. I am targeting the first Saturday of every month, and the third Sunday.  On these days, it will only cost P100/person to row.
Equipment & Rental Rates

	Particulars	Rates
EQUIPMENT	Training Sculls	P300 per hour P500 per day
	Single Sculls	P400 per hour P800 per day
	Fours & Pairs	P400 per hour P800 per day
	Heavy Four	P400 per hour P800 per day

SCULLS
Sculls are boats with 2 oars per person. A single scull is pictured directly above. The rower sits on top of the hull, rather than in it, on a sliding seat very similar to a standard gym rowing machine.  There are Singles- one person , Doubles- two people, and Quads- four people.

TRAINING SCULLS
ARAP has also donated 2 training boxes to TLYC. We have mounted one on a surfboard which acts as a much more stable platform than a scull.

SINGLE SCULLS
TLYC  has 2 single sculls. These are available to qualified individuals or groups.

FOURS & PAIRS
These boats are what are commonly called “college crew” boats. Each rower handles one oar, and the boats are usually a bit more stable than the sculls.

HEAVY FOUR
TLYC has the use of a heavy four that belongs to ARAP. It is pictured below, in use by the ADB rowing club on a TLYC outing.

COX
You are expected to provide your own cox. However, if you need to use one of our people, you can.

Policies
All equipment must be signed out beforehand, and life-jackets are included in the rental price. Anyone renting any of our boating equipment must wear a life-jacket. Any equipment breakage is for the renters account so do not exceed the level of your expertise, and take care when returning the boats to shore.