Pay your CHaOS Membership, usage fees, or Donate to RowNC

To Pay your CHaOS Membership, enter the amount for the yearly dues of your membership tier on the next page:

  • Full members $550: access to a great rowing lake that is always open (ask our RRC guests how valuable that is), high end boat use, can have guests, full member benefits such as (but not limited to) defining the future of RowNC/ CHaOS, all social gatherings and events such as the marathon, race organization and logistics, trailer use, CHaOS Challenge, CHaOS data analysis tool, sculling lessons, technique feedback, Yoga, and advise what videos or webinars to watch, or rowing machine to buy & (G)Rowing News subscription.

  • Associate members $275: members of another club or students, unlimited rows, cannot take club boats out alone without prior permission, cannot have guests, benefit from all other member benefits.

  • Friends of CHaOS $175: up to 3 rows per year in club boats, cannot have guests, entitled to all other membership privileges, can be converted into a full membership at any time, cannot have a private boat on the racks at Crosswinds.

  • Guests $100: after initial 3 free rows, before moving up to one of the other membership tiers, maximum 6 months, one-time offer.

Infrastructure usage fees for non-members

The Board also clarified the fees for “Unaffiliated Rowers” who use the rowing infrastructure provided by CHaOS (e.g. oar racks and the new dock). Unaffiliated Rowers are defined as rowers who use the infrastructure on a regular basis and are neither members of CHaOS nor JLRC.

Yearly fees to use the infrastructure (and maintain it) for the period July 1st to June 30th):

  • Dock use alone: $75

  • Dock and oar/sling rack (no access to boats and oars of CHaOS): $175

Tax-deductible donations to RowNC

Please donate to our parent organization RowNC, an IRS approved 501c3. Your donations are tax deductible. The funds will be used wisely towards the mission of RowNC. We will keep you informed what we do with your donation. Thank you very much!

How to Pay?

Please pay your dues and fees through one of these channels:

  • Check: Make out to RowNC and mail to
    RowNC, Inc
    PO Box 51564
    Shannon Plaza
    3710 Shannon Road
    Durham, NC 27707-8777

  • PayPal: donations@rownc.org

  • Venmo : Richard-Smith-870

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