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The 2014 Miami Rowing Festival was canceled after the event failed to attract enough participants.

Unfortunately, the higher participant fee was probably the contributing factor to the decision by many rowers not to participate. We will be looking at other venues for 2015 where the participant fee is lower.

We finally heard back from the Miami Beach Rowing Club this last Thursday. This has been a rather frustrating experience this year since the communication has been almost non existent from MBRC.

The price of the camp is $380 per person for a minimum of 8 persons. With the cost of insurance and the required insurance pool in case of damage, we have set the cost of the event at $630 per person. In years past, we have offered a discount for our OnTheWater members but given the extraordinary cost, it just did not seem fair to add a non-paid premium for our Shoreside members.

So ... the camp is just around the corner and we are faced with do we open registration, accept payments, and then return the payments if we don't get 8 registrations? That doesn't seem fair for those who would pay, purchase airfare, and then have the camp canceled. Therefore, we need 8 RSVP's on the calendar to open registration.

Listed below is the cost breakdown which we also did in the comments for the calendar event.

Cost breakdown:

Insurance general liability + medical rider = $458* or $60/person

Breakage reserve pool = $190**/person

Rowing camp cost per person = $380***/person

Total cost per participant: $630

* So divided by 8, that comes out to $57.25/person - we rounded up

**Since GLRF is on the hook for any damage (up to the deductible) plus transportation costs (if any), we need to develop a prudent reserve pool (includes insurance premiums above). This would be mostly refundable if there was no damage, and it depends on the number of participants:

• with 8 people and no damage, the refund would be $192.75
  
• with 10 people and no damage, the refund would be $204.20
  
• with 12 people and no damage, the refund would be $211.83
  
• and the refund grows with more participants ....
  

*** This is significantly higher than in years past. The explanation was:

The coaches want to be paid a reasonable amount for the extra sessions on top or their regular schedule ...

Based on repeated requests, GLRF has contacted the Miami Beach Rowing Club to reserve the weekend of Washington's Birthday weekend (14 - 17 Feb 2014) for North American and European GLRF members seeking some warmth and sunshine in the otherwise freezing winter.

We plan to open registration on 15 November 2013. Just as in years past, the fee for the festival will be in the range of US $350 - US $400. That includes a partially refundable insurance deposit. The more attendees, the lower the insurance cost and the higher the refund.

Regular registration will close on 15 December 2013.

GLRF members can now register for the 2012 Miami Rowing Festival, now in its third year, hosted at the Miami Beach Rowing Club.

Prices for registration have remained the same:

GLRF OnTheWater members: $360 (which includes a partially refundable insurance deposit of $150)

GLRF Shoreside members: $395 (which includes a partially refundable insurance deposit of $150)

Regular registration will stay open until the end of December. Late registration will open on 01 Jan 2012, and will include an extra $50 cost.

GLRF is pleased to announce the third winter training camp at the Miami Beach Rowing Club, 17 - 20 Feb 2012.

Check the details for the training camp here: 2012 Miami Rowing Festival

Registration will open in early November. Based on at least 8 registrations, and hopefully upwards of 30 something, we anticipate the cost to be the same as last year: $410 for OnTheWater and $445 for Shoreside, with $150 set aside for the insurance pool.