For rowing clubs

The rowing club app your captain finally trusts.

Rowing runs on early-morning outings, crew sheets pinned to the boathouse door, regatta entries chased by email, and a WhatsApp chat that becomes unreadable by Wednesday. Comnly gives the captain, coaches, and committee a structured way to publish crew lists, take outing availability, coordinate regatta entries, and collect subs and entry fees. Push notifications mean the 5:45am outing cancellation actually reaches the squad before they leave the house.

  • Crew selection and outing availability
  • Regatta entry coordination
  • Subs and entry-fee payment links
  • Stream / squad targeting
  • Branded push notifications

Real scenarios

Where Comnly earns its place

Stream condition and outing cancellations

Stream too fast, fog on the water, lock closure. Send a critical notice that pushes to the affected squad before dawn and requires acknowledgement, so the captain knows nobody is driving in for nothing.

Senior squad, masters, novice, coaches

Target crew sheets and outing notices by squad. The senior men do not need to see novice ergo tests, and the coaches feed stays coach-only without spinning up another chat.

Regatta entries and term subs

Attach a Stripe payment link to the regatta entry post or the term subs notice. Members pay in two taps and the money lands directly in the club's Stripe account. Comnly takes no commission.

Features you will use

Built for the way your group actually runs

Push notifications that actually wake the squad

Crew lists, outing changes, regatta call-times, and committee notices land as pushes from the club. The squad opens the app because the signal-to-noise ratio is finally on their side.

Crew selection and outing RSVP

Publish the weekend crew list, take availability for outings, and see who is in seat 3 before you get to the boathouse. RSVP totals are clear to the committee; names stay restricted to the organising team.

Acknowledgement for safety and water notices

British Rowing RowSafe updates, capsize drill bookings, navigation rule changes, ergo room rules: mark them critical and members must explicitly acknowledge, with a timestamped audit trail.

Payment links for any post

Term subs, regatta entry fees, kit orders, club dinner tickets, ergo machine contributions. Payments route directly to the club's connected Stripe account with no Comnly commission.

Outings, ergo sessions, and regattas in one calendar

Land outings, land training, ergo tests, and regattas land on a single calendar with RSVP and reminders. Coaches get realistic numbers before the session.

Engagement and turnout insight

See which outings are filling, which members are quietly drifting, and which crews are RSVPing but not turning up. Useful evidence for the captain at the end of term.

FAQ

Common questions

Can we handle multiple squads from one club?

Yes. Target posts and crew sheets by squad (senior men, senior women, masters, novice, etc.) so each group only sees what is relevant. Critical clubwide notices still reach everyone.

Can coaches and captains post without full committee access?

Yes. Comnly supports scoped admin permissions. You can give a captain or coach the ability to post crew sheets and outing updates without giving them billing or member-management authority.

Can we collect regatta entry fees and term subs?

Yes. Attach Stripe payment links to any post. Payments route directly to the club's own Stripe account, with no Comnly commission. Stripe charges its standard processing fee separately.

Does Comnly cover junior squads?

Comnly accounts remain 18+ only: junior rowers do not get their own app login, profile, or device. An adult member can, however, add a junior to their own membership as a sub-record and choose to follow the club's junior squad interests on the junior's behalf. The parent then receives push notifications about junior outings, regattas, and notices through their own adult account. Comnly does not provide a separate junior-facing experience or under-18 safeguarding workflows.

How does Comnly handle British Rowing affiliation notices?

Use critical notices with acknowledgement for any RowSafe update, navigation rule change, or governance communication that members need to confirm they have read. The audit trail is timestamped and exportable for the committee.

How quickly can we onboard the squad?

Most clubs are live in under an hour. Pin a QR poster in the boathouse, share a join link in the existing WhatsApp once, and let members self-onboard. No admin data entry, no ghost rows.

Why are outings getting empty?

Empty outings usually come down to communication, not commitment. Crews don't see the outing in the WhatsApp scroll, miss the 5:45am alarm because the cancellation notice didn't push through, or aren't sure if they're in the boat until the morning. Clubs that hold outing numbers publish crew lists with enough notice, send push reminders the night before, and use critical notices for last-minute stream or weather calls so nobody drives to the boathouse in vain. Comnly handles that delivery layer; whether members want to row is up to the captain.

Ready to give your rowing club a proper communications backbone?

Start your rowing club on Comnly today. £29.99/month for your first three months. Cancel anytime.

£29.99/month for your first three months, then £39.99/month or £399/year. Cancel anytime.