We have a fantastic fleet of club boats at MAABC, from singles through to eights, catering for the varying weights and abilities of all members.  We have five bays of boats inside the club house and further boats stored on outside racks at the back and side of the club.

In brief, and starting with the smallest, we have a fleet of Club-owned single sculls, suitable for beginners through to racers. Next we have a selection of double sculls and pairs, some “restricted” for absolute beginners. A unique boat in our fleet is a fine triple scull, built to order and put to good use as a training scull.

Coming to fours, we have a wide selection of coxed, coxless, sweep-oar and sculls. These are also in different weights for differing crews. And last, but not least, we have a range of eights suitable for men’s crews, women’s crews, and novice crews.

The club has a sticker system to specify who can use which boats. The first sticker is about size and weight.

                      Blue – larger boats suitable for men, with larger sized shoes

                      Pink – smaller boats suitable for women, with smaller sized shoes

The second sticker is about steering and rowing skills and racing commitment.

                      Yellow – for any qualified steersperson to take out

                      Red – for crews signed off by the captain/head coach as competent to use this level of boats or                            when coached

                      Purple – for crews training to race and signed off for use by the captain/head coach

         Double Purple – for top crews racing and as signed off by the captain/head coach

The club has a good selection of Yellow and Red boats and there is currently no booking system needed and no requirement for coaches to accompany outings (subject to the steer having passed the MAABC Tideway Code Test and being signed off by the Captain – see Safety and Navigation page for details).

If you are unsure whether you are permitted to use a particular boat, please check with the captain before you take it on the water.

Please also remember that privately owned boats and equipment are not to be used by anyone other than the owner, under any circumstances, without the prior agreement of the owner.

Club boats must always be washed after an outing and returned to the rack they came from. Please take care when taking boats in and out of the boat bays – and ask for help if you need it!

Boats racked outside must be firmly tied to the racks using a proper boat tie with a metal ‘cam’ buckle (not just old rope). The boat must not move on the rack once it is tied down.