Every Tuesday night , volunteers gather in the boathouse to restore and maintain the wooden boats under the supervision of a professional boatbuilder. It's an invaluable opportunity to learn about these historic boats and get hands-on boatbuilding experience. The Club also maintains a rowing facility at Lake Merced . Shells belonging to the Club and to individual members are stored here. Any qualified member can row the Club boats.
Training is conducted at the club one weekend each month by the rowing commissioner.
Each member must complete several in-cove rows and take a test. Training at Lake Merced is on an as-needed basis. The Club owns several Kayaks for recreational and pilot use. In addition, a number of members store their kayaks at the Club. Private boats may be used by any qualified member.