Crews, boats and clubhouse —
your rowing club in one place
RiverLog is built only for rowing. Plan outings, see who can row, build crews and publish the lineup. Then keep the boats, the boathouse and the clubhouse in shape, from the first report of damage to fixed. Made for clubs from the Thames Tideway to rivers and lakes in South America.
Spreadsheets lose crews. WhatsApp buries repairs.
Most clubs run on a spreadsheet of who can row, a chat group for the lineup, a whiteboard by the racks and someone's inbox for damage reports. Coaches chase replies on Thursday night. A cracked rigger mentioned in passing on Saturday is forgotten by Tuesday, and the boat ends up in the crew sheet anyway.
RiverLog replaces all of it with one place the whole club can see.
Plan outings and know who can row
Set up each squad's outings, including a recurring weekly schedule for the season. Rowers mark every outing available, maybe or unavailable from their phone, with a note if there is something the coach should know.
Coaches see the whole squad on one availability grid, so you know who can row before you build a crew, not after.
- Available, maybe or unavailable in one tap, with an optional note
- One grid showing the whole squad for every outing
- Recurring weekly slots turned into real outings for the season
- Works on any phone, straight from the browser
Build crews and publish the lineup
Pick the outing, choose a boat and add rowers from the people who are available. When the crew is right, publish it: post the lineup to your club's Slack channel or copy the crew text into any chat group.
Every rower then opens My Allocation and sees their own seat, and is told when a new crew has been published.
- Build crews from the rowers who said they can make it
- Post the lineup to Slack or copy it into any chat
- Each rower sees their own seat in My Allocation
- A notice when a new crew is published
The boats and the building your crews depend on
A crew is only as good as the boat it is rowing and the boathouse it launches from. Mark a boat offline and it can't be added to a crew. Everything else the club looks after sits in the same log, tracked from first report to fixed.
Fleet
Boats and shells, blades and oars, ergs, launches, trailers, cox boxes. Track damage from a single scratch to a full hull repair, and keep the repair history for every hull.
Boathouse
Racks, hoists, doors, pontoons and landing stages, lighting, security, the slipway. The things that stop the fleet getting on the water when they fail.
Clubhouse
Heating and boilers, showers and changing rooms, the bar and kitchen, roof and guttering, fire extinguishers and alarms. Everything the club has to keep running for members and events.
Checks that come round every season
Some jobs aren't breakages. They come round every year and get forgotten: fire extinguisher checks, boiler servicing, gutter clearing before winter, safety kit before the season starts, trailer checks before the first away regatta.
Mark a check as recurring in RiverLog. When you complete it, the app prompts you to log the next occurrence, so the cycle stays in the shared log rather than on one person's memory.
- Mark any check as recurring with a set interval
- Complete one and schedule the next in one step
- Visible in the same log as reactive repairs
- Full repair history per item, exportable to Excel
Built for volunteers, not IT departments
Rowing clubs are run by volunteers in their spare time, and the person answering an availability request or reporting a leak is often the least technical member you have.
RiverLog is built for that reality. It does one job, it does it in plain English, and it doesn't need anyone to become an administrator to make it work. If your members can use WhatsApp, they can use RiverLog.
What RiverLog isn't
RiverLog is not a membership or payments system. It does not take subscriptions or payments, and it sits alongside whichever membership tool your club already uses, such as ClubHub, LoveAdmin or a spreadsheet.
Sign up freeSimple pricing
Free for the first five clubs.
Free
for the first 5 customers
- Outings, availability and crew building
- Lineups published to Slack or copied anywhere
- Fleet, boathouse and clubhouse tracking
- Unlimited repair items and full repair history
- Scheduled seasonal checks
- Contractor directory
Write to hello@riverlog.co.uk to get set up.
Frequently asked questions
What does RiverLog do for a rowing club?
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RiverLog puts crew management and clubhouse management in one place. Coaches set up outings, rowers say whether they can make them, coaches build crews and publish the lineup, and every rower sees their seat. The same app tracks boat damage and clubhouse or boathouse repairs from first report through to fixed.
How do rowers say whether they can make an outing?
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Each rower opens their availability page on their phone and marks every outing as available, maybe or unavailable, with an optional note. Coaches see the whole squad on one availability grid, so they know who can row before they build a crew.
How do I build a crew and tell everyone the lineup?
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Open the crew builder, pick the outing, choose a boat and add rowers from those who are available. When the crew is ready, publish it. You can post the lineup to your club's Slack channel or copy the crew text into any chat group. Rowers then see their own seat in My Allocation.
What happens if a boat is unavailable when I am building a crew?
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A boat that has been marked offline in your fleet cannot be added to a crew, so you never plan an outing around a boat that is out of action. A boat marked as caution stays selectable and shows a warning, so the coach can decide.
How do I track boat damage in a rowing club?
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Create a new repair item, select the boat, shell or blade from your fleet, describe the damage and set a priority and status. The item appears in your club's shared log immediately and is tracked from first report through to fixed, so nothing gets lost.
Does RiverLog cover the clubhouse and boathouse, or just boats?
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It covers the whole club. You can log repairs for the boathouse, such as racks, hoists, doors, pontoons and the slipway, and for the clubhouse, such as heating, boilers, showers, the kitchen, roof and fire equipment. Every item keeps its own history, and recurring checks can be scheduled so they do not get forgotten.
Does RiverLog work for clubs on the Thames Tideway?
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Yes. Outings are set up by date and time for each squad, so it suits clubs on tidal water such as the Thames Tideway in London as much as clubs on lakes or non-tidal rivers. RiverLog does not show tide times or river conditions.
Can rowing clubs outside the UK use RiverLog?
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Yes, any rowing club can sign up, including clubs in South America. RiverLog is in English for now, and Spanish and Portuguese versions are planned. Write to hello@riverlog.co.uk if you would like to hear when they are ready.
How do members join their club?
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Members sign up and enter their club's join code, which takes about 30 seconds. There is nothing to download, because RiverLog works in any phone or desktop browser.
Is this a membership or payments system?
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No. RiverLog handles crews, outings and maintenance only. It does not manage memberships, subscriptions or payments, and it sits alongside whichever membership system your club already uses, such as ClubHub, LoveAdmin or a spreadsheet.
Is there a free version?
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Yes. RiverLog is currently free for the first five clubs that sign up. Write to hello@riverlog.co.uk to get your club set up.
Can we import what is already on our whiteboard or spreadsheet?
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Yes, with some help. Write to hello@riverlog.co.uk and we will help you get your existing repair list into the system so you are not starting from scratch.