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Built for Oxford
college rowing

Sign-ups, availability tracking, river restrictions, members roster, email confirmations and more - all in one place.

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I made Puddles because I was frustrated with the admin of captaincy.

It was a mess of old spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups, all of which have to be mentally linked by the captain - checking sign-ups against river restrictions, against cox status, against coach availability. By putting all of this into a purpose-built app, you can focus on the actual rowing.

What it does

Everything in one place,
built around how Oxford rowing works

Session sign-ups

Publish a week of outings in minutes - no more spreadsheet formatting. Members sign up themselves, you see who's in at a glance, and the app flags outings that are missing coxes, have too many bow-siders, or have rowers needing swim tests.

Session sign-ups screen

Members roster

Tailored to Oxford rowing, with swim test, capsize drills, coxing experience and more. Automatically links to the rest of the app, so you won't accidentally have a novice cox set on an amber flag or seven stroke-siders in a boat.

Members roster

Club availability

A dedicated availability table that members fill in each week. No more individual messages.

Cox availability table

River restrictions

Puddles detects when outings violate any of Oxford's unique river restrictions, from red flag to Proctors' hours to Wednesday evenings.

River restrictions

Email confirmations

No need to type out the same email format again and again. Puddles sends a pre-formatted email directly to everyone listed on an outing with two clicks from a captain.

Email confirmation

Captain digest emails

A daily summary email sent to captains each evening - what needs confirming, what sessions lack sign-ups, and what's coming up tomorrow. Stay on top of the week without constantly checking the app.

Captain digest email

Training

Every outing logs its distance and journey automatically, building a training record for each rower. Leaderboards show who's covered the most ground each term - no spreadsheet tallying required.

Training screen

Coaches

Coaches leave feedback after each session, build structured session plans, and save crew presets so they're not re-typing the same boatings every week.

Coaches screen

And more: Small boats booking, boat roster, calendar downloads, and more.


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Puddles has been used by St Anne's and Balliol boat clubs throughout this term. Captaincy admin takes up too much time in an already very busy Oxford term - there's a better way of doing things, and I want to make it available to every Oxford college.

Free to use, Pro for £100 a term

Every club can use Puddles for free. Every new club also gets Pro free, so you can try everything: it runs until the next term starts, or for the whole coming term if you join in a vacation.

Free and Pro plans compared
Feature Free£0 Pro£100 per term
On both plans
Sign up pageIncludedIncluded
Land sessionsIncludedIncluded
My sessions and CalendarIncludedIncluded
Plan weekIncludedIncluded
Coach and cox invitesIn-app and pushPlus email
RosterIncludedIncluded
SettingsIncludedIncluded
River flag and daylight warningsIncludedIncluded
Pro adds
AvailabilityNot includedIncluded
TrainingNot includedIncluded
RacesNot includedIncluded
CoachesNot includedIncluded
ConfirmNot includedIncluded
Swim testsMark on the rosterPlus booking and reminders
Small boatsNot includedIncluded
River rulesNot includedIncluded
Email notificationsIn-app and push onlyPlus email

A term runs from Week 0 to Week 0 of the next, so the vacation is included. Compare the plans in full

FAQs

Why does it cost money?

Puddles is built and run by one person, a rower at St Anne's, with no company behind it. Running it has real monthly costs: the database and hosting, email sending, the domain and data protection registration. Pro covers those and keeps the app maintained and improving. The Free plan stays free. Pro is £100 per term, from Week 0 of one term to Week 0 of the next, so the vacation is included. Every new club gets Pro free to try everything first, until the next term starts (or for the whole coming term if you join in a vacation). When it ends your club moves to the Free plan, your data stays, and you can upgrade any time. How free Pro works

Is the club's data secure?

Yes. Each club's data is kept completely separate at the database level, so members of one club can never see another club's data. Within a club, members only see what their role allows. For example, only captains and coaches can see sensitive roster details. Everything is sent over encrypted connections and backed up daily. We follow UK GDPR, and our privacy policy names every service that handles your data.

Is it easy to learn?

Easier than a spreadsheet. For members, everything they need is on the first page they see: all upcoming outings are clearly laid out, and signing up is one tap. More pages and features are available to those who want to explore. Captains have a little more to learn, but not much. Once you've made a few sessions and had a look around, it quickly becomes second nature. Every club gets a walkthrough when they start, and I'm on hand to help with setup and any questions throughout.

Can we suggest new features?

Definitely, please do! Puddles is updated every week based on feedback from the clubs using it, so it's always getting better. If something would make your club's life easier, let me know and there's a good chance it'll appear.

Fill in the details below and I'll be in touch. Once approved, you'll be able to create an account and set up your club.

Any questions, contact me directly through hello@puddlesrowing.app