> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bladesrowing.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get started as a member

> Sign in to your club, then find your availability, sessions and feedback.

Your club organiser must add you to Blades before you can sign in. Use the email address they added.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in">
    Open [Blades](https://app.bladesrowing.com) and enter your email address. If your club added your Cambridge email address, you can enter your CRSid instead, such as `ab123` for `ab123@cam.ac.uk`.

    Request a sign-in code, check your inbox and enter the code. It expires after five minutes. If it has expired, request another one.

    If you already have a passkey for Blades, you can use the passkey sign-in option instead.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your club">
    If you belong to several clubs, choose the club you want to open. Blades selects your club automatically if you belong to one.

    You can switch clubs later using the club selector in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Mark when you are busy">
    Open **Availability** and add the times when you cannot row. Empty time means you have not recorded a commitment there.

    Follow [Set your availability](/members/availability) to add a one-off commitment or a repeating timetable.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read your sessions">
    Open **My sessions**, choose an upcoming session and read its time, equipment, assignments and plan. Select **Mark as read** after you have read it.

    [Find and read your sessions](/members/my-sessions) explains the details you will see.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check your feedback">
    Open **Feedback** to read notes from your organisers about your sessions or your own rowing. See [Read your feedback](/members/feedback).
  </Step>
</Steps>

You can use these four screens without setting up crews, boats or lineups. Your organisers handle the session planning.

## Book equipment when you need it

Open **Bookings** to check the club's equipment and make your own reservation. Select an empty time on the equipment's row, drag across a period, or choose **Book equipment**. Check the details in the form and submit it.

You can move or delete your own standalone bookings. Ask an organiser to change another member's booking or a reservation that belongs to a session.

See [Equipment and bookings](/equipment/bookings) for repeating bookings, conflicts and cancellation. The guide is available under **Equipment** in the member navigation.

## If you cannot get in

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I have not received a code">
    Check your spam folder and the address you entered. Ask your organiser to confirm which address they added. Blades does not offer public account registration, so requesting a code does not create an account.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="My code no longer works">
    Request a new code and use the most recent email. Codes expire after five minutes.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I can sign in, but I have no clubs">
    Ask your club organiser to add your account to the club. Signing in and belonging to a club are separate requirements.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="My sessions list is empty">
    Your organiser may not have assigned you to a session yet. Check both Upcoming and Past, then ask them to check your assignment and account address.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Optional account help

You can [update your rowing profile or add a passkey](/account/profile-and-passkeys), and [subscribe to your sessions in another calendar](/account/calendars).

Use **Search**, or press `Cmd+K` on Mac or `Ctrl+K` on Windows, to find application pages and actions. This menu does not search every member or session record.