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Applications for membership are invited from yachtsmen
and others with a genuine interest in sailing and the
sea. Candidates must be sponsored by a member of the
Committee and have met one or more Flag Officers before
the Committee can consider their application. References
may also be required. Staff in the Club Office
will be happy to arrange introductions if required.
Applicants should complete the current
membership application form attached and submit it to
the Secretary, who will post the application on the Club’s
notice board for a period of at least 6 days before consideration
by the Committee.
If the application is approved by the Committee
and the candidate thus elected to membership of the Club,
he or she will become either a Full or an Associate member.
Full membership is open to experienced or qualified yachtsmen
and brings privileges of introducing new candidates for
membership and voting at general meetings of the Club.
All new members, other than Honorary, Crew, Cadet or
Student members, are required to pay an entrance fee
of 60% of the current Full annual subscription. However,
those elected to Associate membership will be required
to pay 40% when elected and 20% if and when promoted
to Full membership. Candidates must agree to abide by
the Rules of the Club and maintain standards of behaviour
in the Club and on the water, appropriate to the traditions
and standing of the Club.
Family membership is available for couples
and their children, especially where both partners are
genuine sailors and are applying for Full membership.
Please ask the Secretary for details
Crew membership is offered to sailing people
under the age of 35, who do not own a yacht other than
an open dinghy. The subscription is approximately one third
of the full rate. There is no entry fee for Crew membership.
Young people, between the ages of 8 and 17, may join
as Cadets.
Newly elected members will be advised by
the Secretary and informed of the charges due and these
should be paid by cheque in the first instance. A direct
debit form will also be sent, which must be completed
and returned so that all subsequent subscriptions may
be collected by direct debit. It is a condition of membership
that all new members will normally be required to pay
their annual subscription by direct debit. Crew membership,
however, should be paid annually by cheque.
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to download the application form as a pdf document.
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