Yacht Club or Sailing Club or boating Club

[rogerthebodger]

Is the club you are a member of a Yacht Club or a sailing club.

Also does your club have members who own only boat/yacht powered mainly by sails or only engine powered or both types of boats

Most bigger sailing boats do have an engine but I consider an engine on a sailing boat is not the main method of propulsion.

I have always considered that a yacht could be sailing or power unless specifically stated.

Both clubs I an a member of are Yacht clubs but do have power boat owners as members.

 

[Easticks28]

I belong to two. One is a sailing club, the other a Cruising club .
Membership of both is predominantly sailors, but a couple of the cruising club own both types.

 

[Gixer]

I'm a member of a yacht club and we have mainly sailing yachts but also quite a number of motor yachts along with dinghy's, RIB's and a dive section.
There is a sailing club very close to us but they only have dinghy's.

I kind of think of a sailing boat as being an open boat where a a sailing yacht has a cabin. That could be just me though

 

[Solent Sailor]

Member of a yacht club, one of the biggest. But, we are (now, for a while at least) motorboat owners, as are many others. Club has very wide participation, from Peanut dinghys, through oppys and keelboats up to the largest of yachts and the fastest of racing craft too. It's a genuine pleasure being part of a club that is as all encompassing and I wouldn't have had half the opportunities that I've had to sail on a myriad of craft were it not for other club members. We also have a berth in the club's haven (its the Royal Southern) and there is a complete range of boats there too. Dinky cruisers, run of the mill 30-40ft sailing yachts, day craft and big motorboats.

People have always been pretty chatty from my perspective (especially in the haven) but its noticeable that since lockdown eased people appear genuinely keen to talk to one another.

 

[38mess]

I'm a member of two yacht clubs,one has mostly yachts, the other fishing boats. but my boat because it's commercial is in a marina. I like to go to the club's to listen to the old guys in the clubhouse telling their tall stories ?

 

[JumbleDuck]

I have in my time been a member of two cruising clubs (White Horse and Clyde) and one sailing club (Kirkcudbright). I cannot imagine ever joining or wishing to join a yacht club, but Groucho Marx applies and and I cannot imagine any yacht club which would want or have me as a member, so we're quits.

 

[Praxinoscope]

We changed the name of our club a few years ago , from Aberaeron Yacht Club, to, Aberaeron Yacht and Watersports Club, in an attempt to broaden our membership. Partly successful, but still could do with more members.

 

[MarkCX]

Similar here, our Yacht Club became Sailing Club, partly to encourage open day-sailers and increase slipway use.

 

[C08]

Mine is a Sailing & Motor Boat Club, with a few luggers but more drinkers/social members than active sailors..

 

[Resolution]

Member of a yacht club, one of the biggest. But, we are (now, for a while at least) motorboat owners, as are many others. Club has very wide participation, from Peanut dinghys, through oppys and keelboats up to the largest of yachts and the fastest of racing craft too. It's a genuine pleasure being part of a club that is as all encompassing and I wouldn't have had half the opportunities that I've had to sail on a myriad of craft were it not for other club members. We also have a berth in the club's haven (its the Royal Southern) and there is a complete range of boats there too. Dinky cruisers, run of the mill 30-40ft sailing yachts, day craft and big motorboats.

People have always been pretty chatty from my perspective (especially in the haven) but its noticeable that since lockdown eased people appear genuinely keen to talk to one another.

The Royal Southern is a pretty good all round club, the kids Splash Week was quite special. Financial pressures following the recent capital works mean that they have to be really welcoming to new members, which is probably a Good Thing!

 

[ProDave]

I am a member of a sailing club, that has members with sail boats, motor boats and coastal rowing as well.

 

[Deleted member 478]

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Both clubs I an a member of are Yacht clubs but do have power boat owners as members.

Rubbish. I've just done a google search for "Zululand Yacht Club, images". There are several photos of stink-pots. Are you implying that they are not members but have their boats tied up on/in the marina?

 

[johnalison]

My impression is that a yacht club expects members to observe a certain level of decorum. Mercifully, I have never been required to observe such a severe restriction on my behaviour.

 

[Iliade]

A yacht club which once specifically banned motorboats*, but seems to have relaxed that of late. ;0)

* Hence, perhaps, there is a motor yacht club in town too. South side of the river mind... :0) Not quite sure why there is also a dinghy racing club nearby too, though maybe it was to have someone within a day's sailing distance with whom to compete?

Here they cruise, race, antifoul and store (not necessarily in that order) yachts, keelboats, dinghies, skiffs, dive boats, commercial fishing boats and, imminently, paddleboards!

 

[JumbleDuck]

I've just done a google search for "Zululand Yacht Club, images". There are several photos of stink-pots. Are you implying that they are not members but have their boats tied up on/in the marina?

How do you get that from "... but do have power boat owners as members"?

 

[DJE]

Mine is a Sailing & Motor Boat Club, with a few luggers but more drinkers/social members than active sailors..

I think I know that one.

 

[jbweston]

Rubbish. I've just done a google search for "Zululand Yacht Club, images". There are several photos of stink-pots. Are you implying that they are not members but have their boats tied up on/in the marina?

I love the way that a quick Google search makes someone think he(?) knows all there is to know on a subject and enough to accuse someone else with direct knowledge of talking rubbish.

Often it's irritating to see know-it-all posts on here. But sometimes it just turns the poster into a figure of fun. Accusing the Zululand Yacht Club of the heinous crime of admitting members who own motor boats and then - shock! horror! - of attempting to cover it up. It sounds like the plot of a Carry on Film. Or a nautical comedy Rorke's Adrift.

SpiderMoobs, you aren't Kenneth Williams or Hattie Jacques by any chance, are you?

 

[pyrojames]

I am a member of four yacht clubs, three Royals all of which have junior members and junior sailing programs, dinghy and da boat sailing, and members with motor boats or no boat at all. I think that is the key to a successful and sustainable club.

 

[Sandy]

I'm a member of a cruising club.

Personally, I don't care what is your main method of propulsion is as long as you enjoy being on the water and respect other boaters.

 

[Stemar]

Hardway Sailing Club. A few motorboats, but predominantly sticks and strings, plus a fairly active dinghy section. No problem with members at present; last I heard there was a significant waiting list and prospective members are interviewed to ensure their interest is boaty, not just beery.