Yacht Clubs

[AIDY]

What benefits would I get from joining a yacht club such as Royal Southern or Warsash, other than meeting new faces and the use of a club house.

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[StugeronSteve]

You'd be saved the inconvenience of having to worry about what to spend a fair chunk of your cash on. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Cornishman]

My own long experience of any club, yacht or otherwise, is that what you get out of it is directly proportional to what you are prepared to put into it. And that's not cash, but effort.
Dunno about the Royal Southern, but down here in Cornwall and Devon most clubs offer moorings, club racing, training for youngsters, cruising in company, social events such as winter evening talks, dances, supper evenings etc. Need I go on? All these are usually organised and enjoyed by the members. Some of the more 'senior' clubs such as the Royal Western, Royal Torbay, Royal Cornwall etc run major events like STAR, Tall Ships and so on with which you might enjoy becoming involved.
It's up to you, really.


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[StugeronSteve]

Hi Andy. As Cornishman has said what you get from a club, as with most things in life, is dependent upon your willingness to make a time/involvement input.

Living so far from the coast we have little, or no, opportunity to get involved in club life and, consequently have not bothered. My off the cuff comment about cash related to an enquiry I made to one of the Solent Clubs, the joining/membership fees were more than I wanted to pay for the benefit of putting a few letters on the transom and making a 400m round trip twice a year for a Christmas Ball and AGM.

I am a member of the RYA and my Owners' Association, and am actively considering rejoining my old inland sailing club as an "outport / social" member.

Steve.

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[KevB]

The club I belong to (Chichester Yacht Club) offer an away membership where by if you keep your boat more than 100 miles from the club you can join for a nominal fee (£15 I think). Not sure why anyone would want to join a club that far away from thier boat but it's an option they offer.

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[StugeronSteve]

Problem is that I keep my boat on the S. Coast and, therefore, don't qualify for any of the reduced membership offers. Whereas, I can join my local sailing club at a reduced rate, use it as a watering hole and blag the occasional bit of ding-hee crewing.

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[Nickel]

Did you mis-spell ding-pee crewing there Steve?

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Being paranoid simply means - having all the facts.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Re: Tee hee.

nm.

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[KevB]

Just don't let slip where you keep the boat.

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[Lizzie_B]

Good magazine, cheap moorings, good clubhouse with cheap booze and food, reciprocal arrangements with clubs all over the world, dedicated visitors moorings and local contacts at prime locations in UK and abroad, cruises in company, 10% or more discount from all sorts of sailing suppliers including chandleries and insurers(though goodness knows why) excellent residential club facilities in Mayfair, half price RYA courses and more besides, all for less than £25 a year. Oh! And a blue ensign as well!!

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[AIDY]

Thanks all for you response.

Lizzie I have be toying with the idea for a while now, not only for the benefits you mention but to meet new faces. Are you yourself a member of royal Southern ? Do you have a cheaper mooring on the Hamble then.

I will investigate my local yacht clubs further.

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