Stemar
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So just how good a care does she take of you?
Yep, describing Boating /Yachting Clubs ?
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Capt Popeye
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Nice one !
Capt Popeye
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Thats an interesting sittuation, my Clubs offer Membership along the lines of Sole, Partner or Family , so guess as we all age, its only proper that Membership to that Carer is included ?
That can of worms or oportunity I much look forward to {
#Justa Fred Drift ere; a few years ago I was in process of selling a Dinghy to a young lady, rather attractive at that, well in the many visits to the Club to see and talk over terms of sale etc, I became amused at the assumptions by other Members about why we were seen together chatting over Coffee etc, as She was at least half my age, and very attractive, some other Club Members asked if She was going to become a Club Member, the thought had crossed my mind that I could include Her in my Membership as a Carer or Personal Nurse or something similar, possibly a Neice maybe ?
Ah well the sale was aborted, but the memories were not {
#GrahamD
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Seems like you treat it more like a hotel rather than a club. You do not seem to understand that most clubs only work well when members actively contribute to or participate in its activitIes.
Capt Popeye
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Yes quite so quite so - but observe that Clubs work best when Members are encouraged to participate as so contribute to organised activities plus encouraged so allowed to develop other activities and boating interests; the Clubs where there is conflict say between Cruising, Dinghy Racing, RYA Courses, Disability Provision, Family Pottering afloat, Rowing Dinghys etc and a Club Management where all are not encouraged, indeed some activities are actively discouraged and sidelined, by the Managements
I have found that so many Clubs actually specialise in one form of Boating /Sailing activity only, so in fact deny the Club long continued Family involvement, as say Competitive Dinghy Racing is but a few short years of ones Boating /Sailing activities whereas Family Wide boating can indeed spread over some 80 years involving say about 10 persons in a Family Group (or Bubble) so affording continuity experience and fellowship; I would say that is the 'backbone' of any Boating /Sailing Club
johnalison
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I have never belonged to a yacht club, only sailing clubs, though I have visited or been a guest at many of the former. Sailing club officers are generally, if not always, hard-working volunteers and the mainstay of the sport. I don't know about yacht clubs. I'm sure that many officers are equally conscientious, but if other clubs want to maintain a level of exclusivity it doesn't concern me much.
I once met an old female colleague at a reunion. She knew that I was about to return to my boat which was visiting the West Country and suggested that I present myself at a yacht club where her husband was commodore. A few days later I did that and asked after him at the bar. The barman gave a wry smile and told me that he was sorry but the Commodore was currently in the Channel Isles with his, er, lady.
I once met an old female colleague at a reunion. She knew that I was about to return to my boat which was visiting the West Country and suggested that I present myself at a yacht club where her husband was commodore. A few days later I did that and asked after him at the bar. The barman gave a wry smile and told me that he was sorry but the Commodore was currently in the Channel Isles with his, er, lady.
rogerthebodger
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You are correct in my current arrangement.
I am members of 2 clubs which are 200 Km apart and th nearest one is 600 Km from home
The closest to home I have been a member for 20 years and the second club I have been a member for 12 years. I became a member due to the first club marina tried to cancel my lease so I joined the second club incase I lost the court case. I wan the court case but stayed to member owning a mooring at both clubs.
2 years ago the atmosphere at the first club started to be toxic so I moved my boat to the second club which is an extra 200 Km from home.
When I travel to my boat I do 800 Km in one go but when I return home I stay overnight at my first club to split the travel.
There are major issues with sailing and the national sailing federation is in fact is only interesting in dingy racing but require ALL members (sailing or not) to pay fees to the federation. The federation is also an agency of a local law enforcement agency that charge to ensure out boats comply with the law.
We have real issues in sailing and I as a cruising sailor have no interest in dinghy racing.
rogerthebodger
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That is exactly the issue but the management consider they are better than most of the members and only want members to pay the bills.
The Sailing federation is also only interested in dinghy racing where most costal clubs have a very large membership of ex sailors and socal members.
It's become all about money and what the management want not serving the members.