Club or Rya Membership required ?

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by jeffers As I understand it being a CA member does not cover you as an RYA or RYA affiliated member for the purposes of entering an open meeting. Its funny, I had that understanding too, but from doing some sketchy looking up recently, from the RRS point of view I don't see why it should be. I don't know if its to do with the Yotty concept of reciprocal privileges between clubs, but that sort of nonsense doesn't come into my life! If anyone's really concerned they could check with the RYA rules query service.

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by jeffers Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by jeffers As I understand it being a CA member does not cover you as an RYA or RYA affiliated member for the purposes of entering an open meeting. Its funny, I had that understanding too, but from doing some sketchy looking up recently, from the RRS point of view I don't see why it should be. I don't know if its to do with the Yotty concept of reciprocal privileges between clubs, but that sort of nonsense doesn't come into my life! If anyone's really concerned they could check with the RYA rules query service. I might drop the RYA a question (being chair of a CA it would be a legitimate question I feel). but only send their response to RYA members via PM.... otherwise the rest of them are just freeloading ;-)

as a viable alternative:  £45 quid for single membership.... no duties either.

I don't think it would be hard to find an RYA affiliated club that has a country membership or similar with fee under 45 quid.

Indeed my own club has an Associate membership at 36 quid for former full members. It doesn't give rights to sail, only to use shore facilities. No doubt plenty of other clubs do something similar. I don't see why that sort of thing shouln't be good enough for the RRS because it does put you in the chain of accepting the auhority of RYA and ISAF/WS

http://www.islandbarn.org.uk/index.php/membership/about-membership/41-membership-classes

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by jeffers As I understand it being a CA member does not cover you as an RYA or RYA affiliated member for the purposes of entering an open meeting. Its funny, I had that understanding too, but from doing some sketchy looking up recently, from the RRS point of view I don't see why it should be. I don't know if its to do with the Yotty concept of reciprocal privileges between clubs, but that sort of nonsense doesn't come into my life! If anyone's really concerned they could check with the RYA rules query service.