Club membership fees

I think whoever thought of those prices needs to wake up.  You can't expect people to pay that much when you are pretty much starting a club from scratch again.  It doesn't matter how flashy the clubhouse is, if you are trying to attrach true sailors, its the quality of the sailing venue, whats on offer and the racing that counts.

At the end of the day its Crosby marine lake, not Hayling Island, or Rutland Water.  There are plenty of other clubs in the area that offer quality (and well established) sailing and competition at less than half that price.

Maybe if the club was on the sea with sailing at all states of tide, it would be a different story.

Its easy to say, hard to do. The building was owned by the council who let it run down, then got grants to re develop the whole area. They will soon have a new prefered 'charity' who will run the whole thing, handed over on a peppercorn rent. We had no choice and had the lease terminated and moved in to a portacabin in a car park.

Things have been rattled within the council, my latest letter from the council CEO to the man at the charity states " there must be a misunderstanding re fees", how handed out at a meeting on a paper with tarrifs written on, that ain't no misunderstanding !!

We've got to stick and try to persuade a lower cost. I want a Southern coast style club at realistic Northern prices.

As well as comparing other local sailing club's fees, I would also look into the other local sports club's fees (rowing, canoe etc.).  As an ex rower, the rowing club fees look very cheap to me. 
Most rowing clubs supply boats and equipment for members to use as part of the membership (at least for crew boats - doubles, fours and eights) .  Sailors generally have to provide all their own kit - perhaps some invalid assumptions have been made in the pricing?

My old rowing club charges £290 per year for an adult and £155 for a junior (family £600)
My sailing club charges £105 for a family (but the clubhouse is not as impressive).

If I was going to pay that much, I'd want access to the club facilities and
water EVERY DAY at the very least. I pay £70 a year for that privelage as it
is.
As far as I'm concerned, water is what I like to think of as one of the very few
freedoms in the world, so I wouldn't join anywhere that would restrict when
I can be out sailing.

Doug H

Originally posted by crosby mafia We have a new £8 million building, to replace our old clubhouse ( council owned ). It is to be run by a charity ,it has access for persons with disablities, accomodation rooms, restaurant, wet cafe shared clubroom with other watersports clubs. Classrooms etc. We are to be asked £400 a year for a family of four + £100 boat berthing per boat.

That's roughly comparable to Hayling Island SC. It's not inconceivable that members will pay that, for a very good professionally-run club with the best facilities, great sailing waters and great racing. But.....

There will be a users forum to decide who get to use the lake and when, so racing may not happen on Sundays as we did.

You've got to be kidding. Top-flight prices but I can't sail some Sundays?

Edited by Stefan Lloyd