Charges for sailing before event

I was trying to think of something whitty to say. Something like 'Those day memberships keeps us full members in mince pies and clotted cream' but no, it's bloody expensive for us too. Great showers though.

The WPNSA is particular bad I used to be a member (notice used to..) with a dinghy kept there. I then borrowed a boat off a friend for a couple of days and went sailing in it.

I was collared by a member of staff and told that because I was not using the boat I was joined with I would have to pay the day launch of £23!! And I was a member! I could have understood if they charged harbour dues as the boat was not registered but to charge me full day fee was ludicirous in my opinion.....

Originally posted by nathan The WPNSA is particular bad I used to be a member (notice used to..) with a dinghy kept there. I then borrowed a boat off a friend for a couple of days and went sailing in it. I was collared by a member of staff and told that because I was not using the boat I was joined with I would have to pay the day launch of £23!! And I was a member! I could have understood if they charged harbour dues as the boat was not registered but to charge me full day fee was ludicirous in my opinion.....

I would have told them to go take a running jump..

reminds me a bit of Datsh1t...after paying some £200 for annual "full" membership (as defined in the constitution) plus a similar amount for boat parking plus around £100 for a 'crew pass' so that I could sail with crews that were non-members... (er hello isn't that a good way of recruiting members)  .the secretary then informed me that I needed to pay an additional £80 for the right to go windsurfing even though I was a full member and there was no water in the pond anyway.

At that point I hung up the phone, didn't renew my membership and joined littleton which is much friendlier less than 1/2 the price.. ok so I now windsurf on the coast, but that's a bonus anyway...


Edited by laser4000

First comment (and don't take this the wrong way) is, welcome to the real world. I guess what I'm refering to here is the attitude that I often hear about people expecting the earth, and in the next breath complaining about paying £40 or £50 for an open event. The reality is that once you take the "unpaid volantary services" away that you gt at most clubs, this is what you get. Value what clubs provide for the money, you'd be surprised how little they make.

Next comment - I think that if you pay club membership, that should entitle you to use the club facilities with whatever boat, board (or whatever) you want. If you want to park 2 boats in the pound, then you pay for 2 spaces, but only one membership.

This does smack of "rules by beaureaucrats", but then WPNSA isn't really a "club" is it. It's a government-funded commercail venture. Nuff said

Edited by Skiffybob

Is it possible sail out of castle cove on day membership and then move to the acadamy for the event?

seems as if theres an opportuntiy to take your business elsewhere, which is really your only bargaining chip.

Shame that its that way though.