Dinghy development: Club Membership?

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Club Membership?

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Topic: Club Membership?

Posted By: gary
Subject: Club Membership?
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 2:27pm

Can anybody out there clarify the rules regarding having to be a member of a sailing club to compete at opens / nationals / europeans / worlds.

Is it just an urban myth, or do you need to be a member somewhere to sail at events?

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Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 3:05pm

Not an urban myth. You need to be a member of either an RYA-affiliated club or a personal member of the RYA. The latter is likely to be cheaper if you don't want to belong to a club.

Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 4:08pm

So is this an RYA law or something from ISAF?

Last time I did a championship all that was required in the sailing instructions was that both the helm and crew were a member of a national class association. I presume the club rule is something more general?

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 4:20pm

RRS 75. MNA = RYA in the UK.

75 ENTERING A RACE

75.1 To enter a race, a boat shall comply with the requirements of the

organizing authority of the race. She shall be entered by

(a) a member of a club or other organization affiliated to an ISAF

member national authority,

(b) such a club or organization, or

Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 4:25pm

Thanks, thats just about cleared up.

One more question - in part c, is "an ISAF member national authority" the class association for an ISAF sanctioned boat?

Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 5:08pm

No. It's the RYA.

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