What usually happens when you join a sailing club?

Is there normally an induction pack, club member number etc. etc.? 

It depends on the club i would suspect, at our club you get your dinghy park, key and membership number as well as a seasonal magazine!  Which informs you of events, social events etc. etc.

You'll definately be put on the duty list, sailing club secretaries very often struggle to allocate duties fairly without making the same people do several a year so new members especially in a smaller club are often pressed into service.

It's a good way to meet people and learn how the club works, and get introduced to racing, so don't worry about it too much

Seems to me that G.R.F should sail a Cherub before he comments on them and then we'll see what he has to say about them. He might realise how bloody tired we are of his Cherub bashing ways (despite my recent laser bashing, but I don't hold too many grudges).

I think you'll find the Cherub class is one of the friendliest, most passionate and most welcoming classes around.

G.R.F, I THINK all Cherub sailors on the forum would like you to at least try a Cherub and give your verdict.

They are wonderfully responsive and you can feel everything that is going on within the boat. They plane easily (who doesn’t like to plane?), have very flexible rules so YOU can have the boat they way YOU like it. Imagine if you could actually have the "on the fly" adjustment that you so deeply desire, G.R.F. You could pioneer this development in dinghy world!  I personally think that if you were to look into class (or any development class for that matter) you would see that it's ideally fitted to your way of thinking. You obviously love to tinker, adjust and refine things. You never seem to be satisfied. I would welcome you with open arms if you were to join the Cherub class. I think that you would bring noting but good things to it! 

An open invitation - get in there GRF!

Or maybe we should try to keep this somewhere nearthe original subject?

My club provides stickers newsletters help with a space, a duty or two. But if the new members are 'slow in coming forward' they may find it hard to get  Strikes me that a proper intro is a very good idea.

We get a card for entry to dinghy park and clubhouse.

Get a sticker for car, boat a handbook, monthly newsletter etc etc.

Oh and able to sail when ever I like day or night!!

Originally posted by ptcruiser mmm...thanks for the info - haven't heard anything really from my new SC

Phone the secretary, find out when something is happening and go down and meet people. Introduce yourself... If they're still unfriendly then look for another club, but mostly everyone's just too busy or doesn't realise many new members feel intimidated (left out) by it all. 

On class associations I have to say Cherubs are the 2nd most friendly & welcoming, I remember being invited to their Chilli night on the Saturday of the Dinghyshow a few years back and I don't even sail one.