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Poole Pirate View Drop Down
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Joined: 01 Oct 16
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    Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 6:12pm
One thing your never rely know is how many people a club has not gained because of Joining Fees, and so your also not know if those people were just the right fit for your club.
No joining fee may pull in all sorts of people and you may find some of them were not who you wanted but I would say having made someone welcome to your club your find that they will want to stay with you, by not feeling the club is after your money!
The ones who do not fit or hop in and out may well be a bit of a cash cow for the club in the short time. This sailing lark is a social sport and like many other choices out there we should not expect to hold on to everybody that comes through the doors!
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Posts: 353 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Riv Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Oct 16 at 10:48pm
How much are these joining fees? Ours are £60......
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blueboy View Drop Down
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Posts: 512 		Post Options Post Options   Quote blueboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 16 at 6:37am
They can be a few times that.
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Posts: 1760 		Post Options Post Options   Quote maxibuddah Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 16 at 8:57am
I've seen fees in the region of £150 - £350
Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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turnturtle View Drop Down
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HISC is over 4 figure isn't it?
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Posts: 3401 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Sam.Spoons Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 16 at 11:07am
Keeps out the rif-raf  Wink
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Noah View Drop Down
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Posts: 611 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Noah Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 16 at 7:25pm
No, HISC isn't four figures. If I recall it was about 250 when I joined and that was returnable in instalments over subsequent years provided enough races were entered. It changes though depending on whether new members are needed, and what type - youth, family, etc. See http://www.hisc.co.uk/the-club/current-fees/membership-fees/
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Paramedic View Drop Down
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Posts: 929 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Paramedic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Oct 16 at 8:07am
Originally posted by turnturtle

HISC is over 4 figure isn't it?

There was a popular rumour that it used to be circa £800 after all the work on the clubhouse was done. I dont know if this is actually the case, it certainly isn't now, but thats where you would have got that from.
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turnturtle View Drop Down
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Posts: 2538 		Post Options Post Options   Quote turnturtle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Oct 16 at 9:53am
Yep definitely sits in the recesses of my mind somewhere 😳
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Posts: 3011 		Post Options Post Options   Quote RS400atC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Oct 16 at 10:13am
HISC is not your average sailing club.
I know an awful lot of people who sail dinghies in the area, and a few HISC members.
Most of the HISC members I know have weekend/holiday places on 'that island' at £250k and upwards, which makes even a 4-digit joining fee insignificant.
You won't fit in there if you can't afford a new boat every other year anyway.
Most of the other HISC members I know joined young and probably got a better deal.
There are a dozen clubs within pushbike distance for 'normal people'.
The south coast/solent sailing eco-system is not like the rest of the UK.
HISC is was it is. It does a lot for top-end sailing, and it's actually possible to sail there quite a bit as a local pleb without joining. Don't knock it until you've done Fed week a few times!
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