grafham

I agree with Mr. Seizure.

Grafham is a great club, and if people want to sail there these are the membership rates:

You can download an application form here

SUBSCRIPTIONS & BOAT DUES - 1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007
	Subscriptions		Boat dues
Category of membership	Entry fee	Subscription	Dinghy	Windsurfer	Keelboat	Cruiser
Full Adult (over 25)	78	160	115	58	144	362
Partner at same address *	39	120	115	58	144	362
Senior	78	120	87	43	108	272
Senior Partner *	39	120	87	43	108	272
Young adult (age 21 to 25)		120	87	43	108
Cadet (age 18 to 21)		80	58	29	72
Junior (aged between 6 and 18) ^		40	29	14	36
Junior whose parent is full member		8	29	14	36
Non Sailing		40
Non Sail Husband and wife		72
£2.60 is payable by all full adult members towards the Club's affiliation to the RYA
* Partners who join at the same time will pay only one £78 entry fee			Day Sailing Rates
^ Juniors whose parent(s) are full members - £8.00 (£40)			Weekdays/Saturdays		£6.00 per person and £6.00 per craft
Cadet and Junior boats/boards are charges at the reduced rate shown provided that the craft is sailed exclusively by Cadet or Junior members respectively			Sundays		£8.50 per person and £8.50 per craft
Second and subsequent boats of boards will be charged at full rate					Juniors and non sailors £2.00
Overseas and Country membership is available. Please ask for information				One week = 3 times the daily rate Four weeks = 6 times the daily rate

Winter Rates from 1st October 2006 - 31st March 2007
	Sub	Dinghy	Windsurfer	Keelboat
Adult/senior/partner	72	52	26	65
Young adult	72	52	26	65
Cadet	40	29	14	36
Junior	24	17	9	22

Edited by Strawberry

I think If I had to pay £160 for a membership I'd be pretty annoyed if I wasn't allowed to use all of the facilities of the club every day is the point being made. And one I can respect. But having said that most of my sailing is done at opens. So I would be annoyed if I wasn't allowed to do so considering the investment I make to do it. It's two different ways of doing sailing and one can easily exist with the other Just if people get resentful of the others is the problem. there really is no need for it. Especially if there is space to do both activities at once, as seems to be the case at graham, though I myself have never been there it seems like everyone was catered for.

Originally posted by Graeme ...it would make me think twice about going to Grafham if that kind of resentment [which I'm sure is wholly unrepresentative of the vast majority of Grafham members] towards visitors is simmering away within the club....

Again, without trying to attack your comment, I have stated a number of times that they are my views and my views alone. Please don't feel you can't visit the club because I don't enjoy being shoved up the end of the lake. I only voiced that opinion in opposition to some visitors comments that I, a fully paid up member, shouldn't be allowed to sail on my home water beacuse they want to. But, I am also a realist and can acknowledge that there are sailors out there that enjoy sailing at Grafham whilst not being local enough to become regulars. I just resent it when member give up their own time to cater for a large, diverse fleet, only to find out that some later voiced displeasure about thing that were out of the clubs control.

Shadowman - Look forward to it! Mines a Kronenbourg.  

P.S. Cheers Strawberry

Edited by Seizure