Should members pay to race?

   I know some clubs charge extra for members that race, but is there merit in making members pay per series?  Not so much from a revenue perspective, but as a form of commitment via registration. Wouldn't work for one off races though. 

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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Topic: Should members pay to race? Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:07pm
	I know some clubs charge extra for members that race, but is there merit in making members pay per series? Not so much from a revenue perspective, but as a form of commitment via registration. Wouldn't work for one off races though.

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:12pm
	No, it's expensive enough to be a member of a club already and I race when I can, it would make no difference to my attendance.
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fudheid Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 11 Location: 51.53 N 01.28 E Online Status: Offline Posts: 241	Post Options Post Reply Quote fudheid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:18pm
	we used to pay a nominal entry fee towards the safety boats, personally i think it should be part of membership. We pay fees for membership plus boat storage.... we have no race fee now and the entry numbers have not changed. The discussion in sailing clubs the uk over is how to encourage more people to take part.....stripping hard earned dollars might not be the best stick to use?
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iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:36pm
	No, except on the odd occasion, open meeting, charity race that sort of thing, we are paying to race, why else join a club?
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Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:39pm
	Ok, how about should members who don't race get a discount?
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The Moo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Jun 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 809	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Moo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:42pm
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:52pm
	It depends on the club, surely. If a coastal club has the only feasible small boat facility in a small harbour say, and a very large percentage of the membership has never had the slightest interest in racing then some means of allocating the extra expense of racing facilities only to those who want them is probably fair, especially if the basic subs need to be held down. If on the other hand its an inland club founded purely for racing which doesn't really want to encourage non racers then absolutely not. Edited by JimC - 04 May 17 at 1:53pm

Late starter Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 24 Feb 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 481	Post Options Post Reply Quote Late starter Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 1:58pm
	No, racing is a core activity for most clubs and is one of the few activities that generates boats on the water week on week. Anything that puts more cost/obstacles in the way of that is madness IMHO.

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 2:27pm
	Okay, if not even a nominal fee how about some form of commitment to a series? It is both a strength and weakness of sailing that you are free to come and go. Cricket, rugby, rowing etc require you to commit specific dates to support your team mates.

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 May 17 at 3:49pm
	The incentive to race a series is there in the form of a minimum number of races to count and large points allocated to DNC results effectively taking you out of the places if you can't discard them. Which, incidentally means that those who can only race some of the series are racing for the fun of it on the day rather than with hopes of a result).
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