Joining a yacht club is a great way to enhance your enjoyment of life afloat. When you join a yacht club, you become part of a community whose members share your devotion to boating. You also become part of centuries-old maritime tradition, as most yacht clubs pay tribute in their regalia and festivals to the history and protocols of seafarers throughout the ages.
On the more practical side, yacht clubs maintain facilities for their members' use and enjoyment, from moorage to haul-out facilities, maintenance shops to clubhouse amenities. You'll also be invited to participate in a host of boating activities and events, such as sailboat races, organized cruises, seminars and social events.
If you're thinking about joining a yacht club, peruse the profiles below to find out what the organizations in your area have to offer. And if you're not thinking about joining a yacht club, check out the profiles anyway -- to see what you're missing.
Attention Yacht Club Managers and Officers:
WhateverFloatsYourBoat.ca is currently compiling off-line a database of yacht clubs in the Pacific Northwest. Each listing will contain a brief description of your facilities (comforts and boat maintenance), moorage (rates, wait listed, etc), instruction available, outstations, reciprocal arrangements, initiation and dues. This will provide prospective members with a good summary of what your club offers.
Each club profile will also contain guidelines for reciprocal guests who plan to visit your club, describing moorage available, length of stays, registration procedures, and other particulars.
This expanded section of WhateverFloatsYourBoat.ca will help you attract new members. It will also help your and other yacht club members to take advantage of reciprocal privileges throughout the Pacific Northwest. After a long day on the water, who needs the confusion or disappointment of arriving at a reciprocal club with no indication of what to do next?
