timjet
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In our sailboat days we belonged to a sail club and enjoyed the company of many like minded friends and boating enthusiasts. The age of the members ranged from 20's to 80's but most like us were in their mid 40's. We enjoyed weekend cruises to many anchorages and marina's and I learned the area quite well. The boat club facility where meetings took place and the race skipper briefings were held was a open floor facility with bathrooms and a storage area. It was maintained by the members and member fees were more than reasonable. Less than $100 to join and $35/mo I think.
Since buying our MY (motor yacht) we've joined the USPS and completed their basic boating course. I was hopeful that we would meet some folks that like to do weekend cruises but that has not happened. The club does a monthly cruise but it is always to a marina and generally on the few we've gone to only 3 or 4 boats attend, though several couples do come by car. We are in our early 60's and appear to be younger than average which probably explains the marina cruises. The admiral is no longer interested in attending the meetings.
In researching motor boating clubs they are more like country clubs with restaurants, pools and high member fees. Since our marina has a pool and very nice restaurant on site we really have all that without the high membership fees. Only problem is we've found no one to cruise with, even for weekends. Most of my dock mates are retired or nearly so and I am surprised almost none of the boats on our docks have a dinghy. Which of course means they don't anchor out. We moved to a new marina 6 months ago, and the guy behind me a very nice fellow, retired from the FAA with a 43 Bayliner has invited us to join the USPS he is a member of and much closer than our old USPS. We will but again he has no dinghy and no interest in anchoring.
We might have to get chummy with some of the sail-boaters, they all have dinghy's.
Since buying our MY (motor yacht) we've joined the USPS and completed their basic boating course. I was hopeful that we would meet some folks that like to do weekend cruises but that has not happened. The club does a monthly cruise but it is always to a marina and generally on the few we've gone to only 3 or 4 boats attend, though several couples do come by car. We are in our early 60's and appear to be younger than average which probably explains the marina cruises. The admiral is no longer interested in attending the meetings.
In researching motor boating clubs they are more like country clubs with restaurants, pools and high member fees. Since our marina has a pool and very nice restaurant on site we really have all that without the high membership fees. Only problem is we've found no one to cruise with, even for weekends. Most of my dock mates are retired or nearly so and I am surprised almost none of the boats on our docks have a dinghy. Which of course means they don't anchor out. We moved to a new marina 6 months ago, and the guy behind me a very nice fellow, retired from the FAA with a 43 Bayliner has invited us to join the USPS he is a member of and much closer than our old USPS. We will but again he has no dinghy and no interest in anchoring.
We might have to get chummy with some of the sail-boaters, they all have dinghy's.