Yacht Clubs seem to have three varied focus points.
#1) Social, drinking buddy (primarily a Men's Club)
#2) Racing (all out sailing around the bouys, and taken VERY seriously)
#3) Cruising weekender trips, and social/do stuff versus sit in one place
Some clubs combine nicely, whereas others do not.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with any of the three groups, but I suspect growing clubs embrace more than one focal point. But then again, that's an outsider viewpoint. I'm not a member of any club.
From my Aphorisms file: "Please accept my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member." Groucho Marx.
And for the record, I have no problem with Men's Clubs. Anyone should be free to associate with peers of their own choosing, and if that exclusivity removes me from membership consideration, that's all well and good.
I create my own happiness and contentment.
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