Thread: Yacht Clubs
View Single Post
Old 02-08-2016, 07:55 AM   #16
psneeld
Guru
 
psneeld's Avatar
 
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,156
Quote:
Originally Posted by gaston View Post
Before you join a yacht club have a look in the car park and garbage bins this will help you determine at what level you will fit in
Yep, some are downright scary to me.

I did appreciate back in the 70's a couple of the yacht clubs in the Miami area extended honorary memberships to active duty USCG Officers..while certainly no guarantee...the thought was there might be some quality added and might groom future members.

No chance of that happening in my neck of the woods...I believe the starting membership fee might be over $10,000. Plus, the club officers openly defy the USCG/COLREGS by letting little kids sail in without "permit" regattas where the course criss crosses the ICW in some of the busiest places at some of the busiest times. A miracle a child hasn't been hurt.

Maybe cubs I'm glad they don't want me a member of.


But I do wish there were some reasonable ones around.
psneeld is online now   Reply With Quote