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How to Join Skerries Sailing Club

To encourage new members, Skerries Sailing Club is offering a reduced rate of 50% of the base subscription for newcomers (please note that other charges may apply).

Details of this offer are shown in this new members offer document .

You will need proposers and seconders but, if you are new to us and have no existing contacts, just e-mail membership@skerriessailingclub.com and we will arrange for you to meet people who can sponsor your application. Or drop into the bar after sailing and ask to be introduced to a committee member who will help you. Alternatively you can print and fill in an application form mail it or drop it into the bar for the attention of the Membership Secretary who will guide you through the rest of the process.

Please note that you do not need to be an expert sailor to join. Skerries warmly welcomes newcomers to sailing and, indeed, sailing schools strongly recommend that you join a club sooner rather than later so you can put into practice what you may learn in classes. Even if you do not own a boat you can still get sailing practice. New members are given the opportunity to try different types of boat.

Skerries also owns a number of sailing dinghies which are available for the use of new members to improve their sailing skills. Occasionally, boat owners are looking for new crew members and often find them among new members.

The club also puts like-minded sailors in touch with each other to discuss the possibility of forming a syndicate to share the costs of boat ownership. Also, should you decide to buy a boat, we strongly advise that you discuss it with members who have expertise in this area (any member of the committee will put you in touch with one of our local experts). In the past we have been able to save members money by helping to negotiate keener prices for boats and, by spotting drawbacks, to steer them away from unsuitable craft.

Types of Membership

Type 1 – For One Person Only Ordinary Member

Offers full access to both, onshore, social, snooker, and on-the-water facilities of the club to an individual member. Designed for those who wish to take part in sailing, power-boating, cruising or racing at both club level and higher. With this type of membership your fee also covers full membership of The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) allowing you to compete in regional, national or international competitions. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

  • For 1st year membership a 50% discount is available
  • For 2nd year members, a 25% discount is available
  • From year 3, the full membership fees apply

Under 30’s Ordinary Membership

This offers the same membership and access as an Ordinary member receives but at a reduced price for those who may be under 30years of age on 1st January of the current membership year. Your fee also includes full membership of the ISA. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee. There are no discounts for year 1 or year 2 under this scheme.

Student Member

To qualify for student membership you must be in full-time education with a student card valid during the membership year. There is no age restriction with the membership. Your fee also includes full membership of the ISA. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

Cadet Member

Cadet membership is available to anyone under 18 years on January 1st of the membership year.

There are 2 prices available for a Cadet member:

  • Cadet (Member): The lower price is for a Cadet with one or more parents/guardians who have current membership of any type with the club. You will also receive full cadet membership of the ISA.
  • Cadet (non-Member): This higher priced membership is for a Cadet whose parent/guardian is not a member of the club in any way.

Veteran Member

This is a restricted membership available only to current members who have at least 15 years continuous membership in the club. You must also be at least 66 years old on 1st January of the membership year. Your fee also includes full membership of the ISA. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

Shoreside Member

This offers restricts your membership to social i.e. non-water based activities. You may use all of the facilities of the clubhouse including bar and snooker areas. You will not however be eligible to vote at AGM or EGM nor will you become a member of the ISA. You are entitled to attend an AGM/EGM but not to vote nor can you be put forward for election to the Committee.

Overseas Member

To qualify, an applicant must be resident overseas. They are joined with the equivalent rank of Shore-side member and as such the same conditions apply regarding sailing activity and voting rights.

Life Member

The club is not open for Life Memberships at this time. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

Type 2 – For Families or More Than 1 Person Joining

Family Members

A family membership consists of a married or common-law couple with all of their children under the age of 18 years on January 1st or, one or both parents and all of their children under the age of 18 years on January 1st of the year of membership. In this type of membership, each parent/guardian becomes an Ordinary member and each child becomes a Cadet member. All members of the group will also become members of the ISA as part of their fee. The parent/guardian members are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

  • For 1st year membership a 50% discount is available
  • For 2nd year members, a 25% discount is available
  • From year 3, the full membership fees apply

Family of Veteran Member

In cases where one of the senior parties of a family membership qualifies for Veteran status (i.e. 15 years membership and aged over 66 years), the remaining family members including any children under 18years on January 1st become eligible for this reduced family membership rate. All members will also become members of the ISA as part of their fee. You are also entitled to vote at an AGM/EGM and to go forward for election to the Committee.

Additional Sailing Club Fees

For those members (excluding Shoreside & Offshore) eligible to partake in water-based activities such as Club racing, Regional/National/International competitive events, Powerboating, Cruising etc, an additional fee will most likely apply to your membership.

Racing / Rescue / Punting Fee

This additional fee permits the member to participate in all club-racing (Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays) and all open racing events held at Skerries Sailing Club. In addition, for those members with boats kept on moorings, members are entitled to use the Club’s punt/water-taxi service which operates throughout the main sailing season.

Boat Parking Fee

For dinghy owners, boat parking is permitted throughout the year and a seasonal fee (summer or winter) is applied depending upon the size of the dinghy. For cruiser owners, boat parking is permitted during the off-season only and the fee is dependant upon the size of the boat.