Ed asked: Tell me, does anyone actually wear a blazer with
an emblem and a captains hat?

Only motorboater's wear that kind of thing...most folks at ours wear khaki
shorts and t-shirts....and baseball caps....

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Ed stated:
because if I have to buy a sponsor, that seems way too much like buying a
friend.

Gee...our sponsor owns a very small marina of his own up on White Lake and
drives around in cut-offs in his beat up Ford pick-up...he's just a plain,
old nice guy and he'd probably rearrange the face if someone suggested he
could be "bought"....we were referred to him by a mutual friend, and also
have known the manager of the yacht club for years...since he was a
teenager, in fact....You have a very warped idea of the world, Ed Gordon....
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Ed, If that's your definition of rich, then that's great...however, there
are those who also consider their Beamer, their 4K sq ft house, and their
accoutrements as being gifts from God. They also consider their lives to be
rich in more than just money. Don't be so hasty to judge others just
because they like their possessions or have more than you. That makes your
definition smack of insincerity.

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

He has a lot of gay friends at his yacht club.

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"EdGordonRN" wrote in message
...
At my yacht club, if you have to ask, you can't afford it. To get in,
you need a sponser to fill out the admission forms, and letters of
recommendation from two more members.

Why do you bother? What do you get out of that? People approving of you
and you
have to pay for the privilage of people approving you? For a boat club?
Maybe
there's something I don't get. Tell me, does anyone actually wear a blazer
with
an emblem and a captains hat?

I belong to a yacht club, and find it to be an excellent way for people
who do not or cannot own lakeside property to enjoy the water and
boating. My club requires three sponsors, and a guest membership period
in order for the applicant and the membership to make sure they are
comfortable with each other.

The only routine paid services utilized by the club are mowing the
grass, garbage pick-up, and a weekly housecleaning, so it is very
important that members clean up after themselves, pitch in to help on
semi-annual workdays, and serve on various committees. In return,
members have access to a marine railway, dry storage, wet slips,
launching ramps, docks, swim area, a club house that can be reserved for
private events at no charge, personal lockers, camping areas, organized
rowing and sailing programs, and the society of congenial people for
frequent social events. All of this is at an annual cost about half of
the annual lease of a slip for a 25 foot boat in a commercial marina.
We have a limited number of club owwned boats available for member use
on a first-come, first served basis, including a laser, a j-22, a couple
of sunfish, rowing skulls, and a couple of canoes. Multi-class club
races are held roughly everty two weeks year round, and there is ample
opportunity to participate as a crew member or by skippering one of the
club boats.

Since the membership jointly owns a multimillion $ facility, a modest
initiation fee ($1200 when I joined) and a process of ensuring mutual
compatability between members and candidates is appropriate, in my
opinion. We are a southern club, and do not descriminate based on
race, creed, or social status. Our membership includes a butcher, a few
doctors, school teachers, college professors, a smattering of yankees,
an English couple, a Frenchman, and at least one athiest.


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Elmo




"EdGordonRN" wrote in message
...
At my yacht club, if you have to ask, you can't afford it. To get
in,
you need a sponser to fill out the admission forms, and letters of
recommendation from two more members.

Why do you bother? What do you get out of that? People approving of
you and you
have to pay for the privilage of people approving you? For a boat
club? Maybe
there's something I don't get. Tell me, does anyone actually wear a
blazer with
an emblem and a captains hat?

Sailing gets me closer
to God and I get to do it all the time.


That is the most damaging anti-sailing comment ever.

RB

I would consider it a curse if I had
to have a BMW


Why is that? BMW's arent that expensive! And some of them are a lot of fun to
drive. If the M3 goes to AWD and gets some headroom, I'd buy one. It's just a
car that even you could afford.

RB

however, there
are those who also consider their Beamer, their 4K sq ft house, and their
accoutrements as being gifts from God.


Man, it's easy to see why this country is a conservative pool of filth when
people are thanking invisble "forces" for their own hard work.
Poor Katy was brainwashed. She would not know of "god" unless it had been
taught to her.
Oh, George Carlin, where art thou?

RB

Beauregard wrote:
I belong to a yacht club, and find it to be an excellent way for people
who do not or cannot own lakeside property to enjoy the water and
boating. My club requires three sponsors, and a guest membership period
in order for the applicant and the membership to make sure they are
comfortable with each other.

And a bottle of Jack Daniels for the drive home.

... Our membership includes a butcher, a few
doctors, school teachers, college professors, a smattering of yankees,
an English couple, a Frenchman, and at least one athiest.

Dammit, you all let in Yankees?!? Where's your sense of pride! But at
least you don't let in lawyers...

DSK

Gee...our sponsor owns a very small marina of his own up on White Lake and
drives around in cut-offs in his beat up Ford pick-up...he's just a plain,
old nice guy and he'd probably rearrange the face if someone suggested he
could be "bought"....

Uh, yeah, sounds like a nice guy. Actually, he sounds like a dangerous guy, but
I'm trying to be agreeable.