The local yacht club here, Shelton WA , doesn't have a size limitation but
does require that prospective members have a boat large enough to have
sleeping accomodations aboard and prospective members must first participate
in a number of club cruises and activities afloat and ashore. Once you are a
member, it doesn't seem to matter if you keep your boat anylonger..

I wish some would get rid of there Marina Queens and give up their slips (to
someone like me, who has been on the waiting list for over 5 years).

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

The yacht clubs that I am familar with have a size limitation on your walet.
Too small you can't join.


"Steve" wrote in message
...
The local yacht club here, Shelton WA , doesn't have a size limitation but
does require that prospective members have a boat large enough to have
sleeping accomodations aboard and prospective members must first
participate
in a number of club cruises and activities afloat and ashore. Once you are
a
member, it doesn't seem to matter if you keep your boat anylonger..

I wish some would get rid of there Marina Queens and give up their slips
(to
someone like me, who has been on the waiting list for over 5 years).

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

The yacht clubs that I am familar with have a size limitation on your walet.
Too small you can't join.


"Steve" wrote in message
...
The local yacht club here, Shelton WA , doesn't have a size limitation but
does require that prospective members have a boat large enough to have
sleeping accomodations aboard and prospective members must first
participate
in a number of club cruises and activities afloat and ashore. Once you are
a
member, it doesn't seem to matter if you keep your boat anylonger..

I wish some would get rid of there Marina Queens and give up their slips
(to
someone like me, who has been on the waiting list for over 5 years).

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

"Backyard Renegade" wrote in message
om...
snipped bit
Are you confusing the minimum size boat required to join a yacht
club -often in
the low 20's- some "yacht" :-) with a some requirement that a boat kept
in a
particular slip must be at least a certain size?

That is what I was trying to ask. My question is, is there typically a
minimum size requirement for a vessel in order to join a club, or is
it just my friends club?
Scotty

There is no minimum size at our club (Dobson Yacht Club), in fact you don't
need to have a boat, you can be a member just to come to the bar and drink
if you like. Same over at the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club http://rcbyc.com
There is a minimum size to race in most local races and regattas, 20' I
believe.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

"Backyard Renegade" wrote in message
om...
snipped bit
Are you confusing the minimum size boat required to join a yacht
club -often in
the low 20's- some "yacht" :-) with a some requirement that a boat kept
in a
particular slip must be at least a certain size?

That is what I was trying to ask. My question is, is there typically a
minimum size requirement for a vessel in order to join a club, or is
it just my friends club?
Scotty

There is no minimum size at our club (Dobson Yacht Club), in fact you don't
need to have a boat, you can be a member just to come to the bar and drink
if you like. Same over at the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club http://rcbyc.com
There is a minimum size to race in most local races and regattas, 20' I
believe.
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

The yacht clubs that I am familar with have a size limitation on your walet.
Too small you can't join.

Clubs come in all price ranges, and you get what you pay for.

The most expensive club around here can cost 5 figures to join, depending on
your age. Same club will bill you the difference between what you spend in the
bar and dining room each month and a mandatory minimum. Dues are in addition,
and not cheap either. On the plus side, the club has probably a dozen or more
outstation facilities throughout Puget Sound and British Columbia.

Other clubs cost a few hundred bucks to join and a dues after that are $100-200
a year.

If you consider how far $200 goes at West Marine these days, membership in a
fun yacht club can be a bargain. :-)

The yacht clubs that I am familar with have a size limitation on your walet.
Too small you can't join.

Clubs come in all price ranges, and you get what you pay for.

The most expensive club around here can cost 5 figures to join, depending on
your age. Same club will bill you the difference between what you spend in the
bar and dining room each month and a mandatory minimum. Dues are in addition,
and not cheap either. On the plus side, the club has probably a dozen or more
outstation facilities throughout Puget Sound and British Columbia.

Other clubs cost a few hundred bucks to join and a dues after that are $100-200
a year.

If you consider how far $200 goes at West Marine these days, membership in a
fun yacht club can be a bargain. :-)

Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote in message . ..
On 16 Feb 2004 09:04:54 -0800, (Backyard
Renegade) wrote:

I am about to embark on a new boat adventure. I heard that many clubs
and such have minimum lengths for boats too. For instance, my friend
has to have a boat with a minimum length of 20 feet or 21 I don't
remember, to have a slip at his marina. The reason I ask is I am
trying to decide on what size to get. Most of my boating will be
trailer boating, and I had been looking between 18-20 feet. However,
if in the future I decide (read "can afford") to have my boat in a
marina, I don't want to lose out over a foot or two. Do your marinas
have minimum limits and what are they? Thanks, Scotty

Marinas around here often have 30-foot minima, but that doesn't mean
you have to have a 30 foot boat. It means you have to pay for 30 feet
to get a slip.

Ask which they mean.

In either case, you could make a bowsprit for docking out of a mop
handle to bring it up to length. :-)



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Hawg Polo?" . . . "Hawg Polo"

You are right though, a well thought pulpit could make the difference

Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote in message . ..
On 16 Feb 2004 09:04:54 -0800, (Backyard
Renegade) wrote:

I am about to embark on a new boat adventure. I heard that many clubs
and such have minimum lengths for boats too. For instance, my friend
has to have a boat with a minimum length of 20 feet or 21 I don't
remember, to have a slip at his marina. The reason I ask is I am
trying to decide on what size to get. Most of my boating will be
trailer boating, and I had been looking between 18-20 feet. However,
if in the future I decide (read "can afford") to have my boat in a
marina, I don't want to lose out over a foot or two. Do your marinas
have minimum limits and what are they? Thanks, Scotty

Marinas around here often have 30-foot minima, but that doesn't mean
you have to have a 30 foot boat. It means you have to pay for 30 feet
to get a slip.

Ask which they mean.

In either case, you could make a bowsprit for docking out of a mop
handle to bring it up to length. :-)



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Hawg Polo?" . . . "Hawg Polo"

You are right though, a well thought pulpit could make the difference