These rates are for 2012 and are unchanged from 2007 except that for 2012 we have introduced a 'family membership'.
Full membership of the HSC is £40-00 pa. Full members also pay a daily sailing fee of £6-00 to use the club owned boat(s). We also offer a family membership at £60-00, this giving full membership benefits to each individual of a family group.
Those who rarely or never use the club owned boats may join as Associate Members for just £10-00pa. Associate membership suits those who prefer to sail their own boats rather than our club owned boats and also those who are more interested in our country walking events than in sailing.
Anyone can sail with the HSC on a one off or occasional basis by paying a temporary membership fee of £20-00 for any day they go sailing. There is no extra sailing fee on top of this temporary membership fee. Temporary membership suits visitors to the club or those associate members of the club who rarely use the club boats, but for anyone who expects to sail in the HSC club boats at least a few times in a year it makes sense to join as a full member. If, as a prospective new member, you pay one or more temporary membership subscriptions then decide to join as a full member later in the same year, you would be refunded the difference between the temporary memberships you have paid and the cheaper full member's day sailing fees.
All the above fees should be paid to the HSC Treasurer, if necessary via another committee member. Cheques should be payable to HOSTELLERS SAILING CLUB.
The HSC is non profit making. Much the largest part of our income is used to pay mooring fees and insurance for our club owned boats. We also spend some money on items for boat maintenance, our affiliation to the YHA, producing a club magazine etc. At present, we are keeping one boat on a mooring ready for use at any time during the summer months while our second boat is kept on shore and can be road trailed to alternative sailing areas. This is less expensive than keeping both boats on moorings.
Our winter social and country walking events are mostly based at Youth Hostels run by the Youth Hostels Association (YHA) which is a registered charity. It is not necessary to be a member of the YHA to join the HSC or to stay at a Youth Hostel, however members of the YHA do get a discount when staying at YHA hostels. You can join the YHA when you visit a hostel or through the YHA website.
(note: although affiliated to the YHA, which is a registered charity, the HSC is not itself a registered charity and is financially separate from the YHA)