Pretoria Sailing Club – News and Membership

Membership

Pretoria Sailing Club (PSC) is striving to find ways of making our club more affordable to both existing and new members, with the aim of encouraging more people to be involved, whether they sail dinghies or radio-controlled boats.  In today’s world, where the choice of activities is significantly more diversified than it was 20 years ago, people have many options regarding their leisure time.  If sailing is to be an activity of choice, it needs to be affordable, particularly in the current challenging economic climate.

PSC is located within the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, and every member automatically becomes a member of the Friends of Rietvlei (FoR) organisation. Membership entitles them to various benefits, such as a number of free entries to the Reserve for themselves and their families. All club members also become members of South African Sailing (SAS), which entitles them to take part in all SAS-sanctioned events, and to be eligible for National and Regional Colours awards. PSC contributes to the running costs of both these organisations, and a portion of the club membership fees is allocated to them.

Following discussions internally, PSC is pleased to announce the following revised policy for membership and fees.

1. From 1 Jan 2020 , there will be a “monthly payment” option in addition to the current “annual lump sum payment” option.  Either of these options may be chosen, by both new and existing members. The monthly subscription option will be by direct debit, and there will be 10 equal monthly payments, starting in January and ending in October. If you choose the monthly payment option, it is slightly more expensive in that we have allowed for inflation over that period.

2. For all new members, we have decided to do away with the entrance fees for a trial period of up to 2 years.  This is to encourage new members, and thereby grow the number of sailors on the water.   Further:

• • All new members will be offered the choice of either full membership or taking up temporary membership for 6 to 12 months before they decide whether to become full members or not.
  • Temporary membership will be charged on a monthly basis based on the relevant membership category applied for – but note FoR fees are always paid upfront on joining.
  • If you decide on full membership (e.g. you are an experienced sailor) and to pay a lump sum up front, you will be charged the pro rata amount for the year for Club membership fees, plus the full SAS and FoR fees, payable on joining.
  • For new members who are inexperienced sailors, they will need to undertake a 2-day training course costing  R 1,000 per person – note: if you join as a family, then at least one person must take the course, and other inexperienced members of the family who wish to learn to sail will have to pay for their training courses as well.

3. Membership Categories are as follows, and the 2019 full annual fees are shown below:

1. 1. Family – available for husband and wife/partners plus their children up to the age of 18.
   2. Individual – available for adults over the age of 25.
   3. Cadet – individual youth sailors up to the age of 18.
   4. Student – individuals between the ages of 18 and 25.
   5. Country – family or individual members living more than 80km from PSC.
   6. Radio Controlled Yachtsman – available to those who want to use PSC for this hobby only.
   7. Temporary – for new members (see above) paid on a monthly basis for a period between 6 and 12 months before electing to become full members or to opt out completely.

4. If you are interested in joining PSC on either a temporary or a permanent basis, please fill in the form below and we will contact you (also available on the downloads page).

Pretoria Sailing Club joining inquiry form

Pretoria-Sailing-Club-joining-inquiry-form 18 Aug 2019