SSC membership info

About Stone Sailing Club

Stone Sailing Club is run by and for its members with the objects of promoting and facilitating amateur yacht and dinghy racing and boat sailing, rowing and canoeing, providing opportunities for tuition and practice of the art of seamanship and providing social facilities for Members. Families are welcome! – there is a long tradition at the Club of generations of the same family being actively involved. Many of today’s leading members practically grew up at the Club!
So, how about joining the Club. There a number of classes of membership to cater for singles, couples and families, sailors and non-sailors.
A vision for the future
A proposal for future developments at the club were published in September 2008. Details of these and a response forma are available here:

Subscriptions and fees
The full subscription for the year 2008 is £158.00 for an adult (over 21) sailor. Then there are family memberships, cadet memberships (for sailors between 7 and 18), students and young adult sailors as well as our social (guest) membership geared towards non-sailors.
The Membership Secretary, Wendy Robinson can be contacted on 01245 400460 / 07808 858562 or e-mailed at membership@stonesailing.org.uk
Membership application
Applications for membership are posted in the Clubhouse for a period of not less than 14 days before being considered by the Committee. In the case of application for 'Cadet Membership', a letter of approval and consent by the applicant's parents / guardians must accompany the form unless the parents / guardians are already members of the Club or are joining as well. All applicants must meet the Membership Committee before membership can be approved and this will be arranged at the earliest opportunity.
Moorings and storage on hard-standing
There is storage for dinghies on the hard in front of the Club for which fees are payable. In addition there are a very limited number of swinging moorings on the River Blackwater for Squibs and cruisers (fees payable). Limited winter storage ashore is available (fees depending on size of boat).
Membership application form
The form is an interactive PDF which you fill in on line or download and then e-mail back to us. Please keep a copy of the .pdf for your own records and bring a signed copy with you to your meeting with the Committee.
Fees are not due until applications to join are approved.
The PDF file can be downloaded from here:

E-mail: Membership Secretary