Risk Statement - Important for all Members or Prospective
To promote and foster the safe and enjoyable sailing and cruising in sailing yachts, this Risk Statement clarifies the risks and responsibilities of members attending or participating in Coastal Cruising Club of Australia Inc. (the Club) activities.
Members acknowledge and accept that.
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Participation in events organised by the Club may involve certain risks which include the possibility of harm or damage to its vessels, equipment or persons inherently associated with the perils of the sea or weather.
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Such risks will require the exercise of the prior judgment of members on behalf of themselves, their guests and invitees whether to commence or continue any particular activity irrespective of information supplied by Club officers.
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It is the responsibility of individual members and/or skippers to determine whether or not to undertake or continue any passage or activity.
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Information provided by the Club through its meetings, publications or activities is intended as a guide only and is not necessarily endorsed by the Club.
It is strongly recommended that members have appropriate public liability insurance for their vessels and their occupants.
May 2007
About Us: Coastal Cruising Club of Australia Inc.
Established 1969
P.O. Box 113
Cammeray N.S.W. 2062
The Coastal Cruising Club of Australia (C.C.C.A.) is a Club whose members are concerned mainly with the fellowship of cruising.
Club meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month (except December) at 7.30pm at the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club, Green Street, Cremorne. At the meetings we are entertained either by a guest speaker, a member relating the experiences of a recent cruise, or a discussion night on a subject relative to our interests.
We hope you wish to join with us in sharing the camaraderie of the Coastal Cruising Club of Australia with the collective wisdom of like minded Members, who pursue the challenges of the Cruising Lifestyle with a genuine love and respect for the oceans we sail on.
Membership
Full Members: Boats are found in Sydney Harbour, Port Hacking and Pittwater/Broken Bay. Once a month the club has a “Sailaway” to some local destination in Sydney Harbour and Pittwater / Broken Bay area - or a combined sailaway where one group visits the other’s home port. A major cruise is organised annually just after Christmas for up to three weeks, with past destinations being Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Yamba or Jervis Bay, Batemans Bay, Eden and Gabo Island. The Easter cruise is a joint sailaway either to the harbour or Broken Bay.
What is a full Member?
The owner or part owner of a sailing yacht, or one under construction, whose sailing yacht is customarily moored within a radius of 80 kilometres from the G.P.O. in Sydney, is eligible for admission as a Full Member.
Country, Interstate, or Overseas Member
The owner or part owner of a sailing yacht, or one under construction, whose yacht is customarily moored beyond a radius of 80 kilometres from the G.P.0, in Sydney, is eligible for admission as a Country, Interstate, or Overseas Member, as appropriate.
Boats are found in many Ports and States of Australia and Overseas. A number of our Members have become Port Officers in Ports along the Australian coastline to welcome and assist our Cruising Members.
Joining Qualifications involve a number of steps:
Full Members:
Applicants for Full Membership are required to be "known" before being considered by the Committee for admission:
i) attend at least two regular meetings of the Club as a guest of a Member or as a visitor;
ii) where possible attend a Sailaway with Members of the Club; and
iii) be proposed and seconded by two financial Members of the Club.
iv) Return the completed Application Form to the Secretary signed by a Proposer and Seconder, who are financial Members of our Club together with the prescribed Joining Fee and Annual Subscription.
(Check with the Secretary as to the amount due as there is a pro-rata cost.)
Country/Interstate/Overseas Members:
Applicants for Country/Interstate/Overseas Membership are required to be "Known" before being considered by the Committee for admission:
• Applicants who cannot reasonably comply with the forgoing conditions of Full Membership above shall in lieu submit a "letter expressing interest" in joining the Club. The "letter expressing interest" should include a little about yourself, your yacht and your sailing/cruising experience and reasons for joining our Club.
• Return your letter with the completed Application Form to the Secretary, signed by a Proposer and Seconder, who are financial Members of our Club, together with the prescribed Joining Fee and Annual Subscription.
• Two Members of the Committee can propose and second your application if you do not have other Members of our Club to perform this duty
Approval of Membership: After fulfilling the above steps, Applications for both categories: either Full Members or Country/Interstate/Overseas Members, will go before the Committee. Acceptance of the application will be at the discretion of the Committee at their next meeting. Applicants will be informed in writing of the outcome after their names appear in the Mainsheet as Introduced.
The applicants name will then appear in our next Club Journal as being "Introduced" and then in the following issue of "the Mainsheet" you will be listed as being "Welcomed" into the Club. At the next Club Meeting, Full Members will be personally presented with the Club Burgee, Membership Card and Rules of our Club.
The Club History can be found on the club’s web-site in Members only after you become a member.
Country/Interstate/Overseas Members Club Burgee etc will be posted after the general meeting.
N.B. Each category of Membership above includes a Second Membership for your Partner.
Fees
2009 – 2010 (As at 1 September 2009, subject to annual change at August Annual General Meeting)
All entrance fees and subscriptions are paid at time of application for membership.
Full Member Country / Interstate / Overseas / Associate Members
| Entrance Fee |
$160 |
$160 |
| Annual Subscription |
$139 |
$84 |
| Total |
$299 |
$244 |
If joining throughout the year, the entrance fee is paid in full. Subscriptions are pro-rata throughout the year as follows:
Full Member Country / Interstate / Overseas / Associate Members
| Entrance Fee |
$160 |
$160 |
| Subs: Aug / Sep / Oct |
$139 |
$84 |
| Subs: Nov / Dec / Jan |
$110 |
$68 |
| Subs: Feb / Mar / Apr |
$78 |
$52 |
| Subs: May / Jun / Jul |
$47 |
$37 |
Annual Mainsheet Subscription only: $65.00
Definitions:
Full Member
The owner or part‑owner of a sailing yacht, or one under construction, whose yacht is customarily moored within a radius of 80 kilometres from the G.P.O. in Sydney, is eligible for admission as a Full Member.
Country, Interstate, or Overseas Member
· The owner or part‑owner of a sailing yacht, or one under construction, whose yacht is customarily moored beyond a radius of 80 kilometres from the G.P.0, in Sydney, is eligible for admission as a Country, Interstate, or Overseas Member, as appropriate.
· A member who ceases to qualify as a Full Country, Interstate, or Overseas Member, shall automatically be reclassified to the appropriate membership category. A member may nominate in writing, one person who is permanently associated with the member’s yacht as a second member and that member shall be admitted to membership. The Member shall advise the secretary of any change in the second membership. Provided that the member nominating a second member is a financial member, the second member shall, for the purpose of these rules, be deemed to be a financial member of the Club.
Associate Member
· A member who ceases to be a yacht owner for a period of one year shall automatically become an Associate Member.
· An Associate Member who becomes a yacht owner shall automatically become a Full, Country, Interstate, or Overseas member, as appropriate.
For Further Information
Please contact:
Secretary Glynne Attersall
Coastal Cruising Club of Australia Inc
PO Box 113
Cammeray NSW 2062
