Adastral Sailing - Membership

Joining as a Member

New members are always welcome at Adastral Sailing. You don't have to work for BT or another company on Adastral Park to join. The club is open to everybody, although all members must be over 18 years of age.

There are 2 aspects to the Membership with Adastral Sailing.

Full and Associate Memberships

If you qualify for AtLAS membership, then you will have to pay your £24 annual Bronze Membership Plan fee and will qualify for Full Membership of Adastral Sailing. More details about AtLAS are on our 'About us' page.

If you don't qualify for AtLAS membership, then you may be eligible for Associate Membership of Adastral Sailing to use the Club's facilities. You must pay an equivalent Bronze Membership Plan fee to Adastral Sailing, which is forwarded to AtLAS.

Types of Club Membership

There are three types of craft membership within Adastral Sailing that apply to both Full and Associate Members:

Yacht Members can skipper, train or crew on Yacht Samos as well as use the dinghies.
Dinghy Members can helm, train or crew on our dinghies.
Owner Members will have their own boats and join in with club events such as races and rallies.
- They may not hire Club craft, although they may conduct training sessions, partake in yacht races, and skipper on the yacht’s summer cruise, if properly qualified.

Students are exempt from any ATLAS fees.

The club is fortunate in having some storage on the River Deben for owner’s dinghies and other small craft. The Terms and Conditions for boat storage can be found here.

What it Costs

The club's strategy for setting its fees is that it does not aim to make a profit and we want to keep costs down. The fees provide funds for day-to-day operations, maintenance, berthing fees and building a reserve to invest in future boats. Grant applications supplement the fee income from time-to-time.

There is no joining fee for Adastral Sailing in addition to the annual membership fees. All Members contribute the £24 subscription to AtLAS, whether a Full or Associate Member.

The fee structure comprises of a number of components and can be summarised as follows:

Membership Fees:
- Yacht Membership - £213.70
- Dinghy Membership - £79.30
- Owner Membership - £21.10
Yacht Usage
- Day £85.70 or Evening - £55.60
- Day & Evening - £145.30

Dinghy Usage £5

Training and socials sails/racing/rallies are charged per person on the Yacht and again varying by day of the week and length of hire, with prices of £33.40 (day) or £25.10 (evening) and £18.00 per person for training and social sails, respectively, for a day hire.

Discounts

The Club operates a discount scheme for Members who join throughout the year. This applies to the AtLAS fee, where appropriate, and the Membership fee. More details are available upon request.

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