How to Join Skerries Sailing Club

To encourage new members, Skerries Sailing Club has decided not to charge a joining fee for this year. In addition it is offering a reduced rate of 50% of the base subscription for newcomers. (Please note that other charges may apply). Details of this offer are shown in this new members offer document.

You will need proposers and seconders but, if you are new to us and have no existing contacts, just e-mail membership@skerriessailingclub.com and we will arrange for you to meet people who can sponsor your application. Or drop into the bar after sailing and ask to be introduced to a committee member who will help you. Alternatively you can print and fill in an application form (click botton on left) and mail it or drop it into the bar for the attention of the Membership Secretary who will guide you through the rest of the process.

Please note that you do not need to be an expert sailor to join. Skerries warmly welcomes newcomers to sailing and, indeed, sailing schools strongly recommend that you join a club sooner rather than later so you can put into practice what you may learn in classes. Even if you do not own a boat you can still get sailing practice.  New members are given the opportunity to try different types of boat.

Skerries also owns three sailing dinghies (one is pictured at left) which are available for the use of new members to improve their sailing skills. A series of coaching days for new members is held on Saturday afternoons throughout the season (see the Calendar). Occasionally, boat owners are looking for new crew members and often find them among new members.

The club also puts like-minded sailors in touch with each other to discuss the possibility of forming a syndicate to share the costs of boat ownership.  Also, should you decide to buy a boat, we strongly advise that you discuss it with members who have expertise in this area (any member of the committee will put you in touch with one of our local experts). In the past we have been able to save members money by helping to negotiate keener prices for boats and, by spotting drawbacks, to steer them away from unsuitable craft.

Of course you not need to be a boat-owner or syndicate member to enjoy sailing and many members have sailed happily for years by crewing for others.