Membership Categories
Ely Sailing Club's Membership Secretary is happy to answer any queries regarding membership at the club. The contact address can be found on the Contact page. We are a family friendly club open to new members as well as experienced sailors. We offer many sailing and social events throughout the year to ensure all our members have a good time!
The club is a non-commercial organisation and has no staff - everyone is expected to support the club by undertaking duties and engaging as active, supportive participants. Therefore, one commitment of your membership is to help run the club itself. You will be assigned a number of volunteer duties during the year to run or assist the activities on that day in line with club rules. The club is not able to function without you, and this is also a great opportunity to get to know other members much better.
Membership Categories and Prices (2026)
Sailing Adult - £89 - Sailing adult individual membership.
Sailing Adult with Flexible Crew*- £113 -Sailing Adult with Flexible Crew permits the membership holder (helm) to sail with different people (family members/friends) an unlimited number of times as their crew, with your crewmate not requiring their own membership because they are covered by your own subscription. They are not permitted to helm the vessel or hire any club boat for their own purpose.
Sailing Cadet with Social Parent/Guardian - £56 - This subscription is for a cadet up to the age of 18, and is accompanied by a parent/guardian when at the club, where a family subscription is not suitable
Additional Sailing Cadet (17 & under) - £28 - This membership is suitable for cadets who have a guardian covered by another membership of the club (social or sailing). If a guardian is not already a member, the above membership is more suitable.
Student (18 or over and in Full Time Education) - £36 - Please note, this membership catergory applies only to those in full time education and is at committee discretion. Those earning a regular wage including apprentices and interns
Sailing Family - £134 - Family Membership consisting of 2 adults and their children/grandchildren (17 & under)
Sailing Couple - £118 - Subscription for 2 sailing adults or 1 sailing adult and 1 sailing cadet
Social Adult / Couple - £30 - This membership is for a non-sailing adult member who will participate in the social side of the club only. This subscription covers a spouse or partner too if appropriate.
Model Yacht Sailor - £30 -This membership is for a non-sailing adult member who will participate in Model Yachting.
Berth - £72 (check availability with the membership secretary before purchase)
Please see the club rules for further intricacies as to membership including age definitions, obligations and expecations.
Why Join?
- We are a growing and developing club with a warm friendly atmosphere.
- All members are welcome whether complete novices, casual recreational sailors, or experienced racers. The more people passionate about sailing, the better!
- We are open four days of the week in the peak season with a combination of social sailing, racing, or both on scheduled days.
- Alternatively, the club has a large hire fleet available to members for reasonable costs.
- The club is an RYA approved Training Centre that aims to provide members with courses to improve their skills.
- All sailing sessions are manned by a Race (Duty) Officer and Rescue Driver to provide assistance or advice, and to ensure safety of sailors at all times.
- The club provides an abundance of opportunities to progress your skills, ranging from sailing to powerboating, first aid, and instructing!
- The club is always open to new members, so sign up and come along! No authorisation required!
Key Membership Information
- The membership year runs from 1st January to 31st December.
- Our sailing season is from the end of March to the end of October.
- Our social events are held all year round and are advertised on the club website.
- All members are expected to actively participate in the club, as a minimum, being expected to engage with the number of duties allocated as outlined within the club rules. There are further opportunities for supporting your club such as winter working parties and additional roles which we would encourage anyone to participate in.
- All new members are expected to read the club Rules and Bylaws - payment is considered an acknowledgement that the member will adhere to the Rules and Bylaws of the club.
- A 50% discount is available for new members joining after June 30th, and applies to the current membership year only and for those who have never been a member of Ely Sailing Club.
Last updated 09:40 on 9 August 2026
