Welcome to the new Club Year October 2009 to September 2010

The club has a wide ranging membership both in terms of age, ranging from 7 year olds to over 90 year olds, places of residence from 200 yards from the Club house to France, Turkey, Japan & Australia, and interests from canoeing, dinghy racing, cruiser racing and cruising, as well as those who are happy just mucking around in boats.

Would you believe that over 230 families – that’s over 370 members live between Walton and Clacton including Frinton, Kirby & Holland and a further 25 families with 40 members live between Walton and Harwich. Wouldn’t it be lovely to see you all a lot more often; you’re all within about 25 minutes’ drive from the Club.

Currently the club has over 630 members, although we are having to chase a few subscriptions. The membership Year book and dairy will be published at the beginning of January, and, unfortunately, if you have not paid your subscription before the end of December, you will not be included in the year book.

So who can join? Everybody who has in interest in boating is more than welcome.
How do you Join? Ask for an application form from Jane in the Office or Paul in the Bar. This asks for your contact details and brief boat details (if you have one). We also prefer a Club member who knows you to propose you, but if you don’t know anyone in the Club, it is no problem.

There are the following classes of membership, which runs from 1st October to the end of the following September.

a). Members entitled to vote at general meetings and to introduce guests to the Club
Adult               One aged 25 years or more on 1st October.
Life                  One aged 25 years or more who has been a member for at least five years and, by application to the general committee, has been granted life membership on payment of the appropriate fee.
Senior            One who, on 1st October, is aged 70 or more and has been a member for at least 25 years.
Honorary       One awarded honorary membership by resolution of an AGM or EGM on the recommendation of the general committee.
Overseas      One so classified by resolution of the general committee who spends more than 8 months per year abroad or for other exceptional reasons
Intermediate One aged 18 or more but under 25 on 1st October.
Student          One aged 18 or more but under 25 on 1st October and who is undergoing a full time course of study.
b). Persons entitled to use Club facilities but not entitled to vote at general meetings nor to introduce guests to the Club
Cadet              One aged 11 or more but under 18 on 1st October, who is registered as a cadet.
Junior Cadet One aged 6 or more but under 11 on 1st October, who is the child or grandchild of a member, and is registered as a junior cadet.
Temporary    Normally for short periods only, but exceptionally up to 3 months


Fees for the year.
Fees are due from 1st of October each year.
For the year beginning October 2009 the Fees are as follows:

	First Member	Subsequent members
Adult	£126.00	£63.00
Intermediate	£63.00	£31.50
Student	£23.00	£11.50
Cadet	£23.00	£11.50
Junior Cadet	£23.00	£11.50
Over 70	£63.00	£31.50
Overseas	£47.00	£23.50
Honorary	£0.00	£0.00
Life	Life Depends on age

New members joining after November 1st. will be charged 1/12 of the annual subscription for each full or part month remaining to 30th Sepember.
In addition there is a joining/administrative fee which again has been waived for 2009/10.

New Members

Thirteen new members have joined the Club up to mid December