RYC Membership Application

Since 1932, the Richmond Yacht Club has been the home of sailors and has always had a reputation as “the sailing-est club on the Bay.” Come join us for sailing and fun.

Benefits of membership include:

The most active racing and sailing membership on the Bay
An active year-round cruising schedule
A nationally recognized Junior sailing program
Annual host of the Great Pumpkin, Big Daddy, Small Boat Mid-Winters, Totally Dinghy, Big Dinghy and major world-class regattas
Wednesday night beer can races
Friday and Sunday night dinner at the club
Club-owned harbor and dry boat storage, with great access to the Bay
A full social calendar- parties, dinners, special events
Reciprocal privileges at yacht clubs around the world

We are able to provide a full calendar of events because we have a member volunteer tradition, so if you decide to join RYC, be prepared to lend a hand.

This Club Was Built for Fun!

Instructions for Applying for Richmond Yacht Club (RYC) Membership
Richmond Yacht Club, 351 Brickyard Cove Road, Point Richmond, CA 94801
Phone: (510 237 2821) [email protected] , www.richmondyc.org    

• Obtain 3 Member Sponsors. Direct each Sponsor to submit the online 'Letter of Recommendation' located on our website's Membership page. Be sure your Sponsors comply with the requirements to be a Sponsor described in the form.

• Submit your application and volunteer interest form.

• Be introduced by one of your Sponsors at a General Membership Meeting held the second Wednesday of each month (except Jan, Feb, July, & Aug). By special request, you may be introduced at a meeting of the Membership Committee instead. 

• When all the items have been received by the RYC Office (application & three sponsorship letters), your application will be posted on the Clubhouse Bulletin Board and your name and the name of your sponsors will appear in the next issue of the RYC Storm Jib. Please contact the RYC office if you have questions about the status of your application.

• The Membership Committee will review your application and their recommendation is presented to the Board of Directors for action. You will receive an email notice of the action taken by the Board. Expect a minimum of 60 days between submitting your application and notification, depending on the time of year.

Important Notes on Membership

• Both spouses are considered members, but share a single vote. The age of the older partner determines the initiation fee.

• Domestic Partnerships shall have all the benefits accorded to a married couple. Domestic Partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship and meet the following eligibility criteria: Each person must be the sole domestic partner of the other and intend to remain so, be at least 18 years old and mentally able to enter into a contract, not currently married to another person, have shared a primary place of residence with their partner for at least two years and intend to do so indefinitely, and be jointly responsible for each other’s welfare and for financial obligations to RYC. This does not include roommates, siblings, parents or other similar relationships.

• Those who change their membership category from Associate to Regular, or from (Special or Standard) Youth/Collegiate to Associate or Regular must pay as a conversion fee, the difference between the current initiation fee for the old and new membership categories. Under RYC Bylaw 6.15c such memberships will be credited 20% of the conversion fee for each full year of active membership toward the increase in the initiation fee, up to 80%.

RYC Membership Notes

• Associate Membership is limited to those who do not possess a financial interest in a boat.
• Senior Membership may be requested by a Regular or Associate member who has been a member of RYC for at least 25 years, is at least 75 years old and does not own a boat. The older of two partners in a family membership determines the qualifying age.
• Current and past RYC Junior members and or participants in an RYC Junior or Youth sailing program are eligible for Special Youth/Collegiate membership. These individuals must pay a conversion/initiation fee but will owe no yearly dues until reaching age 25, when Youth Collegiate membership terminates.
  

NOTE: Due to the demand for berths and dry storage spaces, election to membership does not assure berth or storage space.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE RICHMOND YACHT CLUB