Re: Stus-List Able bodied crew available in Toronto Area Now Yacht Club Crew Membership
I thought that when this subject (Yacht Club Crew Membership category ) came up before, the consensus was that most Clubs did not offer this category - or force crew on Cruising boats to join. I would be very interested to hear what Clubs are now doing, and if they require membership by crew what the annual fee is. Pequot Yacht Club (Southport CT) does not have a crew membership category. No restrictions on non- member crews other than parking restrictions (must park offsite) -- Jonathan Indigo CC 35III SOUTHPORT CT On Sep 11, 2014, at 13:04, Michael Brown via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Likely the same as most other clubs National Yacht Club has a membership category for crew. Thanks to a few skilled computer programmers at NYC there is a full online crew bank with skill level and preferences that automates the matches and emails everyone. Every spring the club runs a special non-certificate Introduction to Keelboat Sailing. http://thenyc.com/learn.php ... This course runs two nights a week over seven weeks and provides participants with a basic understanding of keelboat sailing, with instruction both in-class and on-the-water. Topics include boat parts, wind, weather, basic on-water safety and equipment (clothing, etc.), sailing terminology, knots, rules, cruising, and some in-depth racing strategies. This is a very popular course and space is strictly limited, so please be sure to register early. ... The deal is the course is $417 which includes one year of introductory crew membership, normally priced at $276. Also includes a text book and a graduation dinner. After some in classroom instruction the students get a walk around on club member's boats, then go out for a sail, and at the end may go out for a race night specifically set up for the training boats. The course is usually sold out. Changing topics here - that was a large storm yesterday. At one point on radar it went as far south as the Pittsburgh area and north maybe half way up Superior. I went out racing in it. Thankfully RC set 1.1 mile legs once around. Saw 24 kts winds under spinnaker and 7.6 kts boat speed, but just can't catch the J/22 and J/24s downwind. A couple of the sport boats finished in under 22 minutes. Guessing it was 17 minutes upwind, 5 down. Michael Brown Windburn CC 30-1 Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:14:49 -0400 From: Colin Kilgour charliekilo...@gmail.com To: Jean-Francois J Rivard jfriv...@us.ibm.com, CC List cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Able bodied crew available in Toronto Area Message-ID: cakr-nknf-hpw1u0ffz7jtr+c__xufksqszqur7cf+ztm3zd...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 There are always boats looking for race crew here, but if you're not in the network of sailors it can be hard to get started. If he has any sailing connections he should leverage them. If not, print up a flyer and post it at all the chandlers and yacht clubs in town. They all have bulletin boards for such things. You can also hang around the docks at some of the bigger clubs on race night and let it be known you're looking to crew. There's almost always someone with a crew member stuck in traffic or at the office. (Of course, you have to slip past security, but that's dead simple at most clubs - particularly on race night) Most clubs also have crew and associate member categories, but I wouldn't fork out for one of them until he's found a boat to crew on, because he could end up forking out for a membership at one club and then getting a ride on a boat from another club. (As a specific tip, Port Credit Yacht Club runs its J24 fall series every weekend until freeze up. Those guys often need crew as the weather gets colder and people start to think about winter activities) Good luck. Cheers, Colin On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Hi Y'all, I've been talking about my sailing adventures to my young co-worker friend from Toronto and he's interested in crewing. On our lake the clubs have associate membership to allow folks without boats to be members. This way they are able to access the crew wanted side of the club website and crew on different boats. Do you guys have similar options on Lake Ontario? My friend is interested in sailing but is just getting started in life and does not have the spare coin for a boat. He's a really nice guy, has no sailing experience, but is very bright and pretty athletic Please let me know if you need crew or can recommend clubs for him to get started. Regards, -Francois 1990 34+ Take Five Lake Lanier, Georgia ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change
Re: Stus-List Able bodied crew available in Toronto Area Now Yacht Club Crew Membership
I should have said ... In the context of clubs in the Toronto area with a club racing program I think many of the clubs offer an associate - crew - junior ... membership categories. At NYC anyone can come in as a guest of a senior member for cruising or racing, even on a regular basis. I think crew membership entitles the person to free club parking and a 7x24 access card. Without it parking is $5 a night on race / event nights and may be restricted during regattas. The other benefit of crew membership is the one week a year that throws terror in the hearts of all the skippers, Crew Race Night. We take a new crew member that has limited helming experience and switch everyone's position on the boat. First, second and third get their own flag awarded that night. Now I realize that may sound silly, put at $276 for a flag it sounds pretty inexpensive compared to what the owner spends ;-) Michael Brown Windburn CC 30-1 Indigo ind...@thethomsons.us , 9/11/2014 1:20 PM: I thought that when this subject (Yacht Club Crew Membership category ) came up before, the consensus was that most Clubs did not offer this category - or force crew on Cruising boats to join. I would be very interested to hear what Clubs are now doing, and if they require membership by crew what the annual fee is. Pequot Yacht Club (Southport CT) does not have a crew membership category. No restrictions on non- member crews other than parking restrictions (must park offsite) --JonathanIndigo CC 35III SOUTHPORT CT On Sep 11, 2014, at 13:04, Michael Brown via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Likely the same as most other clubs National Yacht Club has a membership category for crew. Thanks to a few skilled computer programmers at NYC there is a full online crew bank with skill level and preferences that automates the matches and emails everyone. Every spring the club runs a special non-certificate Introduction to Keelboat Sailing. http://thenyc.com/learn.php ... This course runs two nights a week over seven weeks and provides participants with a basic understanding of keelboat sailing, with instruction both in-class and on-the-water. Topics include boat parts, wind, weather, basic on-water safety and equipment (clothing, etc.), sailing terminology, knots, rules, cruising, and some in-depth racing strategies. This is a very popular course and space is strictly limited, so please be sure to register early. ... The deal is the course is $417 which includes one year of introductory crew membership, normally priced at $276. Also includes a text book and a graduation dinner. After some in classroom instruction the students get a walk around on club member's boats, then go out for a sail, and at the end may go out for a race night specifically set up for the training boats. The course is usually sold out. Changing topics here - that was a large storm yesterday. At one point on radar it went as far south as the Pittsburgh area and north maybe half way up Superior. I went out racing in it. Thankfully RC set 1.1 mile legs once around. Saw 24 kts winds under spinnaker and 7.6 kts boat speed, but just can't catch the J/22 and J/24s downwind. A couple of the sport boats finished in under 22 minutes. Guessing it was 17 minutes upwind, 5 down. Michael Brown Windburn CC 30-1 Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:14:49 -0400 From: Colin Kilgour charliekilo...@gmail.com To: Jean-Francois J Rivard jfriv...@us.ibm.com, CC List cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Able bodied crew available in Toronto Area Message-ID: cakr-nknf-hpw1u0ffz7jtr+c__xufksqszqur7cf+ztm3zd...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 There are always boats looking for race crew here, but if you're not in the network of sailors it can be hard to get started. If he has any sailing connections he should leverage them. If not, print up a flyer and post it at all the chandlers and yacht clubs in town. They all have bulletin boards for such things. You can also hang around the docks at some of the bigger clubs on race night and let it be known you're looking to crew. There's almost always someone with a crew member stuck in traffic or at the office. (Of course, you have to slip past security, but that's dead simple at most clubs - particularly on race night) Most clubs also have crew and associate member categories, but I wouldn't fork out for one of them until he's found a boat to crew on, because he could end up forking out for a membership at one club and then getting a ride on a boat from another club. (As a specific tip, Port Credit Yacht Club runs its J24 fall series every weekend until freeze up. Those guys often need crew as the weather gets colder and people start to think about winter activities) Good luck. Cheers, Colin On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Hi Y'all, I've
