Join us
Thinking of joining Hill Head Sailing Club? <p>Take a look around our website, call into the club and have a chat with us. The calendar shows events at the club you are welcome to pop in for a chat. For general membership enquiries contact the Membership Secretary. We hold prospective new members' evening on the fourth Friday of the month from 18:30 hrs where you are invited to come and chat and look round.
HHSC is run by the membership which creates a warm and friendly atmosphere, good for families and individuals alike. It's important that we work together to support the club in all its activities. You may enjoy racing, so race officer duties or manning a safety boat could be the area you would like to assist in, or perhaps ground and equipment maintenance, bar work, or catering. Without this support the club would not be able to run such a wide range of sailing and training activities.
If you or your family are not sailors, but wish to learn, we regularly run RYA training days to get you out on the water quickly and safely. Go to our training tab to see what we do.
Membership Category Descriptions
WATERSPORTS: A member who has an interest in sailing , kayaking, windsurfing, paddleboarding or rowing. Joining fee required.
FAMILY: A couple living together at one address and their child or children under the age of 18 at the commencement of the club year. Joining fee required.
CADET: Under 18 years old on 1 January of the year of application. No joining fee required. A cadet will join along with an adult as a social or sailing member if not taking out a family membership.
STUDENT: Between 18 years and 24 years old on 1 January of the year of application, engaged in full-time studies. No joining fee required.
SOCIAL: Entitled to use of social facilities. No vote at General Meetings. Reduced joining fee required.
SWIMMING: Entitled to use the changing facilities, but not social or sailing facilities. No vote at General Meetings. Reduced joining fee required.
Joining fees are paid in full as a one off payment. Membership fees, may vary according to the month of application as application for membership may be made at any time of year. Subscriptions for new members are charged at a reduced rate with effect from 1 May. The relevant rates cover fees from the date of application until the end of the year and are shown below.
Applications typically take a month to process.
| Joining Fee | Jan | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watersports | £99.00 | £131.00 | £87.50 | £76.50 | £66.00 | £55.00 | £44.00 | £35.00 | £22.00 | £11.00 |
| Family | £99.00 | £262.00 | £175.00 | £153.00 | £131.50 | £109.00 | £88.00 | £70.00 | £43.50 | £22.00 |
| Student | Nil | £65.50 | £44.00 | £38.50 | £33.00 | £27.50 | £22.00 | £17.50 | £11.00 | £5.50 |
| Cadet | Nil | £51.00 | £34.00 | £30.00 | £26.00 | £21.50 | £17.00 | £14.00 | £8.50 | £4.50 |
| Social | £25.00 | £98.00 | £65.00 | £57.00 | £49.00 | £41.00 | £33.00 | £24.50 | £16.00 | £8.00 |
| Swimming | £25.00 | £78.50 | £52.50 | £46.00 | £40.00 | £33.00 | £26.50 | £21.00 | £13.00 | £6.50 |
Memberships are renewed in January and invoiced for payment by either bank transfer, cash or cheque.
Subscriptions for all categories of membership, dinghy park fees and mooring fees can be collected by monthly direct debit spread over 4 months (Feb to May). Joining Fees are payable on application in full. Fees not paid by mid-February attract an administration fee of 25%.
A downloadable PDF of the fees is available
