Membership of Port Edgar Yacht Club is open to anyone.

There is no waiting list or interview procedure, though it is a requirement that two weeks elapse between application and election.

To join please fill in a membership form, these are available at the Club, by contacting the Membership Secretary (Neil MacDougall, 01383 414 102 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and here on the Web.

The classes of membership are:

• Full: Full participation in all the Club's activities and open to persons aged 18 and over. Full members may sign in guests and have one vote at the AGM.
• Family: Confers similar membership rights on a family (two adults and any under 18s residing at the same address). Only 1 adult is entitled to a vote.
• Junior: For sailors under the age of 18. May enter boats in races, but no vote or signing in rights for guests.
• Associate: Intended primarily for social members, but also available for sailing members who do not race regularly (less than 5 times per year). Not entitled to a vote at the AGM. Associate Members may race in novice and white sail classes or other events designated by the Committee.
• Affiliate Club: For bona fide clubs that sail at Port Edgar. Members of Affiliated Clubs usually have the same rights as an Associate member, but members of Affiliated Clubs attached to youth and educational facilities and under 18s of other Affiliated Clubs may also participate in racing.
• Temporary: Conferred automatically on sailors participating in Open events, including the Autumn and Winter Series.

Up to 3 guests per day can be signed in up to a maximum of 6 times by a PEYC Full, Family or Associate member. Therafter they should join.

It is a requirement that anyone racing 5 or more times per year is a member of the Club as detailed above i.e. they must normally be a Full, Family or Junior member. The Sailing Instructions oblige skippers of racing boats to ensure that their crew are eligible.