Port Edgar  Yacht Club

Membership

• Membership Form (text file)

Membership of Port Edgar Yacht Club is open to anyone with an interest in Sailing on the Forth. There is no waiting list or interview procedure, though it is a requirement that two weeks elapse between application and election. Membership forms and information are available at the Club, by contacting the Membership Secretary (Bruce Walker, 0131-339 3312 or ) and here on the Web in text file format. 

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 18s residinghat 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.