If you are a sailor qualified to\u00a0 RYA level\u00a0 2 then you will be able to join the club and use our club boats for an annual fee.\u00a0 \u00a0It must be noted that in joining the club there is an expectation that you play your part in running the club as well as benefit from sailing on the lake. Membership\u00a0 fees\u00a0 are kept\u00a0 low because we expect all members to play their part in running the club by supporting Open\u00a0 \u00a0Days and Work Parties and fulfilling 4\u00a0 racing duties per year.\u00a0 In addition courses\u00a0 there are some members who have trained as sailing instructors\u00a0 \u00a0and they volunteer\u00a0 their time\u00a0 to\u00a0 support beginners learning to sail through Norwood Watersports.<\/p>\n
The club runs\u00a0 racing throughout the\u00a0 year on Sundays.\u00a0 If you prove be a regular sailor and play an active part in running the club then you can qualify to apply for a boat park space to purchase and store your own boat ,enabling keen sailors to continue their interest in sailing and racing with others within the\u00a0 club.\u00a0 Complete beginners, with no sailing skills must follow the Learn to Sail route\u00a0 through RYA Training Centre\u00a0 and become members of the club . <\/strong><\/p>\n Competent sailors – Level 2 standard can apply to the club by downloading\u00a0 the membership form<\/a> (pdf) and emailing it to the secretary and await instructions before paying the membership fee. If you would like more information about membership or would like to discuss anything in more detail, please speak to our Secretary, Janice Beaumont,\u00a0 email secretary@croydonsailingclub.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re looking for sailing opportunities at South Norwood Lake specifically for children (under 18),\u00a0 we encourage families to join as members, once they have completed RYA Level 1 Adults and Stage 2\u00a0 Children . See Learn to sail Page for latest information.<\/p>\n Membership Subscription Rates for 2025 <\/strong>(1st January to 31st December)<\/strong><\/p>\n Subscriptions are per calendar year.<\/p>\n *\u00a0Availability of boat park spaces\u00a0is\u00a0currently\u00a0extremely limited and spaces may not be immediately available; see below for further details.<\/p>\n WHICH MEMBERSHIP SHOULD I CHOOSE?<\/strong><\/p>\n Single membership<\/strong> is for individual\u00a0adults (18+) who would like\u00a0to join Croydon Sailing Club. Single members\u00a0are welcome to bring their partner or children to\u00a01 or 2 Go Sailing (non-racing) sessions each year, to give them a taste of sailing, but should upgrade to Family membership if they wish to do so on a more regular basis.<\/p>\n Family membership<\/strong> is for adults who would like to join with their partner and\/or bring their children to our Family Sailing, Go Racing and Go Sailing\u00a0 sessions .<\/p>\n BOAT PARKING<\/strong><\/p>\n Spaces are\u00a0only available for sailing dinghies owned by members that have valid insurance and are actively and regular used at CSC. The boat park cannot be used for storage of dinghies that are not suitable for, primarily for use at, or not regularly used at South Norwood Lake. Any boat that is not regularly used for a period of 1 year is automatically subject to a \u00a3200 annual surcharge and must be removed from the boat park.<\/p>\n Due to the size of South Norwood Lake, the largest single-handed sailing dinghy allowed is a Laser. If you plan to bring a larger, double-handed sailing dinghy to CSC, please ensure that you have explicit permission from the committee before doing so, as it may not be suitable for sailing at CSC.<\/p>\n CLUB BOATS FEE<\/strong><\/p>\n The club has a fleet of training boats that are mainly acquired through Sport England Grants (Laser Picos and Hartley 12.2). The fleet has been added to through the clubs own funding from its Training Budget and past members legacies; (Toppers, Comets,\u00a0 Topper Byte ). These boats need to be insured and maintained and their long-term replacement needs to be provided for. Therefore the club charges members an annual fee of \u00a350 to use these boats at its Go Sailing and\u00a0 Go Racing.<\/p>\n INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Member obligations\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>include carrying out four duties in either Winter and Summer seasons<\/em>. Duties involve helping the Race Officer prepare the jetty, opening up the club house, marking off race boats on a schedule making coffee for mid racing break and helping put equipment away before locking up the clubhouse and boat park at the end of the session. Non- Racing members who attend summer Go Sailing are expected to volunteer for up to 4 sessions helping as beach master or powerboat\u00a0 support driver. Beach masters carry out shore-based activities such as helping to rig, launch and <\/span>retrieve boats, setting up and putting away the jetty and powerboat and take responsibility for securing the site at the end of the session. All club activities are run by volunteer members so joining the club involves helping out in some form as there are no paid staff but the benefits are that are fees are very \u00a0good value for money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Club members receive regular emails reminding them of sailing and social events, meetings and training opportunities.\u00a0 A\u00a0 Whats App groups co-ordinate last minute changes to the sailing calendar\u00a0 due to duty officer \/ beach master requirements and weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Membership Rates 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Single<\/td>\n 80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Family<\/td>\n 120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Club Boat use annual fee<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Boat Park (fee per boat space) *<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n