Below is a summary of the different memberships available for the Royal Artillery Yacht Club.  Please refer to the latest version of our Rules and By-laws for more details. 

Full or Family Membership

All applications for Full or Family Membership shall be approved by the Membership Subordinate Committee. The following are eligible to apply for Full Membership of the Club:

a. All serving members of the Royal Artillery (Regular and Reserves).

b. On being proposed and seconded by Full or Life Members: all past members of the Royal Artillery (Regular, Territorial, Reserves and National Service), and those who have only held Short Service Limited Commissions.

Honorary Membership

The Committee is empowered to elect ladies and gentlemen as Honorary Members of the Club. Honorary membership is conferred as a distinction and carries with it all the rights and privileges of members except that of speaking or voting at meetings or having any share in the management of the Club. Honorary Members shall not be called upon to pay subscriptions.

Additional Honorary Members may be elected whilst they are part owners of a member’s yacht provided they are not eligible for membership under any other category.

Honorary Life Membership

When the Committee wish to confer honorary membership on those who are members under Rule 36, such members shall be elected Honorary Life Members and shall retain their full right of speaking, voting and sharing in the management of the Club. Honorary Life Members shall not be  called upon to pay subscriptions.

Life Membership

A Full Member on joining the Club or at any time thereafter may become a Life Member on payment of a single subscription as laid down in Rule 45. A Life Member shall not, however, be exempt from the provisions of rules 50, 51 nor, should the necessity of enforcing these rules arise, shall he be entitled to the return of any part of his subscription. The number of Life Members, other than Honorary, is limited to 100.

Associate Membership

The following are eligible for Associate Membership of the Club:

a. Officers who hold or have held Short Service Limited Commissions in the Royal
Artillery.

b. Serving or past members of the Armed Forces.

c. Civilians employed by the MOD.

d. Spouses, Partners and adult children of Full and Life Members.

e. Personal friends of Full and Life Members, with an RA connection to the satisfaction of the Membership Committee.

Associate Members shall be proposed and seconded by Full or Life Members both of whom are to know the candidate personally. The committee shall approve all applications. Associate Members shall have all the rights and privileges of members, except that of speaking or voting at meetings or having any share in the management of the Club.

Temporary Membership

The following are eligible for Temporary Membership of the Club:

a. Any person eligible for membership under Rules 36 or 41, but who chooses not to commit to Full or Associate Membership.

b. Any person who is not eligible for membership under Rules 36 or 40, but who sails in a Club yacht with a Full or Associate Member as sponsor, shall be required to become a Temporary Member.

c. Any serving member of a Royal Artillery Battery or other sub-unit within a Royal
Artillery Unit which has paid a block battery membership fee to the Club. Block battery
membership is designed to encourage a number of soldiers of that sub-unit to participate in sailing.

Temporary Members shall have no rights within the Club save the privilege of the use of Club yachts dinghies and windsurfers whilst accompanied by a Full or Associate Member. They are to pay the individual Temporary Subscription rate, which is valid for 12 months from the date of payment, or the Block Battery rate, which is also valid for one year. The relevant rates are published on the RAYC website.