Membership

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Bendigo Yacht Club always welcomes new members and offers a flexible range of membership options, including:

Sailing Membership - ordinary membership with full sailing, camping and voting rights (subject to your age)
Concessional Membership - open to all holders of a Commonwealth Pension card, DVA pension or Gold card. (Seniors or Health Care cards are NOT included.)
Family Membership - up to 2 adults and all dependent children under 21 years of age in the one family. All rights as a sailing membership as above.
Social membership - full access to club facilities and voting rights but no sailing, boat storage, caravan or camping rights.
Special Membership - Sailability participant & volunteer, Absentee, Honorary or Life Member etc

You can become a member as an individual or as part of a family grouping. The schedule of annual fees is set at the AGM each each year to be as affordable as possible while still covering expenses. There is no one-off joining fee.
Renew or join before August 31 for the 10% off earlybird rate.

Instructions for new members

Please click on the New member button at the bottom of this page to apply for membership. New membership applications are subject to the Rules and By-Laws of the Club and require ratification by the General Committee. Fees and privileges are outlined below.

If you have been a member of a sailing club anywhere in Australia over the past few years, your details (including Australian Sailing Number) may already be in the system. If this is the case, you will get a warning asking you to renew your profile or register as a new member. Please select the renew your profile option.

Please note: Potential new members may be able to package membership with sail training for a discounted rate in their first year. Contact the club for details.

Instructions for continuing members

Please click on the Returning member button at the bottom of this page to renew your membership for the coming season. You will need your Australian Sailing Number to complete the renewal process.

Can't remember your Australian Sailing Number?Click here

Have a question? Please contact the Secretary at secretary@beyc.org.au

**Membership fees and privileges *Fees are normally renewable after August 1st annually**

Categories of membership	Age range	Annual early bird	Fee from Sept 1st	Voting rights	Sailing events	Social events	Club facilities	Boat storage	Caravan/ camping
1(a) Ordinary Sailing Member	26+	$315.00	$350.00	●	●	●	●	●	●
1(b) Concessional Sailing Member	26+	$157.50	$175.00	●	●	●	●	●	●
1(c) Youth Sailing Member	18–25	$157.50	$175.00	●	●	●	●	●	●
1(d) Junior Sailing Member	7–17	$78.75	$87.50		●	●	●	●
1(e)(i) Family Sailing Membership	see above	$472.50	$525.00	●	●	●	●	●	●
2(a) Social Member	18+	$157.50	$175.00	●		●	●
3(a) Life Member	26+	$0.00	$0.00	●	●	●	●	●	●
3(b) Absentee Member	Any age	$N/A	$N/A
3(c) SailPass (Temporary Membership for the day)	Any age	N/A	$15.00/day		●	●	●

Privilege	Age range	Fee
Annual Race Fee 1 - Single Adult	26+	$110.00
Annual Race Fee 2 - Adult plus Crew	26+	$150.00
Annual Race Fee 3 - Single Youth	18–25	$60.00
Annual Race Fee 4 - Youth plus Crew	18–25	$75.00
Annual Race Fee 5 - Single Junior	7–17	$30.00
Annual Race Fee 6 - Junior plus Crew	7–17	$45.00
Annual Race Fee 7 - Sail School Participant during 2025/26	Any age	$0.00
Boat Storage 1B - Shed Storage - Level 1 - Bottom/Floor (subject to availabilty)	Any age	$190.00
Boat Storage 1M - Shed Level 2 - Middle (subject to availability)	Any age	$125.00
Boat Storage 1T - Shed Level 3 - Top (subject to availabilty)	Any age	$90.00
Boat Storage 2 - Shed Storage for each Canoe/Sailboard (subject to availability)	Any age	$50.00
Boat Storage 3 - Locked Secure Yard (subject to availability)	Any age	$125.00
Boat Storage 4A - Open Area Parking for Trailer-Sailers	Any age	$120.00
Boat Storage 4B - Open Area Parking for Off-The-Beach Craft	Any age	$100.00
Camping 1 - Annual Caravan Site (subject to availability)	18+	$770.00