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We are a varied group of people, united by a common interest in owning a large yacht that is capable of sailing long distances. To further this interest, we have purchased an Oyster 55 as the Club boat.

The organisation is non-profit making. The Club members have agreed to split the cost of purchase equally, so that we have an equal share and equal say in the management of the yacht.

The club is run by committee members tasked with maintaining the yacht in its present good condition and creating a sailing programme to and around such places as Scotland, Ireland, France, the Baltic and the Canary Isles.

Within the organisation, we have a number of qualified skippers and mates who take responsibility for the yacht and help develop the boat-handling skills of their fellow sailors.

Our hope is that about 60 share holders will eventually own the vessel jointly and that the income from sailing revenue will fund its maintenance and running costs.

Each member holds a share of £4000. As a temporary measure, in order to purchase the vessel, some share holders have taken up more than one share and additionally provided loans at no cost to the club.

At a cost of £4000, we anticipate club membership will be accessible to anyone who enjoys sailing and appreciates that an outdoor pursuit of this nature requires some outlay in terms of equipment to enjoy that activity.

Share holders and those actively involved carry out work to maintain and improve the vessel and will benefit from reduced sailing charges.

Our aim is to attract a variety of individuals from a wide cross-section of society with sailing skills and additional skills that will enhance the functioning of the club; for example, web page designers to promote the club’s image, engineers, electricians and carpenters to help maintain the equipment or any other skills that would help maintain, improve or enhance the yacht.

The club will agree a sailing programme in advance of each sailing season, with time periods allocated to visiting areas of interest. Each of the cruises, however long, will be skippered by a club-recognised and qualified skipper and club-recognised mate.

In a typical sailing programme, the yacht would remain in Brighton over the winter and spring months (November – May) for maintenance work, weekend and day/evening sails.

From May - September, it is anticipated that a cruising programme will operate, to the Western isles of Scotland for example. This might typically involve a delivery trip to Falmouth, a changeover at Falmouth, cruising to Oban, a crew change there, followed by a number of crews enjoying cruises of one or two weeks around the Western Isles before delivery trips back to the Solent in September.

The yacht would then be available for weekends in the Solent until November when she would return to Brighton until the following May.

Club members can reserve those summer weeks that suit their diaries; for example those with children might only be able to cruise in August, those without children may wish only to cruise outside school holiday periods.

The club has its own social programme to encourage share holders to meet one another, learn from each other, develop friendships and enjoy the camaraderie that develops through shared experiences within a sailing environment.

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