The RYC Board of Directors welcomes your inquiry regarding membership in our club.
Before concerning yourself with the monetary costs of membership, it is important that you familiarize yourself with the club's concept of operations.
Ours is an incorporated entity with 100 regular members who share equally in the operation of our facilities.
As a condition of membership: EACH YEAR, MEMBERS ARE OBLIGATED TO CONTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY 70 HOURS OF PERSONAL TIME TO THE CLUB. This includes:
- participation in our Docks-In and Docks-Out full day (7 AM - 4 PM) work parties on a Saturday in May and October. Attendance at these work parties is mandatory for continued membership.
- performing 5 eight-hour security duty shifts spread out over the May-October season.
Members will do;
- two midnight to 8AM shifts;
- one or two 8AM-4PM shifts; and
- one or two 4PM-midnight shifts.
- performing approximately 20 hours of work-share (cleaning, painting, building/renovating land and water facilities etc, grass cutting, adjusting dock chains, maintaining the storage compound, public affairs etc.). Work-share is supervised by various Club Directors. Work-share is mandatory for continued membership.
| Initiation Fee (one time charge) | $600 | Payable on approval of your application. |
| Membership (recurring) | $100 | Payable by February 1st, 2012 |
| Facilities Fees | ||
Dock space |
$140 minimum |
Payable in full by Boats larger than 30 ft. are not accomodated at a dock. |
| Mooring ball | $95 | Member provides own harness. Large (40 ft.+) or heavy displacement boats require special consideration by RYC officers. |
| Dinghy (mooring users exempt) | $25 | |
| Canoe/kayak | $25 | |
| Dry Sail/Drip Slip | $95 | Dinghy dock is provided. Can be stored in compound at no cost. |
| Storage Compound | Winter Summer Catamarans are charged 1.5 times the linear rate. |
Storage is available to members only. Cradle or trailer without a boat pays the base rate - $75. |
If you are applying for membership, please print the application form. Fill it in, sign it, and enclose a $20.00 non-refundable cheque made out to "The Rockcliffe Yacht Club".
RYC Membership
PO Box 44038
Ottawa, ON
K1K 4P8
