September 2012 - Fairwind Yacht Club

It’s ‘Do Unto Others’ In The Local Yachting World
By Richard Windebank
The Yachting community has always been know for it’s friendliness, and yacht clubs typically welcome visiting
yachtsmen from far away places. So, any time you are sailing away from your home port, you can expect a
warm reception at most of the yacht clubs you visit.
If it’s a long way from home, consider taking a Fairwind burgee to give to a club that welcomes you. They
appreciate them and often decorate their club house with hundreds of burgees they receive this way.
Locally, in Southern California, a lot of yacht clubs take additional steps to extend the hand of friendship.
Fairwind receives scores of invitations, especially from other clubs that make up the Southern California
Yachting Association, formally offering Fairwind members the use of their facilities, including their opening
ceremony at the beginning of the season.
If you go to www.fairwind.org/members/recirpocalclubs, you will see a list of clubs that routinely write to us
every year. But do not assume that list is complete. There are probably many more that send us invites and more
still who will welcome us.
In Marina del Rey, there are two clubs who offer Fairwind Members reciprocal membership on preferential
terms. These are Pacific Mariners Yacht Club (PMYC) and Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club (SMWYC).
At Pacific Mariners, the initiation fee for a new PMYC Fairwind Associate member is $50 (normally $400) and
monthly dues are reduced by 50% to $37.50 per month. PMYC Fairwind Associate Members have limited
access to the clubhouse and only when a Regular PMYC Member is in attendance and do not have PMYC
voting rights.
PMYC Fairwind Associate members can participate in all PMYC Cruises, Parties, Dinners and Events etc.
Further information can be obtained from Michael Donovan, PMYC Membership Chairman at 310-437-9716 or
email: md3trojantwice@gmail.com
At Santa Monica Windjammers, the initiation fee remains at the normal rate of $100, but monthly dues are
reduced by 50% to $65 per month. Fairwind members have full use of the SMWYC facilities, but do not have
SMWYC voting rights. All SMWYC members are required to do one day per year of office duty to support the
running of the Club.
SMWYC/Fairwind Members get to participate in all SMWYC Cruises, Races, Parties, Dinners and Events etc.
Further information can be obtained from Fred Weinhart, SMWYC Rear Commodore at 818-362-2060 or email:
fredsmwyc@aol.com
Both of these opportunities offer Fairwind members excellent value for money and we appreciate the special
terms they give us and the warm hand of friendship that awaits us.
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