Membership

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The CYCHI membership year starts 01 September and ends 30 August. 

Your Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island Inc (CYCHI) membership must be finacially current before participating in any on-water sailing activities, race management, learn-to-sail programs, or other volunteering activities conducted by CYCHI.
 
Maintaining a current membership ensures you are covered by Australian Sailing Personal Accident Insurance and CYCHI insurance policies.
 

Membership Categories and Fees

โœ… Full Membership $180 per year;

  • Race in the CYCHI Twilight Series.
  • Entitles the member to stand for election to and be elected to serve or appointed to serve in an office bearing position under the CYCHI Constitution.
  • Voting rights at the CYCHI Annual General Meeting.
  • Eligible to fly CYCHI burgee and display CYCHI lettering on stern of vessel.
  • Australian Sailing Personal Injury Insurance.*
  • Benefits provided through affiliation with Australian Sailing.
  • Auto entry to the weekly members cash prize draw at every Twilight Series Race Presentations. The cash prize jackpots if winner not in attendance.

โœ… SailPass $25 per sail;

  • Temporary pass used per sail. It is commonly used by casual crew, visitors, and people trying sailing before committing to a Full Membership.  
  • You can purchase 3 introductory sails @ $25 per SailPASS. There is a maximum of 3 x SailPass per CYCHI Twilight Series or CYCHI Regatta.
  • Australian Sailing Personal Injury Insurance*

Note: These memberships do not not allocate you to a boat.

* Personal Injury Insurance

  • Above membership categories include automatic cover Personal Injury Insurance for any current financial members of the Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island who are injured whilst participating in a sanctioned race, training, or fundraising event.
  • SailPass holders are covered on sanctioned race days or in an accredited Australian Sailing Discover Sailing course. 

More information can be found on the Australian Sailing Website: Changes to Australian Sailing Personal Accident Insurance as of 2022

Australian Sailing Number
Providing your Australian Sailing Number helps streamline your membership process. If you've been a member of CYCHI or another Australian sailing club in recent years, your details should already be in our system. 

Forgotten your Australian Sailing Number? Look it up at: Australian Sailing Number Finder

๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸปSelect the relevant option to pay your CYCHI Membership: