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Membership Fee - £160 per year or less

NLSA sets out to provide low-cost and easy-to-access sailing for everyone to enjoy. The club aims to keep the costs as low as possible, which means it is run by volunteers, allowing us to keep the annual membership to a minimum.  

**SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Full Membership is available to those aged 12 and over who: 

(A) can produce an RYA Dinghy Sailing Certificate of Level 2 or higher, or an RYA Young Sailors Stage 3 Award or higher, or an NSSA School Sailing “Gold” Award  (for more information, see below) or 

(B) can produce an equivalent foreign or other dinghy sailing qualification (for more information, see below) or

(C) is an experienced dinghy sailor but is not able to produce a dinghy sailing qualification from (A) or (B) above, and is willing instead to undertake an assessment carried out by an NLSA instructor (for more information, see below).

For those applying for membership under section (A) above, having an RYA Dinghy Sailing Certificate:

Please note that Yachting qualifications do not count as dinghy qualifications.

For those applying for membership under section (B) above, having equivalent foreign or other dinghy sailing qualifications:

If you have any questions about your equivalent qualifications then please contact our NLSA Membership Secretary, Mary Leaming membership@northlondonsailing.org.

Please note that Yachting qualifications do not count as dinghy qualifications.

For those applying for membership under section (C) above via an Assessment:

Please note that assessment is only available if you have submitted a membership application.

During the assessment, the instructor will ask the candidate to demonstrate sailing skills up to RYA Level 2.  The exact content of the assessment may vary, but most commonly the sailor will have to rig and launch their dinghy, sail a triangular course successfully and return safely to the pontoon. 

Successful assessment will permit the sailor's application to be approved and completed.

The fee for an assessment is £20 for those aged 18 or more, or £10 for those under 18, but their first subscription payment will be reduced by 50% of the assessment fee they had previously paid.

If you have any questions regarding your experience then please contact our NLSA Membership Secretary, Mary Leaming membership@northlondonsailing.org.

Family Membership is available to:

(D) The close family of qualified full adult members comprising their partners and their children or grandchildren aged from 8 to 17 years old, even if not qualified to join as Full Members in their own right.  Such partners and children or grandchildren may only sail when accompanied within the same boat by the Full Adult Member with whom their membership is associated. 

How to join?

1. Click on this JOIN NOW - it will take you to the Membemojo portal where you can sign up.  

2. Fill out the form - there is a dropdown menu and the one you select depends on your date of joining and your category of membership.

BEGINNERS - What if I don't have any sailing experience?

NLSA at the West Reservoir is not an RYA Training Centre so if you don't have a qualification or dinghy-sailing experience, contact either the West Reservoir Centre for details of their RYA courses or contact the RYA for information about other training centres.

FEES - Annual Subscriptions

The subscription year runs from 1 April to 31 March.  Subscriptions for new members run until 31 March of the following year.  Reduced rates for new members based on the date of first joining

 Full Membership (See above for fee)

• • 100% Subscription fee due - New members joining January to June

  • 75% Subscription fee due - New members joining from July to September

  • 50% Subscription fee due - New members joining October to December 

  • 100% Subscription fee due - Existing members when renewing

  • Those joining after a successful assessment will have their first subscription payment reduced by 50% of the assessment fee they had previously paid.

Concessions

We offer 50% concessionary membership discounts to adults who meet the following requirements:

• • Full-time students in further/higher education,

  • In receipt of benefits,

  • Aged 60 years and over.

Please contact Mary Leaming, NLSA Membership Secretary at membership@northlondonsailing.org to supply proof of eligibility or for more information. 

Family Memberships

For family members, only one adult qualified member pays the full annual subscription. All other family members pay 50% of the relevant full subscription.