Membership at Concord Yacht Club is a cost-effective way to enjoy the waters of Fort Loudon Lake and meet people in the local sailing community.  CYC is currently accepting new members.  CYC is limited to 230 active members at this time.

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Membership in Concord Yacht Club requires meeting financial and time obligations.  The following lists detail what is required of CYC members.

Membership Costs

• $327.75 initiation fee
• $230 bond (refundable after resignation resale )
• $396 annual dues, plus applicable State Service Tax ($36.63)

Membership Obligations

• Serving on Race Committee at least once per year
• A minimum of 15 work service hours per year
• Compliance with published club policies and By-Laws. 

Club membership also provides a number of privileges related to the use of club facilities and participation in all club social, racing, and instructional activities. Due to facility limitations, CYC has a limit on the total number of family memberships it can accommodate.

Those interested in active membership must be interviewed by the Concord Yacht Club Board after submitting an application. A non-refundable application fee of $25 will be applied to the initiation fee upon joining.  Pro-rated dues for the first year must be paid, regardless of the length of membership.

Additional Membership Information

The current membership limit is 230, based upon size of our facilities. Typically during the course of a year, several members may leave the area and terminate their membership, creating openings in the membership. When the limit is reached, a waiting list is established. Submission of an application along with the Application fee will secure your place on the waiting list. There is no one on the waiting list at this time.   

Application Fee
A non-refundable $25 "filing fee" will accompany all applications for membership. Applications for membership will be considered in the order of their receipt.

Initiation Fee and Bond
When there is a vacancy, the applicant at the head of the waiting list will be invited to membership and will be asked to make an appointment to be introduced to members of the CYC Board. The initiation fee is $300 plus $27.75 state service tax and the membership certificate is a $230 Bond, which sum together comes to $557.75 and is payable when the applicant is introduced to the CYC Board of Directors. At this time, annual dues are also payable; however, the dues are pro-rated from the first month of membership through the end of the calendar year. The Board meets the second Tuesday evening of each month. Upon resignation from the Club the Bond is repurchased from the holder.

Annual Dues
Active members dues are $396 plus $36.63 tax per year, and are billed in December and due by January 1st. New members obligate themselves to pay at least one full year's dues regardless of the length of their tenure in the Club.

Work Hours
In addition to annual dues, each active membership in CYC contributes fifteen (15) "work" hours of service annually; members may elect to pay $20 per hour in lieu of hours not served. Work hours are credited for services such as work parties (usually during the month of March), committee work (social, telephone, etc.), or assistance with regattas and social events.  Contact us for prorated dues and work hours information.

Other Policies

Orientation. Initiates are asked to attend the next new-member orientation session; this instruction is offered early in the spring and fall of each year.

Race Committee Duty. In addition to work hours members serve on race committee duty once each year during the high-water racing season (April through October). Prior race committee experience is not required. Members may elect to pay $50 in lieu of race committee duty.

Sailboat Ownership. Concord Yacht Club promotes the sport of sailing as in racing, cruising, and day sailing. Although most members own their own sailboat (individually or in partnership with another member), ownership of a sailboat is not required. For an annual user fee members may join the Training Fleet to sail the Club-owned boats.

Sailboat parking. All boat storage space assignemts at CYC are based upon club member seniority.  CYC offers dry racks for small boats, parking spaces for trailerable boats, summer docks for boats over 2000 pounds displacement, year-round moorings, and year-round floating docks (extra fee) for auxiliary boats. Prospective applicants will want to ask about space availability, because membership in CYC does not guarantee the opportunity to keep one's boat on the premises.