Hi,

I was thinking of taking up sailing / yachting as a hobby. The initial training courses doesn't seem too expensive.

However, I am trying to ascertain the ongoing costs of sailing, as a hobby. As far as dinghy sailing is concerned, the costs don't seem very prohibhitive.

However costs of yachting seem quite high to charter a yacht.

However there seems to be the option of yachting clubs which one can join, even if one doesn't own a yacht. However as far as I can make out, these clubs don't seem to own their own yachts. If you don't own an yacht, you need to find a member at the club who owns a yacht and would let you crew in their yacht. This seems quite an uncertain / dicey option.

Is anyone here a member of a yacting club, who can advice how probable it is that non-owner members get to do some yacht sailing? Also does any one know of any yacht clubs that own their own yachts, which they rent out to the members, perhaps at a lower cost than chartering a yacht from a commercial company?

Any advice will be highly appreciated...

Thanks,

Edited by rohann on 15/03/2011 at 19:33