GBCA Membership

[Christopher]

Sailors,

GBCA's Board of Governors  greatly appreciates your membership and continuing support of our club and yacht racing on Galveston Bay.   We need your help to ensure GBCA's continued fiscal health.  Even though membership in GBCA is a bargain we have too many people who think GBCA events are "free".  While we do not charge for Rum & Icicle Races there is a real cost to the club.  It costs GBCA approx. $500 to provide food, rum, ice and mixers for EVERY rum or icicle race.  Thanks to our sponsors, much of this cost is defrayed.  If you are a boat owner and do any racing in GBCA events it is important that you sign up as a GBCA Sr. Member ($130).  If you are a GBCA Sr. Member who races please poll your crew and encourage your regulars to sign up for a GBCA Crew Membership ($50).  For $50 annually a crew member can attend 13 events at an average cost of $3.84 per race.  Where can one eat dinner -- and drink as much rum as desired -- for less than $4?  While it would be unfair to ask occasional crew to become GBCA members, the folks who regularly race on your boat need to step up and help us defray the costs.  Our ability to sponsor high quality racing and the associated social activities is directly correlated to the club's financial resources.   Please help us ensure that GBCA continues its long tradition of quality sailboat racing and party excellence.  The new web site makes it easy to sign up for automatic renewal so you do not have to fool with that chore each year.  You can discontinue the automatic renewal at any time.

Many Thanks,

GBCA Board of Governors

[edthemainsailguy]

Just being able to claim membership to GBCA is worth the price of admission.....the parties are a bonus and the racing is the BEST...

[shawn]

Just renewed