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Membership with the Canadian Albacore Association
Full membership for owners of Albacores
CAA Full Members pay annual dues of $60 ($75 after April 30), plus supplemental dues for participation in certain events.
Full Members support the Albacore class and community. Benefits include:
- • Participate in CAA sanctioned/run racing series and events
- • Canadian Albacore Championships
- • North American Albacore Championships
- • International Albacore Championships
- • Toronto's Friday Night Race series
- • Toronto's Harbour Master race series
- • Participate in CAA training, courses, and other events
- • Post classified ads for gear/equipment at albacore.ca
- • Vote at AGM on issues affecting the Albacore class
- • Run for CAA executive positions
- • Free sail and hull measurement
- • Support Shackles & Cringles community sailing magazine
- • Sail at participating partner community clubs
- • Boat storage at participating partner clubs
Associate membership for non-owners of Albacores
Associate Members pay an annual fee of $27.
Associate Member benefits:
- • Participate in CAA sanctioned/run races and regattas
- • Participate in CAA training, courses, and other events
- • Post classified ads for gear/equipment at albacore.ca
- • Enjoy and support Shackles & Cringles sailing magazine
- • Attendance at CAA meetings
- • Not entitled to vote at CAA AGM
Community Club Members
Across Canada, several CAA-affiliated community clubs offer their members the opportunity to sail co-operatively owned Albacore sailboats.
Community Albacore clubs provide:
- • Affordable recreational sailing
- • Learn-to-Sail programs
- • Fun, challenging racing and regattas
- • Social opportunities and activities including group dinners and parties
Full members of CAA Member Community Clubs are CAA members entitled to:
- • Participate in CAA sanctioned/run races and regattas
- • Participate in CAA training, courses, and other events
- • Enjoy and support Shackles & Cringles sailing magazine
- • Attend CAA meetings and run for election to CAA executive
- • Proxy voting at CAA meetings
- • Advertise gear/equipment in albacore.ca classified ads
CAA Community Club Membership
CAA Community Clubs pay an annual fee for each co-operatively owned Albacore.
Requirements to qualify as a Community Club:
- • Own a fleet of at least 4 Albacore sailboats
- • Offer an organized program of teaching or competition during the sailing season
Community Clubs entitled to assign proxy voting rights to one member for each Albacore owned where annual CAA fees have been paid in full.
Benefits of CAA Membership
Newsletter and Communications
Members receive subscription to "Shackles & Cringles" newsletter with emails between issues on matters of interest to Albacore sailors.
Voting and Involvement
Full Members may vote at Annual General Meeting and run for Executive. Everyone welcome to share opinions with Executive.
Social Dinners
Invited to attend social dinners during sailing season at participating clubs (must contact first).
Storage and Launch Privileges
You are invited to store and/or launch an Albacore at the following Toronto Outer Harbour clubs for up to three days once a year for recreational sailing or to join the club racing.
Participating clubs:
- • Mooredale ([email protected])
- • J-town ([email protected])
- • Westwood ([email protected])
Arrangements must be made in advance. This is beyond normal regatta practice for boat storage and launching.
Assistance
Members can ask questions and receive answers on:
- • Rigging and boat purchases
- • Finding boats or crew for regattas
- • All other Albacore-related issues
- • Finding free accommodation for regattas and other races/events
Racing
Members can:
- • Participate and/or helm at CAA regattas and series
- • Request hull and sail measurements for Albacore
Training
Available training courses:
- • Race training (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
- • Race officials
- • Dinghy rescue
- • Boat repair
Members can:
- • Request CAA provide race training and workshops in their location
- • Access existing training materials for member-provided training events