We are delighted to welcome new members to the club and would encourage anyone interested in taking a closer look at sailing to contact secretary@lryc.ie to chat through ways of kick starting your sailing career! If you would like to drop over to the club for a tour of the facilities we would be only too happy to meet with you. We can talk you through the various beginner Sailing courses running regularly throughout the sailing season. Once you complete a sailing course you are eligible to use the facilities of the club for the entire season giving you plenty of opportunity to practice your new skills and join in the lively social side of sailing.
LRYC Membership application form 2026
Contact: secretary@lryc.ie
Membership descriptions below, please note this list does not include all membership types e.g honorary, life, senior etc which are either awarded by the executive committee, awarded by the membership at an annual general meeting or qualified for after a long period of time depending on the type in question.
a) Single Member – aged 19 years and upwards. A Single Member shall be entitled to one vote at General Meetings of the Club.
b) Family Members, which shall comprise two adults who are married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and their unmarried children aged under 19 years or, if older, attending full time education. A Family Membership shall be entitled to one vote at General Meetings of the Club, a share in the assets and the share of responsibility for liabilities of a Single Member.
c) Juvenile Member – aged under 19 years.
Juvenile Membership will apply only for the duration of the sailing course. In the first year, this
membership is included within the course fee. In subsequent years, the Juvenile Membership fee will be
payable in addition to the course fee.
For juniors who wish to continue using club facilities outside of the course period, a reduced-rate Family
Membership—set at 50% of the standard fee—is required for the first year and thereafter Full Family
Membership is applicable.
d) Cadet Member – aged between 19 years and under 25 years.
h) Overseas Member – a member whose normal residence is overseas. Determination of normal residence is at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
i) Pavilion Member - a person, or persons (in the case of a Couple Pavilion membership) who may utilise the social facilities of the club, but not actively to sail or utilise the berthing facilities except by occasional special arrangement approved by the Sailing Secretary in writing.
j) Crew Member - a person who wishes to crew on boats or yachts of Single, Family or Cadet Members and use the sailing and social facilities of the Club in connection therewith;
A Crew Member
(i) May be a Crew Member for no more than two years which shall be consecutive;
(ii) Shall be expected to apply for Single or Family membership on the expiration of two years as a Crew member and shall be deemed to have resigned from the Club if s/he does not do so;
(iii) Shall not be obliged to pay an entrance fee if elected to Single or Family Membership within 12 months of the expiration of their Crew membership; and
(iv) May not use the berthing facilities of the Club except by special arrangement approved by the Sailing Secretary in writing.