Individual Members
Individuals can be members of Alberta Sailing and the Canadian Yachting Association either directly with AASA or through a member club. The cost is $20 per Active Participant member and can include your spouse and all children under the age of 21 years as Associate members at no additional cost. Active Participants receive both an ASA and CYA membership card while the family receive the ASA.
Some of the benefits to having an ASA membership card are;
• Members can attend ASA development clinics for sailing, racing, race management and more,
• Members can compete under the CYA and ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing,
• Members may receive a discount on small items at Nautical Reach, Glenmore Sailboats, Sailwest and JDE Marine,
• Members vote through their member clubs at ASA and CYA general meetings,
• Members can choose to receive newsletter from CYA and ASA,
• Members are supporting Learn to developemtn programs for sailor, racers, cruisers, race officer and instructors,
• Members support our National Sailing Team,
• Members support the voice of recreational sailors at department of transport regulation meetings,
• More members means more funding, which means we can do more to support you and your club,
• All current and paid CYA sailing, racing and cruising instructors are already members of Alberta Sailing and the CYA and need not pay additional membership dues.
You can become a member of Alberta Sailing Association and CYA by forwarding $20 along with your name, address, phone number, email address, spouses name where applicable and the name and birth date of children under the age of 21. The ASA address is 4915 Graham Drive SW, Calgary AB T3E 4L3. For more information call 403-617-9092 or
Club Membership
ASA and CYA member clubs are formally incorporated under the societies act of Alberta and have a minimum of 10 Active participant members of ASA. Active membership numbers are counted for voting at ASA and CYA general meetings. Clubs wishing to maintain active status with ASA and CYA will forward the following information before September 30th, 2008. This information is required for our annual funding application,
• The name, address and family information where relevant along with $20 per Active Participant member of ASA,
• The organizations total membership, man, women and child,
• A summary of club activities including participation. (An example is 10 evenings of races with an average of 25 sailors for a total of 250 man-days sailing.)
• A list of club activities that help people Sail to Win and Sail for Life,
• Suggestions on what ASA can do to help the club.
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Community Clubs, Class and other Associations
These informal sailing organizations have a minimum of 5 Active Participant members of ASA and CYA and carry one vote at the ASA and CYA General meetings. They would include class associations, small unregistered organizations and groups with a common interest in promoting Sail to Win and Sail for Life. Training groups and teams.
School Membership
Sailing School can be members of ASA and CYA by having at least one fully certified current instructor and paying a membership fee of $200 per year. They carry one vote at the ASA and CYA general meetings. Active schools are required to report all successful candidates of CYA certificate courses. The students name, address, certificate issued, course date and certifying instructor number will then be recorded on the CYA database.
