Policy changes 2012
Please take note of ASA membership policy changes for 2012. Clubs submitting membership information for 100% of their membership will be listed under “Member Clubs” on the ASA website. Clubs submitting less than 100% of membership will be listed on the ASA website as “Other Groups.” To be included on the “Member Club” page, please have two club board members declare by email the club’s intentions to included 100% of their member by March 31, 2012. (We do not need the complete membership list at this time)
ASA and CYA membership cards should be ready for delivery January 1st for sailors attending winter regattas and training camps. Clubs can send us membership information any time and we will issue cards as soon as possible. ASA will invoice clubs for membership March 31st, June 30th and September 5th for the number of new Active names received during the period. We require name and address including postal code and their status as Active or Associate. It is nice to have an email address in case sailors wish to access their CANSail membership records. In the not so distant future, registration for all major events will be done through this database.
Active members are the principle active sailor at the club. The cost is $20 per year and they receive both a CYA and ASA membership card. The rest of the family are Associate members and receive an ASA membership card at no additional charge.
ASA Policy excerpts
5.1.3 Sailing Clubs reporting and paying for 100% of their Active and Associate membership will be listed on the ASA and CYA websites as “Member Organizations”. Clubs reporting less than 100% will be listed on the ASA website as “Other Sailing Organizations” with basic contact information. (Discussed at 2011 AGM, approved December 6, 2011)
5.1.4 The Commodore and the Secretary or board member responsible for membership of a Clubs wishing to be listed as a “Member Organization” will annually forward by email to a declaration of 100% membership in ASA. Clubs that have not sent a declaration by March 31st 2012 will be moved from the “Member Organization” to the “Other Sailing Organizations” listing on the ASA website (Discussed at 2011 AGM approved December 6, 2011)
Some background information;
(Policy 5.1.3) It was brought to the attention of the ASA board of directors that all members of clubs that declare and pay for only 10% of their membership are receiving the same benefit as clubs that declare and pay for 100% of their members. The perception is that all members of a club that is a member of ASA, CYA and ISAF are individually members regardless of their contribution to sailing in Canada. Attend a regatta or show up at a club in another province and show your club membership card and you are given rights and privileges not paid for.
Our second membership issue supporting 100% reporting is our grant funding formula. More membership means more funding which in turn means ASA can do more to support our sailing community.
Where clubs have members claiming privacy issues as a reason for not allowing their personal information to go beyond the club we want to assure you that access to the database is limited to the individual and the database administrators. Where concerns arise we suggest your membership application form include an acknowledgement that individual information will be held on the ASA/CYA secure database.
Independent sailors requiring a CYA card for entry to major events can be members of CYA and ISAF directly through membership in Alberta Sailing. Contact .
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 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 namesof all children to be included as associate members. 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.
