Younger sailors may join as Junior members (up to age 26) or Young Adult members (ages 26 to 33) at lower dues, also subject to annual renewal by the Governors. Winter membership is available to those interested only in our frostbite racing program.

The members of CPYC value diversity and therefore no prospective member shall be excluded from membership by reason of color, race, sex, religion or creed.

The membership process usually takes a couple of months. Prospective members are encouraged to speak with the Fleet Captain of the fleet(s) they are interested in racing in to learn more about the Club and as the point of contact for applying for membership. The names and phone numbers of the Fleet Captains are listed at the bottom of this page (click on their names to contact them by e-mail) as is the contact info for the Club's Membership Chair.

Further information about each fleet may be found on the Club Introduction Page and by using the links in the blue nav bar at the top of each page on this website.

The membership process starts with a Regular Member sponsoring an applicant and two additional Regular Members seconding that person. The membership candidate completes an application and gives it to the Sponsor who in turn signs the ap and writes a Sponsoring letter. The Sponsor should also arrange for two other Regular Members to write recommendation letters and should get the application and all three letters to the Membership Chair at least a week prior to the Membership Committee's meeting (schedule below).

Then the Membership Committee interviews the membership candidates and recommends to the Board those candidates it would like to extend an offer of Membership to. If the Board concurs, the applicants are posted for comments from the members at large. At the following Board of Governors meeting, the Board will consider the input it has received and make a final decision on each candidate.

New members are invited to join the Club as an Associate member, which is a one year membership with most of the privileges of Regular Membership save voting, sponsoring new members and automatic renewal of membership. Each Associate Member's membership will be reviewed by the committee at the close of the sailing season. Continuation of membership, changes to the category or possible upgrade to Regular Membership for the following Season will be discussed at that time and recommendations made for the Board's consideration.  

The new members that have completed the process during the past year are highlighted in the "New Member bios" of the home page or by clicking here.