I am a member of a yacht club. Other than mast up storage, I get very little benefit from the club with regards to cat sailing. There is a great beach to launch from right in front of the club, right next to the pool, however, this is not were the few cats at the club are kept, and unless you get there early on the weekend, access to the beach will be blocked by cars parking in non-spaces on the grass. To launch, I have to take my boat outside the club to a sandy launch a bit down the road. Thankfully there are no power lines or other obstructions and I can tow the boat there on the trailer with the mast up. It is a great club to be a member at and I do a lot of other racing there, but they are not interested in developing or promoting cat sailing. I have offered on numerous occasions to take the kids in the youth sailing programs out on my boat to expose them to something other than a laser or 420, but so far, there has been no response.

I chose to be a member of this club because it really breaks the mold of the stereotypical stuffy yacht club. Sailing comes first there, and there are A LOT of extremely talented sailers that call the club home. It would be nice though to see more cat sailing there though.