"US Sailing Center" is just a title that adds prestige and maybe some local political clout to a sailing center, and maybe makes it easier to get their nonprofit-charitable designation.

US Sailing does not own the centers and does not give them any money. The three centers that have the US Sailing designation just have to be available to US Sailing for clinics and regattas. But each center has to figure out how to support itself.

The Martin County center has lots of learn-to-sail programs and a number of membership programs, some of which allow members of the center to have unlimited use of their boats during the hours the center is open. There is also a membership for people who want to be able to launch their own boats from the center.

However, none of this has anything to do with whether you are a member of US Sailing -- you have to join the sailing center itself.