Hobie1616, that's one club, but we need 1,000 clubs like it. With no application fees.
No app fee would be nice but the reality is YCs are a business. If you peal back the the cheap drink and food prices you'll find they're offset by the membership fees and costs.
Add in expenses like club boat(s) maintenance, regattas that charge a $5 entry fee and a land lease we just had to shell out $150.000 for, and it suddenly becomes a very thin margin business.
Compared to the YCs on Oahu we're a bunch of hicks. Compare them to clubs like the St. Francis or San Diego and now were talkin' a lot of large whip out.
Personally, I still like the Hobie fleet concept. Cheap, motivated people and lotsa fun.
