At most clubs that I have sailed at throughout Australia, there has always been a large percentage of "social" sailors who are members of those clubs. That is not to say that they don't sail at most of their club races, as they do, they are just not sailing for the same reasons as the 10% or so club members who are out there every race day with the sole object of "winning". The so called "social" sailors sail in races to improve their sailing abilities, enjoy the water, wind, waves, and company, and to be able to socialise on the same "wave length" back at the club before and after the races. They know that they will never be "the best" sailors in their class, and that is not important to them, they sail/race simply for the envolvement and enjoyment that they get from this experience that we call "sailing". If you took away the "social" sailors from all the clubs in Australia it would be a very lonely place out there at the start line.