Back Yard Yacht Builders Association
Membership Application
Your Name (First Last): _________________________________________
Handle or Screen Name: _________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
City: __________________________________________
State Zip: ______ ________
Boat Type (PC, Vac, other) ______________________________________
Boat Name: _____ ______________________________________
Designer: ____________________________________________
Builder: ____________________________________________
Date Keel Laid: (MMDDYY) ______________________________________
Target Launch Date: ______________________________________________
Real Launch Date: _____________________________________________
Aux Power: (Y/N, Type) __________________________________________
Web Site or Blog: _____________________________________________
The data collected above will be maintained in the club’s confidential data base and is only accessible by the Executive Committee and will only be shared with the Commodore of the fleet in your area of the country. You may publicly share what information you wish in the Forum membership.
Membership Types: (Check length option)
(See definitions below ) 2 yr 1 yr Merit Other
Full Member
Owner
Builder
Subscribing Member
Special Sustaining Member
Sustaining Member
2yr $50US, Certificate, hat, Tee Shirt, Pin
1yr $25US, Certificate, hat
1 yr Merit Free*, Certificate
1 yr Directed Free** Certificate
Other Free, Certificate
* With your affidavit of unemployment
** With Nomination by Fleet Commodore
Members classified under Other are permitted to post ads for their Business or Web Sites in the appropriate forums
Print and complete the first page of this document and mail with check or money order to:
Secretary BYYB
844 W Lobster Trap Dr
Gilbert, AZ, 85233
Excerpt from the BYYB Constitution:
Article III. Membership
Eligibility
Any person with a genuine interest in the goals of the BYYB, a genuine commitment to adhering to the Bylaws of the BYYB, a willingness to support the BYYB with their dues and a desire to participate in BYYB sponsored functions is eligible to join.
Membership Classification
Membership in the BYYB is defined by the following classifications
Full Member
Any Member who qualifies as either an Owner or Builder of a Sanctioned Vessel as defined below:
Owner
Any current owner or co-owner of a single completed Sanctioned Vessel that is “ready to sail.”
Builder
Any person in the process of building a Sanctioned Vessel, providing the first major assembly shown in the plans has been completed.
Only full members may vote and hold office. Where a Sanctioned Vessel is owned in good faith by more than one person, all are entitled to join at the Full Member level with their individually paid dues, but are limited by one vote per vessel. Co-owners or families may share a single paid individual Full Membership but are limited to the rights granted to that single membership.
Subscribing Member
Any person who is not an Owner or Builder, but who holds an interest in being a member of the BYYB may become a Subscribing Member. Subscribing Members are not eligible to vote or hold office.
Special Sustaining Member
In recognition of the fact that without their creativity, neither the supported vessels nor this Association would exist, the principals and management of the firms furnishing the designs built by our membership are granted the status of Special Sustaining Members. Special Sustaining Members are not eligible to vote or hold office but are encouraged to actively assist and support the building of their designs by our membership.
Sustaining Member
Interested members of the business community that directly support amateur boat building may become Sustaining Members. Sustaining Members are not eligible to vote or hold office and have no other specifically guaranteed membership rights.
Charter Members
Any Full Member who joined the BYYB before January 1, 2000 will be considered a Charter Member.
Membership Dues
First Year Dues and Renewal Dues amounts will be set according to the requirements outlined in the BYYB Bylaws.
First Year Dues paid after July 1 will carry over to the next full year.
Renewal Dues will be due December 31 of each year.