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Originally posted by Louis D

or there's a couple of jerks that likes to flag anything they think is miscategorized

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I do feel they have a right to advertize... It is up to Craigslist if they are out of their guidelines. I have not been able to catch the ad live other than what Don posted, so I wonder why the up and down with the ad.

But after being a member for about 9 seasons and very involved, then leaving because of the jerks that took over, I see why the end may be near for them. Some of my friends are still there and they will get the most out of the place where they can, I miss the view, the docks, pool and what BillyK described, I just had no more patience.
 
Are all Yacht Clubs the same? We just left one after 5 years due to the idiots dressed up as Good Humor ice cream men running the place into the ground. As they say, the qualifications for being a YC Commodore is the ability to say the word "yes" when asked if you want to run for office.
 
I think people who get elected to these " in charge " positions, get so full of themselves that they forget the members are customers who can take their money somewhere else. Most have little or no experience in running a business, they have bland or worse abrasive personalities and don't know what people want. They also spend more time trying to get new members then satisfying the existing ones. All recipes for disaster.

Billy K.
 
Wow, Billy, that just about sums up my experience!

I just got a private slip reserved next to mine for a friend who's leaving the same club. They just centured him for requesting to see financial reports and then making it public to the membership that the officers won't release any such figures. I told him to get the heck out and let the general membership get what they deserve by allowing a bunch of goons to run the place.

I'm really enjoying going to my boat and not having any politics to deal with.
 
I think alot has to do with the purpose (and expense) of the club.

I never thought I would belong to any sort of yacht club. When we moved our boat to the Lawrence Marina two years ago, we were greeted by many friendly people at the docks. By the end of the first weekend, I had 2 fishing invitations and we had an invitation to attend the local club's Friday night cocktail party.

All I can say is that everyone we have met has been super so we joined the Lawrence Yacht Club. Generally, they are older couples whose kids are grown. The key fo this club is that it is reasonably priced. There is an annual dues and some events cost extra but that's it. There are organized trips, informal Friday night cocktails, 2 formal dances, bar-b-q s etc. You attend what you want to attend. Some things are in the club house, others are at rented facilities.

This type of club experience has been good for us. However, long-term prospects are not good. There are fewer and fewer new members and as older members leave for health reasons, the club will slowly fade.
 
I was a member there for 12 years. A friend of mine and his wife were there for almost 10 years. Their patience wore thin before mine did and resigned. The next season I invited them to come over by boat to BBQ. The club always had an open policy, with permission, to allow guests to dock and enjoy the club for a few hours. I was thinking maybe they would miss the place and come back. So what does our dream team board of governors do? They sent him a letter creating a scene and when they were wrong, they passed a dock rule requiring guests to pay a fee to dock. Unbelievable, so not only did my friends not give another thought to returning but we left this year.

I believe I also will enjoy my boat more without the politics.

Billy K.

Mark, We thought it was a fantastic place for 10 years
 
Anything run as a club will have its politcal issues and clique issues.
Anything run as a marina or as a business will have it's cost issues, due to them forcing you to use their mechanics and strict rules.

This is why I like AYC, we are not a club and we are not a business.
Yes, we have issues due to people always trying to make it a club or a business.
But my costs are a fraction of what they would in any other marina, whether I own or rent.
In fact, I will venture to say that my slip rental is free every year I have been there based on my increse in equity and rental income. Not bad when everything on a boat costs big bucks!
 
Even when there were some stubborn executives and governors, and we did have come clashes, but it was a fun battle. We were in mass and possibly it was more fun because of that. We had a real fun group from around 2001-2008 or so, at least for me. Oh yes… The Thursday night Commodore bar nights that had a bit of a "friendly" fight in the air for a while. The late night beach BBQ’s, the barn fires, the shopping cart incident, sleeping under trees, a little too loud music, Dinghy races at midnight, hanging "friends" off the end of the dock. Halloween party's that did not end until we said so… Yup they were fun times…..
 
Brad..............you forgot the nights with the " shot girl ".
 
I hear Dave's point. Our Club doesn't own the marina. You want a slip, you sign up with the town. We have use of the boathouse and no real hard expenses.

Everything about the Club is social in nature with a focus on boating. I think there is a lack of BS because we don't have all those other things associated with running a facility.
 
I think I'll bookmark this thread in case I ever think of selling my little slice of heaven http://bit.ly/g1gQgv and moving back to a marina or yacht club. :)

(that's my Formula dead-center)
 
Nice spot Jeff, don't give it up. We moved out to Patchogue to a marina with a bar/restaurant and will try to get over it.

Billy K.
 
Billy, The Oar House by any chance? If so, I imagine it might be difficult to leave the slip from time to time.

Gerry
 
Hey Gerry,

No were on the west side at the Tiki Bar. Looking forward to spring.

Billy K.
 
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