Joining the club: process & pricing

Types of membership and their privileges

Social: restricted membership for current UBC Students only. This only allows you to join our on-land events.
Student: full membership for current UBC Students only.
General: full membership for anyone who is not currently enrolled as a UBC Student.

Full membership (Student or General) grants the following privileges:

without equipment certification, you can be a guest on the water an unlimited amount of times;
you can achieve certification on any equipment through mentoring, proficiency exam, group lessons, or private lessons;
once certified on any equipment, you can use that equipment an unlimited number of times in the season, at no addional cost;
under certain conditions, you may take guests with you on club equipment you are certified on

New member?

Full UBC Sailing Club membership is open to students and general community members. Follow these steps to join the club and get on the water with us.

1. Register and pay for UBC Sailing Club membership

Our club membership season runs April 1 to March 31. New members who join between September and March have their club membership extended until March 31 of the following season.
For student pricing, submit your current UBC student number during registration. At any point in the season, you may be asked for Proof of Enrollment at the time of registration.

Note: Falsely claiming to be a student during the membership application causes financial harm to our volunteer-run club and shows disregard to all other members. In failing to provide Proof of Enrollment in a timely manner when requested, a member resigns their membership, forfeits their membership fee and work deposit, and will be subject to other penalties (such as additional financial penalties and/or the inability to rejoin the club for a certain duration) as seen fit by the Steering Committee.

2. Register and pay for Jericho Sailing Centre Association (JSCA) membership (note for families: JSCA offers family pricing and junior pricing for their membership)

Remember to pick up your JSCA member card before your first lesson.

3. After you complete your registration, the Steering Committee will confirm the items below, then activate your membership

UBC Sailing Club membership fee and work deposit paid,
JSCA membership paid, and
eWaiver signed and returned as part of the online registration process.

4. Get certified to access a fleet by:

signing up for lessons (not that they fill up quickly at the beginning of the season, so you may want to register ASAP if your goal is to complete one and have most of the summer on the water),
getting matched with a mentor (we encourage you to use our Forum for that),
or applying for a proficiency exam (if you have prior sailing or kayaking experience).

After you get certified on a fleet, enjoy unlimited access! Your JSCA membership card grants you access to the club room for that fleet.

Questions? Check our Frequently Asked Questions.

Still have questions? Contact us.

Pricing for Full membership

To become a full UBC Sailing Club member, you must purchase these 3 items:

Membership	Price (annual)
UBC Sailing Club membership - Student or - General	$140 or $370
Refundable work deposit	$150
Jericho Sailing Centre Association membership	$110

UBC Sailing Club membership

General: $370 | Student registered at UBC: $140
Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Refundable work deposit

Work deposit: $150.
This mandatory deposit is refunded to members who complete at least 8 hours of volunteer work during the season.
Work hour opportunities are posted regularly via Facebook, UBSea newsletter and member forum.

Jericho Sailing Centre Association membership

Single: $110 | Family (for couples who reside at the same address): $157| Junior (under 18): $65
Mandatory for all members of UBC Sailing Club. Purchase directly from JSCA.

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Gaining Access to Fleets (Full members only)

Lessons & Mentoring

Members who are new to sailing, kayaking, windsurfing or paddleboarding, must take beginner lessons before using our fleets. We offer many beginner lessons throughout the spring and summer. You can sign up for lessons during the registration process or at any point afterwards by checking our lessons calendar.

We also have a mentoring program that allows you to progress on a craft through one-on-one learning from another member.

Proficiency Exams

Members with previous experience sailing or kayaking, may take a proficiency exam to access a fleet instead of lessons. An instructor will ask you to demonstrate certain skills on the water and determine if you have the required ability to get certified on our fleet.

Card Access

After passing a lesson or proficiency exam you are allowed to take out that fleet and the corresponding "lower level fleets". For example, if you pass the Advanced 1 sailing proficiency exam, you may use our intermediate and beginner boats as well. Before you can use any equipment you need to record your Jericho card number in your UBC Sailing Club account. This is very important as your Jericho card gives you access to our different equipment rooms. Once certified, you have unlimited access to the equipment and may take it out as many times as you wish, free of charge.

JSCA card reader at UBCSC club room door.

UBC SAILING CLUB

Sailing - Windsurfing - Kayaking - Paddle boarding

Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St., Vancouver BC V6R 4K5
Like most of Vancouver, the Jericho Sailing Centre is located on unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish Peoples,
including the territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) - What does that mean?

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