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Introductory Scheme



** The Introductory Scheme is currently fully subscribed, and NO new applications are being accepted until further notice.**

The Club offers an introductory scheme for prospective members who are interested in the Club’s programmes and facilities but are uncertain about joining the Club.

The scheme provides prospective applicants for membership a one-time opportunity to experience for a limited time the benefits of membership without incurring entrance fees. The scheme is also designed to enhance prospective applicants’ ability to meet the ordinary membership admission criteria.

The scheme provides for a streamlined application process, requiring only one qualified sponsor. The key requirement is that candidates demonstrate a genuine and strong interest in pursuing the Club’s core sports activities. All applications will be considered by Membership Committee, which may require a candidate interview.


Key Features

  1. Rights : Participants will enjoy for 12 months all membership benefits and privileges apart from signing rights, voting rights, the entitlement to stand for election to elected committees, moorings, marina berths and hardstandings, and hiring the Club's rowing boats. The scheme will be available to participants and their family members only once and cannot be extended.
  2. Card and Payment : The Club will issue an Introductory Scheme Card to each participant which enables him or her to access the Club and to use the Club’s facilities. His or her spouse (legally married) and children up to the age of 18 can use the Club facilities only when accompanied by the participant. When purchasing food and beverage and paying for Club facilities, the participant must present his or her valid Introductory Scheme Card and use an Octopus Card for payment. The participant must always carry his or her Introductory Scheme Card when visiting the Club. Unmarried and married participants may bring 1 and 2 guests respectively to the Club. Thus, a participant may hold banquets at the Club provided that payment in advance.
  3. Mentor : Due to a strong demand for Mentors, the sponsor for the Scheme will now be the Mentor for his/her introduced participant. The mentor role is to introduce the participant to our sports programs and facilities, the relevant class secretaries / rowing team representatives, and like-minded members and to help identify the type and class of sport that might interest the participants. Alternatively, if a Participant is already familiar with the Club's activities and facilities, he/she may choose not to have a Mentor.
  4. Log Sheet  : Participants will be issued a log sheet with their application form to record their participation in rowing or sailing activities. They will also be given a guidance note explaining the next steps to become an ordinary member, highlighting how they should maintain their sailing or rowing activities in order to fulfil ordinary membership criteria. 
  5. Application Process  : Only one life, full or ordinary member is required to endorse the application. Participants will pay the following subscription fees during the trial period: married couple $3,360 per month and single $2,600 per month; and also a minimum food and beverage charge $515 per month per account. Half of the total subscription fee paid by the participants will be treated as an entrance fee down payment (approximately 10%) when applying for ordinary membership provided that a completed application for ordinary membership is submitted to the Membership Office no later than three months after the expiry of the Scheme.
  6. Deposit : A direct debit authorisation must accompany an application for the scheme (for payment of the monthly subscription). To secure payment of the monthly subscription the applicant must pay a refundable deposit equivalent to two months subscription (married couple $6,720; single $5,200) when an application is submitted. It is refundable after making any deductions for monies owed to the Club at the end of participation in the scheme or it may be applied as a credit towards the entrance fee.