Guide
Sailing club membership payments.
Junior, adult and family rates for a season that runs mainly from spring to autumn. Where the club registers sailors with Irish Sailing, the list is a spreadsheet you download.
The season
Dinghy and keelboat sailing run mainly from spring to autumn. Some clubs also charge for winter training. Membership is often for the calendar year. Set the dates to the year you are collecting for.
On subs.ie you set the season dates and a due date. Email reminders count from that due date. They go out on the days you choose, never more than one every three days, and they stop once the member has paid.
Juvenile, adult and family rates
Junior, adult and family rates are the usual split. A crew membership or a social membership can cover people who sail less often, or who use the club without racing. You set every price.
The club names each membership and sets the price. A type can have a minimum age, a maximum age, or both, checked on a date you choose. A family membership is one price. You can limit how many adults and how many children it includes. An adult, for that count, is 18 or over on that date. On other memberships you can cap what a household pays, so a family is not charged more than the amount you choose.
Members can pay the full amount by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. A treasurer can record cash, a bank transfer or a cheque, and those payments have no online fee. A membership can be split into 2 to 10 monthly payments of at least €5. Members only see instalments once that option is switched on for the club. The detail is in Instalments for club fees.
Registration and insurance
Where a club registers sailors or boats, that registration is with Irish Sailing. Any fee the club passes on is a price you type in. subs.ie does not look up Irish Sailing's fee and does not enter a boat in a race.
- Roster: everyone this season, with date of birth, age grade, guardian contact, membership and what has been paid.
- Registration: names, dates of birth, gender, address and governing body numbers.
- Insurance: counts by membership category and age band, with no names.
- Finance ledger: payments, refunds and payments the treasurer recorded, with fees and payouts.
Exports are spreadsheets. subs.ie does not file a return with Irish Sailing. You download the file when you need it.
Memberships and exports are on Features. The fee for an online payment is on Pricing. Every sport is listed on the sports guides.
Questions
When do sailing clubs usually collect membership fees?
Clubs usually collect for a year, with most sailing from spring to autumn. Winter training can be the same membership or a separate one, with its own price.
Can adults and children be different prices?
Junior, adult and family rates are the usual split. A crew or social membership can sit beside them. Each membership has its own price and its own age rule, checked on a date you set. A family membership is one price. You can limit how many adults and children it includes, and you can cap what a household pays.
Does subs.ie register players with Irish Sailing?
No. Registration with Irish Sailing stays with the club. A governing body number can be stored on the member and is included in the registration spreadsheet. You download the file. subs.ie does not send it.
What does a sailing club pay for an online payment?
One fee on each online payment, including VAT and the card fees. The club decides whether it covers that fee or the member sees it as its own line. Cash, a bank transfer or a cheque recorded by the treasurer has no online fee. The pricing page shows the rate.