{"id":325,"date":"2021-01-17T21:48:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T21:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.ecyc.org.uk\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:04:28","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecyc.org.uk\/sail\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"325\" class=\"elementor elementor-325\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f6c7b3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f6c7b3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-754388c0\" data-id=\"754388c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359f3ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"359f3ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in joining the ECYC email John Hulme, Captain, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:captain@ecyd.org.uk\">captain@ecyd.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Membership of the ECYC is\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>\u00a0to members of the Civil Service Sailing Association (<a href=\"http:\/\/cs-sailing.org.uk\/\">CSSA<\/a>),\u00a0 and in its turn membership of CSSA is also\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>\u00a0to those who are members of the Civil Service Sports Council (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cssc.co.uk\/\">CSSC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Membership of the CSSC, and therefore the CSSA, costs \u00a34.50\/monthly Direct Debit (\u00a34.05 if you receive a pension).<\/p>\n<p>Membership is open to Civil Servants, and to Local Government, NHS, and Armed Forces employees and pensioners, as well as many other affiliated bodies. A full list of eligible employment can found on the CSSC website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cssc.co.uk\/eligibility-list\">\u00a0membership page<\/a>. Family members [up to 6] can also join as linked members.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other reasons to join the CSSA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Membership of the CSSA also entitles you to join other clubs\/divisions within the Association. For example, the Five Kingdoms Sailing club (<a href=\"https:\/\/5ksc.org.uk\/sail\/\">5KSC<\/a>) has its own yacht,\u00a0<strong>Ynot<\/strong>, based in Liverpool; and the Channel Sailing Division (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.channelsailing.org\/\">CSD<\/a>) also runs a yacht,\u00a0<strong>Sea Essay<\/strong>, of the south coast, based at the Hamble River. There are other facilities, such as dinghy sailing in different parts of the country. See the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cs-sailing.org.uk\/\">CSSA<\/a>\u00a0website for full details.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yet more reasons to join the CSSC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joining the Civil Service Sports Council also has many other cost saving advantages besides free CSSA membership, including free access to over 300 English Heritage historical sites for you and \u00a0members of your family. See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cssc.co.uk\/things-to-do\">CSSC<\/a>\u00a0website for full details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are interested in joining the ECYC email John Hulme, Captain, at\u00a0captain@ecyd.org.uk. Membership of the ECYC is\u00a0free\u00a0to members of the Civil Service Sailing Association (CSSA),\u00a0 and in its turn membership of CSSA is also\u00a0free\u00a0to those who are members of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC). 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