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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">Commodore Michael & Officers
& Directors<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">I would like to strongly
recommend that the PYC Constitution be amended to rectify our
absurdly low application fee. Our present fee does little to
insure that applicants for membership truly want to
participate in, and contribute to the <u>Portsmouth </u>Yacht
Club. Without a more reasonable fee, such as $2500, or $5000,
we will continue to discourage earnest applicants with a
painfully long waiting list, largely, I feel, because of
people who:</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">- Want to gain a membership
card in a bargain yacht club simply so they can have dinner at
any reciprocating club in the country (world?);</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">- Are local residents who
think its great to be able to walk to dinner, so
inexpensively;</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">- Wish to be able to tell
their friends they belong to a "Yacht Club", so inexpensively
(and take pride in showing off their PYC sweatshirt or other
garment);</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">- Want to be able to show
on their resume, and/or their obituary that they belong(ed) to
a yacht club;</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">In that our Steward claims
there are at least 70 members, in his roughly ten years of service,
that have never set foot once in the clubhouse, pretty much
indicates the above situations are not fiction. Why not
eliminate or greatly reduce these absentee members and give
those on the waiting list who really want to <u>belong</u>
(and contribute to our financial situation through
participation) a chance to become accepted into membership in
a more reasonable period of time, and not diminish their
enthusiasm.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Garamond">Therefore I urge the entire
board to approve this proposal so that the entire membership
can affirm it. <br>
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