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MEMBERSHIP

There are five Classes of Membership:  Ordinary,  Associate, Junior, Life and Honorary Life.

ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP

There are five categories of Ordinary Membership; Boat Owner, Non-Boat Owner, Penultimate Owner, Classic Owner and Boat Owner, Older Boat.  All five categories receive the Class Magazine GOSSIP, the UK Newsletter, discounts on gear and clothing through the 14 Online Shop, are notified of Class Events and can receive a free International 14 email address – “yourname”@gbr.i14.org. Details of the five categories are as follows:

A.    Boat Owner : £50.00 : join now
Ordinary membership of the Association is a requirement for any owner of an International 14 that is registered in the UK.   (See Boat Registration overleaf).  Ordinary Boat Owners are entitled to TWO votes at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot - one vote for Ordinary Membership and an additional vote for the boat.

Ordinary Boat Owners include owners of New Boats (boats built or modified to the 1996 Rules), Penultimate Boats (boats built to Class Rules dated 1984 or subsequently but prior to 1996) and Classics (boats built to pre 1984 Rules).  Owners of Penultimate and Classic boats may opt to pay a reduced fee and have only ONE vote – see C and D.

Joint Owners:  In the case of joint owners at least one must be an Ordinary Boat Owner.  The other may be either an Ordinary Joint Owner (ONE vote at a general Meeting or in a postal ballot) or an Associate Member   (NO voting rights).   Joint Owners have only one additional vote for the boat between them.  It is up to Joint Owners to decide who will exercise the right to two votes and be registered as an Ordinary Boat Owner.

B.    Boat Owner, Older Boat : £30.00 : join now
Owners of current rules boats, aged over 5 years on 1st March (pre 1427 for 2004) are entitled to Ordinary Boat Owner, Older Boat Membership at a reduced membership fee and TWO votes at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot.

C.    Non-Boat Owner : £30.00 : join now
At the discretion of the Committee, potential and past owners of International 14s and those who have had a long and close association with the Class may be Ordinary Non-Boat Owners and be entitled to ONE vote at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot.

D.    Penultimate Owner : £30.00 : join now
Owners of Penultimate 14s (boats built to Class Rules dated 1984 or subsequently but prior to 1996) are entitled to Ordinary Penultimate Membership at a reduced membership fee but may only have ONE vote at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot.

E.    Classic Owner : £20.00 : join now
Owners of Classic 14s (boats built to pre 1984 Rules) are entitled to Ordinary Classic Membership at a reduced membership fee but may only have ONE vote at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot.


ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP : £15.00 : join now
Associate Membership is open to those who have a close interest in the Class.   Associate Members receive the Class Magazine GOSSIP, the UK Newsletter, discounts on gear and clothing through the 14 Online Shop, are notified of Class Events and can receive a free International 14 email address – “yourname”@gbr.i14.org.  They have No voting rights.


OVERSEAS : £15.00 : join now
Associate Membership is open to those resident abroad.


JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP : £7.50 : join now
Junior membership is open to persons under the age of 21 or in full-time education at a reduced subscription. Junior members have all the rights of Ordinary Members except that they have NO voting entitlement.


LIFE MEMBERSHIP : £750.00 : join now (15 times Ordinary Boat Owner Membership)
An Ordinary Member may be elected to Life Membership by the Committee on payment of the Life Membership subscription and shall have all the rights of an Ordinary Member.  A Life Member has ONE or TWO votes at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot depending on whether or not he/she is a Boat Owner.


HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
The Committee may elect members who have given outstanding service to the International 14 Class to Honorary Life Membership.   An Honorary Life Member has ONE or TWO votes at a General Meeting or in a postal ballot depending on whether or not he/she is a Boat Owner.


BOAT REGISTRATIONS
Owners of International 14s registered in the UK must be in possession of a valid Measurement Certificate issued in their name (or names in the case of multiple owners) before they can race as an International 14.

Entrants for International 14 Open Events will be required to produce their Measurement Certificates and 14 Association Membership maybe checked before their entries are accepted or before they are allowed to start.