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UdemyDavis Island Yacht Club Membership Class
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Overview
This is a preparatory course for prospective members of the Davis Island Yacht Club, a private, member-owned club at the south end of Davis Islands in Tampa, Florida. It combines five lectures and a video covering the club's history and purpose — from racing and cruising to youth sailing — with a required, practical step: drafting and emailing a two-to-three paragraph biographical sketch describing your background and connection to sailing and the club community.
Who it's for
Anyone going through the membership process at Davis Island Yacht Club who wants to understand the club's history and prepare their required biographical sketch.
Key takeaways
- The club's founding purpose: promoting sailing, racing, cruising, and safety on the water
- How the club balances competitive racing, cruising, and youth sailing programs
- What a strong biographical sketch for membership review should include
Completing the lectures and submitting your sketch is presented as the final step before joining the DIYC family.
About this course
This is the course for the Membership. The course will focus on materials and ideas related to becoming a Member of Davis Island Yacht Club. You will review the 5 lectures and the video. You will also need to draft and email a biographical sketch. This course is meant to prepare you for membership and allow you to connect your passion with the history of the Club.
The biographical sketch is two-three paragraphs that provide an overview of you and your sailing and service engagement with DIYC.
Please let us know if you have any questions or observations. We look forward to your engagement with the Yacht Club family and community.
The Davis Island Yacht Club is a private, member-owned yacht club situated at the south end of Davis Islands in Tampa, Florida. The club sponsors a heavy schedule of sailing races, an active cruising fleet and a strong youth sailing organization.
"The principal purpose of the Club shall be to promote sailing in all its forms, to form a social nucleus with activities for people primarily interested in sailing, to develop and maintain active relationships with other sailing organizations, to promote racing and cruising for pure enjoyment, to promote safety on the water-ways, and to foster a spirit of good fellowship and helpfulness."
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