HONORARY & LIFE MEMBERS

Bristol Yacht Club honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the larger sailing or boating community and/or BYC itself with Honorary or Life Memberships.

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Honorary Member

• Either a member or non-member may be named an Honorary Member.

• Guidelines for selecting Honorary Members may include but should not be limited to:

  • Widely recognized extraordinary sailing, boating, or seamanship accomplishments

  • Clearly demonstrated long term and/or extraordinary service to the Bristol Yacht Club or the greater yachting community

Life Member

• Either a member or past member may be named a Life Member

• Guidelines for selecting Life Members may include but should not be limited to:

  • Demonstrated long term and extraordinary service to the Bristol Yacht Club

  • Demonstrated exceptional support, encouragement and promotion of yachting, seamanship and club activities

General Guidelines

• Nominations submitted by three or more members, or one member with two additional letters of recommendation from recognized individuals within the greater yachting community .

• Deadline for submitting nominations shall be September 30.

• Voting at annual meeting will be by secret ballot.

• The Life and Honorary Membership Committee does not initiate submission of names for nomination.

• The Life and Honorary Membership Committee shall meet only if submissions for nomination are received before September 30.

• Under normal circumstances, only one person may be nominated by the committee for each category in any year.

Current Applications
The following nominations have been received and are eligible for voting at the next annual meeting:
Nomination for Lifetime Member: None received
Nomination for Honorary Member: None received