Membership Types
Full membership is available to owners of qualifying traditionally built craft either from the Thames or other waterways and of any age.
Associate membership is available to those who have a interest in the activities of the club but do not own a qualifying boat.
A qualifying boat is one constructed of:
1. Timber planks
2. Marine plywood
3. Composite Timber construction (which may include glass fibre sheathing) where the main structural material, including both frames and planks, is timber.
4. Iron
5. Steel
6. Aluminium
and by one of the following methods:
1. Carvel planking
2. Clinker planking
3. Double diagonal planking
4. Cold or Hot moulded construction
5. Strip plank construction
6. Rivetted Iron, Steel or Aluminium
7. Welded Steel. Boats built of steel with welded construction are eligible if they are at least 60 years old at the time of application The superstructure must be constructed entirely of timber except in the case of commercial boats such as tugs where the superstructure forms an integral part of the hull.
Your application will be accepted if your boat conforms to the above specification.
A copy of the club constitution can be downloaded from here