Full Membership in DBBC gives you all the benefits of membership, including voting rights, ability to hold an office, bar privileges, hall usage, ability to have dock privileges, reciprocal privileges to all Associated Yacht Clubs (AYC) and Interlake Yachting Association Yacht Clubs (I-LYA), and full use of our facilities.

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Financial Requirements:

-$120 Initiation Fee​* due upon membership acceptance (One time fee)

-$310 per Year (This is broken up into Summer and Winter installments)

-$20 key card to building/grounds

-$250.00 annual spend with the club

• Food and beverage services

• Clothing

• Event Participation

• Marine fuel and hall usage fees do not count toward this obligation

*Initiation fee waived for Detroit Beach Residents

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At our core, we are a volunteer organization.  The only paid employees that we have are the bar staff.  All other functions, such as club management, repairs, improvements, etc. are performed by volunteers and elected positions.   By doing this, we keep our costs affordable and it enables a sense of ownership in our organization.   To help ensure that all work is shared in a fair manner, in addition to financial obligations, there are minimal additional work requirements that can be fulfilled in any number of ways:

• Working or chairing a social event

• Performing club repairs or improvements

• Working on our grass crew

• Helping with spring and fall cleaning

• Furnishing your expertise in your area of specialization that is to the benefit of the club (i.e. Computer Work, Writing, Accounting, Woodworking, Electrical, Plumbing, etc.)  

• Any number of different ways!

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Full members are required to work a minimum of 20 hours (More are always welcome!) in a given year.  For full membership, 2 of those 20 hours must be performed at one of our 2 designated public parties of the year.   If you elect to rent a dock from us, 9 of the 20 hours must be performed on dock maintenance and improvements.  

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Family Membership

You may choose that a Family Membership is better for your needs.  Family Membership has similar requirements of a Full Membership (above).  Family Membership allows a Plus One Member, one other adult (spouse/partner/significant other of the Roster Member) residing in the same household and designated by the Roster Member to be registered on the family membership account (for $50).   This person, will be afforded the same privileges as the Roster Member. Family Membership also allows for Junior Members, dependent children of the Roster Member and/or Plus One Member under the age of 21.  They shall be permitted access to the club, bar and grounds.  Junior Members shall have no voting privileges and will not be awarded their own key cards, but may be allowed to:

1. Purchase food/beverages (in compliance with State Liquor Laws) at the club, with those purchases counting towards the Family Membership financial obligations.

2. Perform club work hours (in compliance with State Liquor and Labor Laws) with those work hours counting toward the Family Membership work hour obligations.

 

Family Membership has a $250.00 annual minimum spend with the club and the same one-time Initiation Fee of $120. A second key card for the building/grounds may be purchased for the Plus One Member.  Work hours for a Family Membership is a minimum of 25 hours in a given year, 2 of those 20 hours must be performed at one of our 2 designated public parties of the year. Family members can contribute to the work hours it is not only the work hours performed by the Roster Member that count toward the 25 hour requirement.

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