The Mission of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club is to encourage and support yachting. We promote boat use by facilitating quality sailing competition through one-design, coastal and offshore racing. We will also encourage cruising in power and sailing yachts by hosting events which entice owners to participate. We maintain a clubhouse where members can gather socially, conduct the business of the club and have meetings related to yachting. We educate our members through lectures, junior sail training, racing clinics, and other means so that they will become proficient in racing, seamanship, cruising under sail, power and regatta management. We contribute to the good of yachting by hosting regattas and community events, offering reciprocal privileges to members of other clubs and by providing support to worthy yachting endeavors. With respect to the Mission Statement of the Club, the Santa Cruz Yacht Club entertains applications for membership from those who are actively involved in boating, whether on their own boats, or crewing on others boats. There are several categories of membership: Regular Membership which provides all the privileges of membership ; Corinthian Membership which is limited to those between the ages of 21 and 30 and carries limited privileges ; Junior Membership which is limited to those between the ages of 8 and 20 and also carries limited privileges ; and Non-Resident Membership which is a limited membership for those who live, work, and have their boat 70 miles from the Santa Cruz Yacht Club. The initiation fees and annual membership dues vary depending on the type of membership and are stated on the bottoms of the application forms.