Classic Boat Club: discover all the benefits of membership!

Classic Boat Club, the community dedicated to all sailing enthusiasts and owners of Classic Boats, is born!

Emerging from the great interest that the columnClassicBoat has registered and, above all, born to respond to the need to enhance and restore dignity to the great hulls of the past, the Classic Boat Club is, first and foremost, an attempt to celebrate and certify as historic all and series and non-series boats that have made sailing great and made us sailors fall in love with them. But, even more so, it is a gathering place, a platform that wants to unite enthusiasts, offering dedicated tools to reenact their history, telling the story of the boats and, why not, facilitating as much knowledge as maintenance, purchase or upkeep. Not forgetting the benefits.

In short, the Classic Boat Club aims to be a place not only for celebration but also for mutual support, offering benefits to all its members. The question is often: How? We explain it to you in this article!

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Classic Boat Club: the benefits of being a member!

Let’s start with the basics. First of all, who can be a member? Basically, anyone who is even vaguely interested in the world of the beautiful boats that have made sailing great, whether they are series or one-offs, as long as they were launched since 1967, and at least 25 years old from the date of the first launch, theirs, in the case of one-offs, or the first model, in the case of series. Specifically, there are two modes of membership: a first, dedicated to anyone who is passionate, with or without a boat – the Crew Member; and a second, dedicated to owners who, in addition to passion, also wish to enhance the value of their boat, certifying it as congruent with the parameters of historical and collector value. This second one is the Owner Member variant.

Let us now look at all the benefits of being a member.

• PLEASE NOTE: Exclusively for the Classic Boat Club launch, you can become an Owner Member in minimal time at the Vela Cup in Cala de Medici (May 23-25). Just let us know by email (classicboat@giornaledellavela.com) or at registration to have your boat inspected on-site by the Classic Boat team.
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Classic Boat Club: the benefits of membership

First, a premise: both variants hold an identical set of basic benefits, whether these Crew Member or Owner Member memberships. The difference is inherent in the additional set of benefits related to the focus of the ‘owner’ variant. Indeed, this one presents the registration of one’s boat with the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value, which in turn is the source of additional benefits, which we shall see later, however. First and foremost, then, are the shared benefits.

Crew Members and Owner Members, indistinctly, receive:

• Receive a free annual subscription to the Journal of Sailing in print and digital versions, with attached access to the valuable online archive of all back issues.
• Access to hundreds of Classic Boat-themed articles, from individual boats to the history of Shipyards, from designers to maintenance tricks, posted in the classified section, with continuous updates and implementations.
• Reserved access to the Classic Boats Club by GdV Forum, where all enthusiasts meet. A place for dialogue, exchange of ideas, opinions and advice; a place to make requests to receive support. In short, a platform to fully participate in the exclusive Classic Boat Club community.
• Direct access and consultation to the reserved Classic Boat Storiche section: a navigable and constantly updated archive complete with all the detailed data sheets related to the largest Classic Boats in production. Here you will find pictures of them, their history and design features, specific data and, above all, market values, both default and augmented by Certifications of Historical and Collector’s Value for each model.

• Restricted access to the files of Classic Boats entered in the Official Register of Historical and Collector Value. Here, in addition to discovering some of the most prominent models, you will be able to see their pictures, details and read about their history. Any hulls for sale will also be listed, for direct contact with the owner.
• Access to all sections of the giornaledellavela.com website.
• Weekly access to the confidential newsletter “Classic Boats by GdV” with the best news from the past 7 days and the hottest Classic Boats buying and selling bargains.
• Access to the service related to the classified section of the Classic Boat Club, for buying and selling accessories, berths, boats and crew requests.
• You can search for a place aboard a boat, or you will be searched for crew, to participate in the seven stages of the Vela Cup Classic circuit, the sea and land party in the most beautiful places in Italy.
• Receive your membership card, Crew Member or Owner Member that is.

Classic Boat Club: additional Owner Member benefits

If the previous benefits apply to everyone, what does the Owner Member membership plan add? Simple, additional benefits for you and your boat.

It is quickly said. By registering your boat with the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value by GdV., first and foremost, you will certify your boat as congruent with the parameters that qualify its value as being of Historical and Collector‘s Value. This implies, in the immediate term, an increase in value at the market and insurance level. But not only that. Here are all the additional benefits attached to the Owner Member formula.

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• The boat entered in the Official Register acquires a value of historical and collector’s relevance, increasing its value in the market;
• Get insurance benefits with appraisals in line with the value increased by historical significance and thus appropriate valuation of the boat;
• Possibility of free participation in Classic Boat events organized by the Journal of Sailing, starting with the seven Vela Cups distributed in the most beautiful places in Italy;
• Get in direct contact with other enthusiasts for opinions, advice, sharing of passion, bargains.
• Receive assistance if you intend to sell your Classic Boat.
• We are looking for you crew for the Vela Cup Classic.

In addition, your craft receives:

• Membership in the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value by GdV.
• Certificate of historical and collectible relevance of the vessel, aimed at certifying the adequacy of the vessel’s preservation in relation to design standards (A4, sent by courier).
• Metal plate (10 x 5 cm format) to be affixed on board the boat certifying registration in the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value by GdV (sent by courier).
• Favorable insurance terms reserved only for Club members, with value aligned with Classic Boat by GdV historical ratings.
• Insurance appraisal service by certified appraiser on preferential terms.
• Free participation in all Classic Boat Club by GdV events on the Vela Cup circuit
• Listing of the boat sheet on the Classic Boat Club by GdV website reserved for members only.

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