Member Benefits
By becoming a member of the Cornish Maritime Trust, you will be joining a community dedicated to helping the preservation of Cornwall’s extraordinary maritime heritage.
Whatever your sailing experience joining the Trust will also give you many benefits.
Firstly the opportunity to sail on our boats. Members are kept up to date about the programme of sailing with the regular ‘Sailing Announcements’ e-mails and Sail with Us page
Secondly the chance to develop your own traditional sailing skills. There are regular informal training sessions In Newlyn and Falmouth and the Trust has links to RYA Theory and Practical Course providers.
Thirdly you can also learn about and contribute to the maintenance of the Trust’s fleet. If you already have some skills there will an opportunity to use them.
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The Trust offers five categories of membership
Membership prices as of 1st March 2025
- Adult membership for individuals between 18 and 30 years old – £30 per annum
- Adult membership for individuals over 30 years old – £40 per annum
- Family membership for two adults, and children under the age of 18 – £50 per annum
- Life membership for individuals at the discretion of the board- £500 one-off payment
- Corporate membership for organisations (Negotiable)
The Trust offers sailing experiences on our boats, and educational and training activities. Donations are always welcome to assist us with our work maintaining and sailing our heritage fleet
In this way we offer the opportunity to sail regardless of financial means.
Joining The Trust
We have a rolling membership so there is no specific time to join. LoveAdmin.com and GoCardless.com help us manage our membership and payment by Direct Debit. If you do not want to pay by Direct Debit you will see that other methods are available when you click through to the joining page.
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Once you’ve submitted your online application form and it has been confirmed by the Trust’s board, you will receive a welcome email. If you set up a Direct Debit the mandate will then be used to collect membership renewals as they become due in the future. If you have decided another method you will get a reminder from LoveAdmin when your renewal is due.
If you are a UK tax payer and wish the Trust to take advantage of HMRC Gift Aid, please ensure that you include this declaration in your application.
If you wish to make any changes to your membership or have any other queries regarding your membership please contact the Membership Secretary membership@cornishmaritimetrust.org
Join The Trust
By becoming a member of the Cornish Maritime Trust, you will be helping to preserve Cornwall’s extraordinary maritime heritage. Joining the Trust will also give you many benefits: the opportunity to sail on our boats, the chance to develop skills of sailing and maintenance, the chance to contribute your own skills, and membership of a diverse community of people.