Membership in the Society of Boat and Yacht Designers is open to anyone interested in the technical and practical aspects of small craft design and construction.
Meetings are typically held on Saturdays, featuring tours of design or construction facilities in addition to lunch and speakers. Past meetings have included tours of production yacht builders, mega-yacht construction sites, workboat builders, shipyards, computer aided design & manufacturing facilities, test tank facilities, propeller foundries, and much more.
Meetings are currently held in the Pacific Northwest and Chesapeake Bay areas, and may be organized in other areas wherever sufficient interest exists.
Benefits of Membership
SBYD membership includes the quarterly newsletter the Ballast, the Sextant journal, all meeting notices for your region, a copy of the annual Membership Directory, a free promotional listing in the directory, and a free website link from sbyd.org.
Cost
Annual dues are $30 US per year, and include all newsletters, meeting notices, and journal publications for the year. A one-time initiation fee of $15 is required for new membership
applications, or for renewals that have lapsed for more than 6 months. The initiation fee will be waived for students enrolled in naval architecture, engineering, yacht design, or boat construction programs.
To Join
To join, send your application form, along with payment for the initiation fee and first year's dues to the SBYD address on the form. The initiation fee is waived for students in programs related to small craft design or construction. (Please note: dues are collected by calendar year -- those joining mid-year will be sent all previous issues of the Ballast for that year. Also, memberships received after September 1st are good through the following year.)
Print out the application from the link below, fill out and mail, along with a check for $45 US ($30 for students), to the address on the application form.
