CAA Membership

Canadian Albacore Association
970 Queen Street East
PO Box 98093
Toronto, ON M4M 1J8

The CAA has goals and objectives focused on:

• Encouragement and promotion of Albacore sailing
• Maintenance of the Albacore Class in Canada
• Enforcement and administration of the Albacore Class Rules & Constitution along with the other National Associations as members of the International Albacore Association
• Allocation, results collection and posting and management of various championships and regattas including: Harbour Master Race Series, the Fall Series and the Gooderham Series
• Organization and delivery and coordination of the Ontario Albacore Championship, the Canadian Albacore Championship, the North American Albacore Championship and the International Albacore Championship
• Communication with boat owners, other sailors, regatta organizers and other official sailing associations
• The provision of on-going consultation with class boat builders and sail makers to ensure compliance, consistency and best practice developments
• Management of the activities and finances of the Association on behalf of members across the country
• Maintenance of a contingency fund
• The development and delivery of training, resources, the promotion and development of the Albacore class in sailing communities throughout Canada

The CAA offers two types of memberships: Full and Associate.

Full Membership – for a boat owner, part-owner. A Full member may:

• Participate and / or helm in any CAA sanctioned event.
• Access members' pages and resources available on the CAA website
• Obtain hull and sail measurement certification as requested
• Vote at all general meetings of the Association on any class-related topics
• Receive a subscription to the CAA newsletter “Shackles and Cringles”

Associate Membership – for non-boat owners, or a lessee. An Associate member may:

• Participate in CAA sanctioned events
• Helm in a CAA sanctioned event provided they are sailing a boat owned and registered by a full CAA member
• Access members' pages and resources available on the CAA website
• Receive a subscription to the CAA newsletter “Shackles and Cringles”

Thank you in advance for supporting the Canadian Albacore Association.

Application for membership can be completed Online or by downloading the Membership Application (68kB) and mailing it in.

Please keep the membership chairperson up to date on any Albacore news in your area as our newsletter, "Shackles and Cringles" and website editors are always eager to have new reports from all fleets across the country. We value of your contributions and questions.