Membership 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION
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HOW TO APPLY:
1) Applications and a General Information letter will be available on April 1, 2026 at the front desk SPYC downtown. The completed Membership Application, along with a check for $200.00 payable to SALTY SISTERS (which covers educational materials, initiation costs, and dues), should be turned in to the downtown front desk BEFORE Wednesday, July 1, 2026. [Please address envelope – Attn: Salty Sister Membership Chair.]

2) As the applications are received, they will be processed and an Interview and Testing session will be set at a convenient date for all parties.

3) After passing both the Water Survival and Sailing tests, the applicant will be given a schedule for the education classes which will begin Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

[Please note – Checks will be returned to those who do not
make the class limit or pass the water survival and/or sailing test.]

All Testing and Orientation will be held at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center (SPSC), at which time the applicant may learn more about the Salty Sisters and vice versa!

PLEASE MARK THE FOLLOWING DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR:

- WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026: Applications will be made available at the front Desk of SPYC Downtown. Due to limited class size, the applications will be considered in the order in which they are received.
- WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2026: Applications must be completed and returned to the front desk downtown.
- WEDNESDAY, October 14, 2026: New Classes begin.
- WEDNESDAY, December 9, 2026: Last Day of Classes. [No class October 1 – Salty Sister Annual Meeting.]