The ‘club owned boats’ idea has much appeal, but SKABC in the past has been challenged to own/maintain/ share even small equipment such as VHF radios (we had to sell them off cheaply), hydrophones (all ‘disappeared’.) This is not to mention marine charts and BBQ – all impacted by a lack of suitable storage space
Having a formal membership arrangement with a group like Club Locarno would seem to make the best sense. We’ve mulled this idea before and encourage non-boat owners to look into joining the kayak section of that club.
A mutual range of benefits might result – they get increased access to trips and training etc and maybe boat maintenance too. We get access to some boats for beginners or apartment dwellers and their boats can be booked and used either at or away from their Jericho site.
I think this should be explored more vigorously than I was able to do in the past couple of years. We have or have had several dual members.