Membership Information
The Seafarers is a limited membership club organized under the Punta Gorda Civic Association. Membership is targeted at 300 individuals.
Membership is open to all residents of Punta Gorda Isles who meet the requirements for membership.
Members must:
- Reside in Punta Gorda Isles
- Be a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association
- Own a boat operated on Charlotte Harbor or belong to the Freedom Boat Club
- Agree to participate actively in Club events
- Provide evidence of one family member having passed a Safe Boating Course
Simultaneous membership in the Seafarers and any other PGICA-sponsored boat club is not permitted.
The annual membership fee is $20 for a single membership or $40 for a family membership. Membership fee is payable upon completion of a membership application initially and on the first of January in subsequent years. Members joining after June first of any year shall pay one half of the annual dues for the balance of the year.
There is also a onetime initiation fee of $55 per couple which includes two custom Seafarer nametags and one Seafarer Burgee.
Therefore, the total charge for a couple joining as new members before June 1 is $95, and after June 1 it is $75.
Here's how to join:
Option 1 - Join Online on the PGICA home page
(This method only works if you are the Primary Member in the household; for explanation click Primary/Family Member Help)
1.Click Here to open a new PGICA window (so you can go back and forth to these instructions).
2. Hover over your name in the upper right-hand corner of the PGICA home page.
3. Choose “Profile” from the box that appears.
4. Within the “Personal Info” section, click “Clubs/Additional Members”.
5. Click the “Add a Club” icon on the next page (you can add Family Members at the same time).
6. Choose “Seafarers” from the “Select a Club” pop-up window.
7. Click "save" in the pop-up and then “save” at the bottom of the profile page.
What happens next:
• You will get an email (almost immediately) confirming your membership choice.
• We will also get a notification of your request to join.
• Shortly thereafter (give us a couple days), someone from our club will be in touch to welcome you and fill you in on our dues structure, how to pay, and other club specifics.
Option 2 - Paper Application
1. Print out an Application Form by clicking this button: Membership Application
2. Or pick up an Application at the PGICA Office.
3. You can mail in, or drop off, your Dues (check or cash) and Application at the PGICA office.
What happens next:
• We will be in touch to welcome you and confirm receipt of your application and dues.
Option 3 – Check us out!
If you would like to check us out before joining, you can be a guest at one of our Happy Hours. We meet at St Andrews CC from 5-7 on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.
We hope to see you soon!
For further membership information please contact:
Seafarer's Board of Directors