Renewing your subscription

The renewal deadline for subscriptions is   1st February   each year.

​Members  who have agreed to pay by Direct Debit will find that their Membership renews automatically each year until such time as they choose to resign their membership and cancel their direct debit.

If you are an existing Member  living in the UK and ​would like to start paying by Direct Debit instead of sending a cheque, please  set up a Direct Debit mandate with GoCardless using the following link:

Link for existing UK Members to set up a Direct Debit with GoCardless to pay their DCA Subscription

The Membership Secretary will use this to collect your £30 subscription and then add you to the recurring payment plan.

UK Members who still wish to renew annually by cheque should post it    with their membership number or postcode written on the back,   to the Membership Secretary, David Morton, at the address found on the inside cover of the Journal to reach him on or before 1st February.

If you are an overseas member living in any of the following countries:   Australia, Austria, Belgium,  Canada, Cyprus, Denmark,  Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,  Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the USA,  you too can renew  by setting up a Direct Debit with GoCardless. using the following link:

Link for existing Overseas Members to set up a Direct Debit with GoCardless to pay their DCA Subscription

​Overseas members living in any other country can pay by PayPal. If you set up a recurring payment with PayPal, you will find your membership renews automatically until you cancel the arrangement with PayPal. Contact the Membership Secretary for a PayPal link.

If you have allowed your Membership to lapse completely, please reapply using the appropriate form on the   Join    web page.

Changing the format of your Journal

If any members wish to change the format of the Journal  they receive, e.g., from printed to pdf or vice versa,  they can arrange this by emailing the   website   editor.

Updating your details

It is really important to let the DCA know of  any change to your postal address, phone number or email address.  Correct email addresses are increasingly important as this form of communication will be used more frequently by the DCA to keep members up to date with important announcements.    Please also remember that to access the Forum, your Membership email address must be the same as your Forum email address, so you need to update both if you change your email address.

You may also wish to keep the DCA informed of  any changes to  the boat you own and where you sail, as these details are shared with other members. 

Cancelling your membership

Please complete the following form or notify the   Membership Secretary   of any decision to end your Membership of the DCA.