"The license is a membership that allows you to join the sailing family. It conveys the values of a sport and enables them to be shared. The license also enables you to develop your sport and your club, by playing an active role and making your club more representative" explains Olivier Clermont.
The license fee will therefore enable the club to develop its resources and potential (professional trainers, technical resources, etc.).
" A strong club also contributes to local economic development. If it organizes a regatta, the participants will have to find accommodation and food, and they will do so in the club's town." Last but not least, being part of a club means getting involved in preserving the local environment. " There's nothing compulsory about it, but it's advisable, since it offers a number of advantages."
What are the advantages of a sailing license?
A holder of a Sailing license enjoys a number of tangible benefits:
- Club offers group lessons, training, rentals, access to restaurants for clubs with restaurants, access to moorings for clubs with pontoons or moorings.
- Sports offers the annual Club license gives access to a calendar of events and a structured sports offer with referees and different types of events. " There are 6,000 events on the calendar, and you can take part in almost all of them, except for those at the highest sporting level, which are subject to selection."
- Access to training some clubs have the resources to train those who wish to work in the nautical world. " It all depends on what level you want to be, to be an instructor or referee, you need a diploma."
- Partner offers : The FFVoile is developing offers with partners to provide preferential rates for members. "You can get a 10% discount on a yacht charter, 1 month's free magazine subscription..."
One of the other advantages of the sailing license is the insurance.
Prices and license types 2025
Adult club license: ?70 (including primo)
Youth club license: ?32 (including primo)
Sailing Passport / Regional Sailing Passport: ?14
Competition: 1-day temporary license: ?25
Competition: 4-day temporary license: ?50
FFVoile Pass: ?5.5
Joining a Club means paying for a global offer. " The average cost of a course is 250 â¬. This price includes the license corresponding to your activity (âeuros leisure or âeuros regatta), as well as the cost of services provided by the Club. For example, when you pay 100 ⬠for an Optimist course, you need to factor in 11 ⬠for the license, 20 ⬠for VAT and 70 ⬠for training (boat, maintenance, instructor...). "
Licence voile, not just for sailing?
The Sailing license also allows you to take part in paddling or kayaking activities when these are organized by a Club. "The activities, gold sailing, must be leisure activities, and the sporting activity must be limited to the practice of sailing."
