When you join Pure Latitude, it’s easy to tailor your membership to fit the boats you want to use and how regularly you want to go boating.
Your monthly membership plan provides ongoing access to your preferred boats, whilst your ‘points bundle’ allows you to buy your time on the water.
Select a monthly membership plan that fits the boats you want to use.
⊚ Discover – Choose any 3 boats (£200/m)
⊚ Explorer – Choose any 6 boats (£250/m)
⊚ Freedom – Choose any 12 boats (£300/m)
The minimum points bundle costs £5000 and typically provides 15-20 days on the water – to be taken whenever you wish.
Points don’t expire while your monthly membership is active. When you’ve used all your points, you simply purchase a new bundle.
When you sign up for membership we commit to making sure you have flexible and fair access to the boats and locations you want.
To make membership work for everyone we have a system that allocates you points. Our points system ensures fair access and good availability of boats for all members.
If you would like to understand exactly how our system works, all the details are available below.
The minimum points bundle costs £5k and provides 500 points which typically equates to 15-20 days boating. Use your points to book boats and events, when you want.
The exact number of days depends on the boats you sail and when – which can range from less than 10 to more than 30, depending on your boat preferences.
Larger boats at peak times mean less boating days, whilst smaller boats off peak mean significantly more days. Evening slots also consume less points.
The points cost of a booking depends on the type of boat and when you sail.
Our online portal manages everything and displays the rate at the time of booking, but please see below to understand the detail.
The table shows the rates for different boats, based on a Friday day sail in mid season, which is representative of an average rate for each boat.
| Type of boat | Friday / Day slot / Mid season (pts) |
|---|---|
| Sailing Yachts | |
| 1x Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 | 20 |
| 1x Jeanneau 349 | 22 |
| 3x Hanse 348 | 25 |
| 1x Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 | 25 |
| 1x Dufour 375 | 25 |
| 1x X-Yachts 37 | 28 |
| 1x Hanse 388 | 28 |
| 1x Jeanneau 389 | 28 |
| 1x Fontaine Pajot 36 | 28 |
| 2x Hanse 360 | 35 |
| Motorboats | |
| 1x Island Rib 7.5 | 20 |
| 1x Cap Camarat 7.5 WA | 20 |
| 1x Stevens 34 | 20 |
| 1x Axopar 28C | 30 |
| 1x Jeanneau Merryfisher 895 | 30 |
| 1x Jeanneau Merryfisher 1095 | 40 |
Our booking system clearly shows the points cost of any booking, plus we have outlined the relative boat point rates for different times of day, days of week and seasons below.
Time of day
We split each 24-hour period into two slots:
• Day slot: 8am to 6pm
• Evening slot: 6pm to 8am
If you book both slots together it costs 20% more than just the day.
If you only book the evening/night slot, it costs 60% of a full day booking.
Day of week
Fridays are 20% more than Monday-Thursday. Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays are 25% more than the Friday rate.
Seasons
We divide the year into three seasons:
• High season (July & August): 33% more points than mid season
• Mid Season (April-June & September-October): Standard rate.
• Low Season (November-March): 33% less than mid season.
A key feature of any shared use scheme is the ability to get a boat at times that suit you. Our model uniquely provides flexibility for our members to go boating when they want over the year, with no requirement to go boating in specific weeks or seasons.
Most of the year our model provides excellent availability but, as you might expect, July and August require a little extra management whilst the off-season months benefit from additional encouragement.
We know from experience that the simplest and fairest way to manage seasonal demand is to apply seasonal pricing. In addition, we also operate a “fair use” policy that limits member spend to no more than half of their points in July and August.
We operate a day slot (08.00 – 18.00) and an evening/night slot (18.00 – 08.00). You can book any number of consecutive slots (max 15) so overnight stays and multi day trips are a popular choice with our members.
If you have an active Pure Latitude membership, you can take as long as you like to use your points.
You are welcome to purchase a new points bundle at any time so that you can keep sailing as much as you wish.
Your monthly membership plan provides access to your choice of boats and covers all the essentials, including: fully equipped and maintained boats, home berthing, insurance, plus access to our support, training and event programmes.
To make membership fair for everyone, some additional usage charges also apply based on engine hours and accessories taken.
Our 3 monthly membership plans are listed at the top of this page.
We’re happy to help guide you to the most suitable plan and boats based on your preferences, experience and goals.
If required, you have the flexibility to switch to a different membership plan once per calendar year.
SELECTING YOUR BOATS
Once you have signed up, you can select your boats whenever you are ready, preferably within the first 90 days of membership.
You may know from the outset which boats you want to choose, but often members like to see how their preferences evolve after choosing a couple of boats to get started.
If you want to change your choice of boats, you can only do so if you switch membership levels during the year or when you buy a new points bundle.
If you don’t want to skipper your own boat but would like to take part in our events and sail with other members, take a look at our crew membership plans.
They are a great way to get on the water with a lower level of commitment.
You can share your points bundle with another member. Each individual will need to have their own membership, be responsible for their own membership fees and will have independent booking access to the shared points account.
Yes, we offer both ownership and corporate plans.
Our bespoke arrangements for owners can dramatically lower the cost of ownership and provide a more flexible boating experience. Get in touch for details.
Corporate plans are tailored to fit the requirements of your business, including bespoke events, client entertainment, and team building/reward. Again, please contact our membership team to discuss your requirements.
Membership has a minimum term of 12 months, after which it rolls on a monthly basis, and requires 3 months notice of cancellation.
There is a one-off club joining fee of £595 which applies to all new members and anyone rejoining after a break in membership.
Our joining fee helps to promote continuous membership which allows us to regularly update the fleet and keep membership prices to a minimum.
Your membership includes fully equipped and maintained boats, home berthing, insurance and much more. Additional charges apply as follows:
Fuel is included on sailboats and riverboats but metered and charged at cost on motorboats.
We make a charge per engine hour run: Sailboats £7.50/hour; riverboat £13.50/hour; smaller motorboats £15.00/hour and larger motorboats £20.00/hour/engine.
Accessories such as dinghies, outboards, spinnakers plus cleaning and catering options are available at a nominal extra cost.
Your points bundle allows you to book boats whenever suits you and therefore needs to be paid substantially in advance.
Most members choose to pay for their 500 point bundle with a single advance payment of £5000. If you wish to spread the payment, we request a £2000 down payment and 12 monthly payments of £300/m.
Yes, all boats are insured for accidental damage. Members are liable for repair costs up to a maximum of £2500.
Training and events are available with all membership plans.
There is huge flexibility in the options we provide, so it’s often helpful to chat through your specific ambitions so that we can advise suitable options based on our experience.
Please call us on 02380 001234 if you have any questions about training or events.
We recognise that qualifications are only an indicator of proficiency and our members have a wide range of experience levels and hold a variety of formal qualifications. In short, we require you to demonstrate a basic competence in skippering the boats you wish to use.
For both our sailing yachts and motorboats, the guideline minimum is RYA day skipper theory and practical certificates plus 5 days skippering experience in UK tidal waters.
For outboard driven powerboats the minimum requirement is RYA Powerboat Level 2, plus 2 days skippering experience in UK tidal waters.
Remember that, whatever your experience, we can provide the necessary training to get you to the required level of competence.
When you first join, we want to get you on the water as quickly as possible. If you have relevant skippering skills and experience, we’ll arrange for you to join one of our club competence assessment days.
If you need to undertake some training before you start skippering, we simply schedule the assessment day to run following completion of the training.
Whichever route you choose, we’ll also ask you to familiarise with club processes and procedures via a zoom call and our online member portal.When you are ready to expand your range of boats, you can self induct or we’ll conduct an assessment/ provide further training as appropriate.
Rest assured, we will always streamline your journey through our competence process to fit your previous experience.
Yes, and it’s a very popular service. Booking an instructor to help you improve specific key skills, complete an RYA training course, upskill on a new boat type, or get you and your crew working efficiently together can really help your boating become more enjoyable.
Instructors are charged at £310 per day.
Alternatively, you can join any of our training events – ideal for upping your game across a range of specific key skill areas. See the event calendar on our website for more details and pricing.
Yes, we are a recognised RYA training centre. To become a competent and confident skipper we offer a mentored training plan which includes experience building, your RYA day skipper qualification and a number of days skippering the boats.
Get in touch for full details.
Yes, you can book multiple event places to include family and friends.
Just ask us. Call the membership team on 02380 001234
