How and why to Join the Classic Boats Club by GdV

Reserved for all passionate owners of a Classic Boat.

Any sailing boat of any size can be registered that has at least 25 years of life from the date of launch of the first model in the series launched by the shipyard (not of the individual boat), starting from 1967.

Requirements for registering the boat in the Register:
It must not have been modified to the point of altering the original design. Modifications aimed at improving the original design are accepted.

How to register:
Registering the boat with the Classic Boat Club by GdV is simple. Just fill out the form and upload the photos, all online. Within 15 days of submitting the required material, the Evaluation Committee will provide its opinion. If the outcome is positive, the boat is registered with the Classic Boat Club by GdV.

Immediate significant benefits:

• The boat acquires historical and collectible relevance, increasing its market value;
• Insurance advantage with valuation in line with the increased values for historical relevance and thus adequate enhancement of the boat;
• Possibility of free participation in Classic Boats events organized by Giornale della Vela, starting from the seven Vela Cup distributed in the most beautiful places in Italy;
• You come into direct contact with other enthusiasts for opinions, advice, sharing of passion, opportunities.
• We look for crew for the Vela Cup Classic.

What the “Owner Member” registration to the Classic Boats Club by GdV includes

• Access to all sections of the site giornaledellavela.com and newsletters.
• Access to hundreds of articles on Classic Boats published in the reserved section, with continuous updates and implementations.
• Weekly access to the reserved newsletter “Classic Boats by GdV” with the best news of the last 7 days and the most enticing opportunities for buying and selling Classic Boats.
• You have exclusive access to the new Chat Classic Boats Club by GdV, where all enthusiasts meet. Dialogues, exchange opinions, make requests in the exclusive Classic Boats community.
• Directly consult all reserved quotations related to the values of used hundreds of Classic Boats, including market values and those increased by historical and collectible value.
• Directly enter the sheets with history and photos of hundreds of models of Classic Boats with particular historical and collectible relevance.
• Receive a free annual subscription to the Giornale della Vela magazine (print and digital) and access the valuable online archive of all past issues.
• Access the personalized service, free for you, related to the used ads of the Classic Boats Club by GdV, for the buying and selling of boats and accessories, mooring places, crew requests.
• You can look for a place on board a boat or we find crew for your boat in the seven stages of the Vela Cup Classic circuit, the sea and land party in the most beautiful places in Italy.
• Receive the exclusive Owner Member card of the Classic Boats Club by GdV.

Your boat receives:

• Registration in the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value by GdV.
• Certificate of historical and collectible relevance of the boat, aimed at certifying the congruity of the boat’s conservation with the design standards (A4, sent by courier).
• Metal plaque (size 10 x 5 cm) to be affixed on board the boat certifying registration in the Official Register of Classic Boats of Historical Value by GdV.
• Preferential insurance conditions reserved only for Club members, with value aligned to the historical valuations of Classic Boat by GdV.
• Insurance appraisal service by a certified appraiser at privileged conditions
• Free participation in all Classic Boat Club by GdV events of the Vela Cup circuit
• Inclusion of the boat details on the Classic Boat Club by GdV website, reserved only for members.

Annual cost of Owner Member Classic Boats Club by GdV membership

99 euros up to 10 meters
149 euros up to 12 meters
199 euros up to 14 meters
239 euros over 14 meters