My yacht club is in the same boat (pardon the pun.) We have over 300 slips with a not too long waiting list (thanks to the high turn-over.) The new members we get are not dedicated boaters but "dabblers' that are in and out in a year or so. They do not serve on committees, participate in one of our four raft-ups a year, or join the angler's or sail fleet. We never get to know them, and get blamed for being "cliquish." When joining our club, the new member gets a form to check-off what they are interested in. The committee chairs then contact them and are met with "not right now", " our boat's not ready", "too busy", etc. It has reached a point where we now accept "social" members who are not boaters but want to enjoy the yacht club lifestyle. At $5,000 a pop in initiation cost, it's a money-maker for the club but does not reflect our Corinthian values.