1.   At a casual glance, the club could offer merely what it advertises.

2.   If you have no intention of racing, every sailing club offers a safer and supervised area to continue your sailing.

3.   And given the limits of the ski season, most clubs offer off-season activities such as whitewater rafting, tennis, golf and rock climbing trips.

4.   And most lack the business facilities that clubs offer.

5.   As if to provide compensation, the now thriving boy-and-girl- queer club offers networking possibilities all its own.

6.   Chief executive Mark Mastrov said his clubs will offer gift certificates, free two-week trials and open houses and social events over the holidays.

7.   Clubs must offer arbitration to eligible players by Friday or let them become free agents.

8.   DMB-run clubs offer members predicable calm, a high level of service and a club environment that is geared toward couples and families, instead of singles.

9.   Exercise videos promote jumping, and some health clubs offer classes.

10.   For some members, the club offers a return to a lost pastime.