The USA has a vast number of sailing clubs and yacht clubs across the country, ranging from large, historic organizations to smaller, local community clubs. It’s practically impossible to list all of them, as there are hundreds, if not thousands.
Here is a list of some of the most prominent or recognized sailing clubs in the USA.
California
- St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco)
- San Diego Yacht Club (San Diego)
- The San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere)
- Newport Harbor Yacht Club (Newport Beach)
- California Yacht Club (Marina del Rey)
- Balboa Yacht Club (Corona del Mar)
- Santa Barbara Yacht Club (Santa Barbara)
- King Harbor Yacht Club (Redondo Beach)
- Long Beach Yacht Club (Long Beach)
- Coronado Yacht Club (Coronado)
- Encinal Yacht Club (Alameda)
Florida
- Naples Yacht Club (Naples)
- Pelican Isle Yacht Club (Naples)
- Sailfish Club of Florida (Palm Beach)
- Tampa Yacht & Country Club (Tampa)
- Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club (Boca Raton)
- Sarasota Yacht Club (Sarasota)
- Lauderdale Yacht Club (Fort Lauderdale)
- Key Largo Anglers Club (Key Largo)
- St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg)
- Coral Reef Yacht Club (Miami)
- Coconut Grove Sailing Club (Miami)
- Florida Yacht Club (Jacksonville)
- Mount Dora Yacht Club (Mount Dora)
Northeast (New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, etc.):
- New York Yacht Club (Newport, RI – historic ties to NYC)
- Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY)
- Fishers Island Yacht Club (Fishers Island, NY)
- Newport Yacht Club (Newport, RI)
- Sail Newport (Newport, RI) – Community Sailing Center
- Pequot Yacht Club (Southport, CT)
- Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, NY)
- Rochester Yacht Club (Rochester, NY)
- American Yacht Club (Rye, NY)
- Eastern Yacht Club (Marblehead, MA)
- Manchester Yacht Club (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA)
- Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD – often considered part of Mid-Atlantic, but geographically linked to NE sailing scene)
- Bay Head Yacht Club (Bay Head, NJ)
- Manhattan Yacht Club (Jersey City, NJ)
Mid-Atlantic (DE, MD, NC, SC, VA, DC)
- Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD)
- Capital Yacht Club (Washington, D.C.)
- Downtown Sailing Center (Baltimore, MD) – Community Sailing Center
- Eastport Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD)
- Carolina Yacht Club (Charleston, SC & Wrightsville Beach, NC)
- Savannah Yacht Club (Savannah, GA – often associated with Mid-Atlantic sailing events)
- Hampton Yacht Club (Hampton, VA)
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
- Chicago Yacht Club (Chicago, IL)
- Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (Grosse Pointe Shores, MI)
- White Bear Yacht Club (White Bear Lake, MN)
- Bayview Yacht Club (Detroit, MI)
- Mentor Harbor Yacht Club (Mentor, OH)
- Milwaukee Community Sailing Center (Milwaukee, WI) – Community Sailing Center
- Columbia Yacht Club (Chicago, IL)
South (AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN)
- Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, LA)
- Fairhope Yacht Club (Fairhope, AL)
- Lake Guntersville Yacht Club (Guntersville, AL)
- Greers Ferry Lake Yacht Club (Heber Springs, AR)
- Concord Yacht Club (Knoxville, TN)
Southwest (AZ, NV, NM, TX)
- Fort Worth Boat Club (Fort Worth, TX)
- Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Houston, TX)
- Galveston Community Sailing Center (Galveston, TX) – Community Sailing Center
- Lake Havasu Yacht Club (Lake Havasu City, AZ)
- Tucson Yacht Club (Tucson, AZ)
Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
- Seattle Yacht Club (Seattle, WA)
- Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle (Seattle, WA)
- Portland Yacht Club (Portland, OR)
- Sail Sand Point (Seattle, WA) – Community Sailing Center
Alaska & Hawaii
- Anchorage Yacht Club (Anchorage, AK)
- Juneau Yacht Club (Juneau, AK)
- Waikiki Yacht Club (Honolulu, HI)
- Hawaii Yacht Club (Honolulu, HI)
U.S. Territories (e.g., US Virgin Islands)
St. Thomas Yacht Club (St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)