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The Ranking

The Top 100 Yacht Clubs

The world’s most prestigious yacht clubs, ranked. Our order is a composite of institutional peer-recognition (Platinum Clubs of the World, the International Council of Yacht Clubs), America’s Cup and Rolex marquee-regatta history, founding pedigree, and reciprocal standing — not a popularity contest.

  1. 1Royal Yacht SquadronCowes, United Kingdom · Est. 1815
  2. 2New York Yacht ClubNew York, United States · Est. 1844
  3. 3Yacht Club de MonacoMonaco, Monaco · Est. 1953
  4. 4Yacht Club Costa SmeraldaPorto Cervo, Australia · Est. 1967
  5. 5Royal Hong Kong Yacht ClubHong Kong, China · Est. 1890
  6. 6Royal Cork Yacht ClubCrosshaven, Ireland · Est. 1720
  7. 7Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaNew South Wales, Australia · Est. 1944
  8. 8St. Francis Yacht ClubSan Francisco, United States · Est. 1927
  9. 9San Diego Yacht ClubCalifornia, United States · Est. 1886
  10. 10Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronAuckland Region, New Zealand · Est. 1859
  11. 11Yacht Club ItalianoGenoa, Italy · Est. 1879
  12. 12Clube Naval de CascaisCascais, Portugal · Est. 1938
  13. 13Royal Thames Yacht ClubLondon, United Kingdom · Est. 1775
  14. 14Royal Canadian Yacht ClubToronto, Canada · Est. 1852
  15. 15Royal Bermuda Yacht ClubHamilton, Bermuda · Est. 1844
  16. 16Chicago Yacht ClubChicago, United States · Est. 1875
  17. 17Annapolis Yacht ClubAnnapolis, United States · Est. 1886
  18. 18Real Club Nautico de BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain · Est. 1876
  19. 19Royal Swedish Yacht ClubSaltsjöbaden, Sweden · Est. 1830
  20. 20Royal Danish Yacht ClubHellerup, Denmark · Est. 1866
  21. 21Royal Norwegian Yacht ClubOslo, Norway · Est. 1883
  22. 22Royal Southern Yacht ClubHamble, United Kingdom · Est. 1837
  23. 23Royal Sydney Yacht SquadronMilsons Point, Sydney, Australia · Est. 1862
  24. 24Royal Perth Yacht ClubWestern Australia, Australia · Est. 1865
  25. 25Royal Prince Alfred Yacht ClubNewport, NSW, Australia · Est. 1867
  26. 26Real Club Nautico de PalmaPalma de Mallorca, Spain · Est. 1948
  27. 27Société Nautique de GenèveGeneva, Switzerland · Est. 1872
  28. 28Circolo della Vela SiciliaPalermo, Italy · Est. 1893
  29. 29Real Club Náutico de ValenciaValencia, United States · Est. 1898
  30. 30Yacht Club Punta del EstePunta del Este, Uruguay · Est. 1924
  31. 31Yacht Club ArgentinoBuenos Aires, Argentina
  32. 32Royal Cape Yacht ClubCape Town, South Africa · Est. 1906
  33. 33Royal Irish Yacht ClubDún Laoghaire, Ireland · Est. 1831
  34. 34Royal St. George Yacht ClubDún Laoghaire, Ireland
  35. 35Royal Malta Yacht ClubTa' Xbiex, Malta · Est. 1835
  36. 36Kieler Yacht-ClubKiel, Germany · Est. 1887
  37. 37Societe Nautique de MarseilleMarseille, France · Est. 1887
  38. 38Société Nautique de Saint-TropezSaint-Tropez, France · Est. 1862
  39. 39Yacht Club de CannesCannes, France · Est. 1860
  40. 40Royal Prince Edward Yacht ClubNew South Wales, Australia · Est. 1922
  41. 41Royal Queensland Yacht SquadronManly, Brisbane, Australia · Est. 1885
  42. 42Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubShire of Peppermint Grove, Australia · Est. 1896
  43. 43Royal Vancouver Yacht ClubVancouver, Canada · Est. 1903
  44. 44Royal Victoria Yacht ClubEngland, United Kingdom · Est. 1845
  45. 45Royal St. Lawrence Yacht ClubDorval, Montréal, Canada
  46. 46Nyländska JaktklubbenHelsinki, Finland · Est. 1861
  47. 47Norddeutscher Regatta VereinHamburg, Germany · Est. 1868
  48. 48Verein Seglerhaus am WannseeSteglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany · Est. 1867
  49. 49Royal Gothenburg Yacht ClubGothenburg, Sweden · Est. 1860
  50. 50Royal Bombay Yacht ClubMumbai, India · Est. 1846
  51. 51Royal Gibraltar Yacht ClubGibraltar Harbour, Gibraltar · Est. 1829
  52. 52Republic of Singapore Yacht ClubSingapore, Singapore
  53. 53Royal Varuna Yacht ClubPattaya, Thailand · Est. 1957
  54. 54Royal Madras Yacht ClubChennai, India · Est. 1911
  55. 55Royal Yacht Club of TasmaniaSandy Bay, Hobart, Australia · Est. 1880
  56. 56Hebe Haven Yacht ClubSai Kung / Pak Sha Wan, Hong Kong · Est. 1963
  57. 57Dubai Offshore Sailing ClubDubai, United Arab Emirates · Est. 1974
  58. 58Royal BVI Yacht ClubRoad Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · Est. 1973
  59. 59Barbados Yacht ClubSaint Michael, Barbados · Est. 1947
  60. 60Manila Yacht ClubManila Bay, Philippines · Est. 1927
  61. 61Balboa Yacht ClubCorona del Mar, United States · Est. 1922
  62. 62Newport Harbor Yacht ClubCalifornia, United States · Est. 1916
  63. 63Long Beach Yacht ClubLong Beach, United States · Est. 1929
  64. 64Seattle Yacht ClubSeattle, United States · Est. 1892
  65. 65San Francisco Yacht ClubSan Francisco, United States · Est. 1869
  66. 66Eastern Yacht ClubMarblehead, United States · Est. 1870
  67. 67Larchmont Yacht ClubLarchmont, United States · Est. 1880
  68. 68Bay Head Yacht ClubBay Head, United States · Est. 1888
  69. 69Carolina Yacht ClubWrightsville Beach, United States · Est. 1853
  70. 70Coral Reef Yacht ClubMiami / Coconut Grove, United States
  71. 71Key Biscayne Yacht ClubKey Biscayne, United States · Est. 1955
  72. 72Lauderdale Yacht ClubFort Lauderdale, United States · Est. 1938
  73. 73Naples Yacht ClubNaples Bay, United States · Est. 1947
  74. 74Nassau Yacht ClubNassau / Montagu Bay, Bahamas · Est. 1931
  75. 75Club Nautico de San JuanSan Juan, United States · Est. 1930
  76. 76Compagnia della VelaVenezia-Murano-Burano, Italy · Est. 1911
  77. 77Storm Trysail ClubLarchmont / Newport, United States · Est. 1938
  78. 78The Cruising Club of AmericaNew York, United States · Est. 1922
  79. 79Southern Yacht ClubNew Orleans, United States · Est. 1849
  80. 80St. Petersburg Yacht ClubSt Petersburg, United States · Est. 1909
  81. 81Royal Lymington Yacht ClubLymington, United Kingdom · Est. 1875
  82. 82Real Club Maritimo del Abra – Real Sporting ClubGetxo / Bilbao, Spain · Est. 1898
  83. 83Salinas Yacht ClubSalinas, Spain
  84. 84Sandringham Yacht ClubSandringham / Melbourne, Australia
  85. 85Veleiros do SulPorto Alegre, Brazil
  86. 86Yacht Club PeruanoLa Punta, Callao, Peru
  87. 87Gstaad Yacht ClubGstaad, Switzerland · Est. 1998
  88. 88Aberdeen Marina ClubHong Kong, China · Est. 1984
  89. 89Bruxelles Royal Yacht ClubBrussels, Belgium · Est. 1906
  90. 90Cat Cay Yacht ClubCat Cay, Bahamas · Est. 1933
  91. 91Club de Yates de AcapulcoAcapulco, Mexico · Est. 1955
  92. 92Grosse Pointe Yacht ClubGrosse Pointe Shores, United States · Est. 1914
  93. 93Monte Real Club de Yates de BaionaBaiona, Spain
  94. 94Newport Yacht ClubNewport, Rhode Island, United States
  95. 95Palm Beach Yacht ClubWest Palm Beach, United States · Est. 1890
  96. 96Sailfish Club of FloridaPalm Beach, United States · Est. 1914
  97. 97Sarasota Yacht ClubSarasota, United States · Est. 1907
  98. 98Savannah Yacht ClubSavannah, United States · Est. 1876
  99. 99Tampa Yacht & Country ClubTampa, United States
  100. 100Cercle de la Voile de ParisParis, France · Est. 1868