charleston yacht club

ChYC offers Regular Membership (within 50 miles of Charleston) or  Associate Membership (greater than 50 miles from Charleston), as well as Young Adult Membership (21 – 30 years of age) and  Family Membership option for those wishing both spouses to have equal club privileges.

As a member, you can expand various boating, business, family and personal opportunities.

ChYC offer a launch hoist, dry slips, day dockage, free parking, and a full calendar of events throughout the year. These activities include, but are not limited to: cruises, dinners, regattas, parties, and pool tournaments and much more. ChYC members receive a discount when renting ChYC facilities for personal parties.

You will also enjoy reciprocal privileges at other yacht clubs around the world.

How to Join

Annual dues are only $1,100 for regular membership (within 50 miles of Charleston) or $550 for Associate Membership (greater than 50 miles from Charleston) and Young Adults (21 – 30 years of age). The Charleston Yacht Club also offers a Family Membership option for those wishing both spouses to have equal club privileges.

There is a one-time initiation fee of $1500 for Regular membership and $750 for Associate and Young Adult memberships.

If you would like to inquire about or pursue membership, send an email to Vice Commodore and Membership Chair at vicecommodore@ null charlestonyachtclub.com  or office@ null charlestonyachtclub.com . Click here to view our  2020 ChYC Membership Application

Our Mission

Promote and encourage boating in all its forms, as was well as, the social activities that accompany it.

There are nearly 400 regular, associate, and young adult members of the Charleston Yacht Club (ChYC). These enthusiastic members enjoy sailing, yachting, and a variety of other water and social activities. Charleston Yacht Club is focused on sail and power boating, and is affiliated with U.S. Sailing and the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association (SAYRA).

When We Started

The Charleston Yacht Club was founded in 1934 to foster interest in water sports.

• Regattas, sailing events, cruises, fishing tournaments
• Monthly membership informational dinner meetings
• Friday Night Casual Dining, Saturday Night Fine Dining, Tuesday dinners, Wednesday Grill Night, Friday lunches (every other week)
• Holiday parties including: Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Super Bowl, Halloween, and others.
• Crab Crack and bi-annual Oyster Roasts
• Charleston Yacht Club hosts many Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) events, providing an excellent venue for relating and socializing post-race.
• Charleston Yacht Club supports Charleston Community Sailing and their summer sailing educational programs.
• During winter months, billiards, bridge and other card or board games are played in the Charleston Yacht Club lounge, overlooking the City Marina

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