Newport Yacht Club

What Newport Yacht Club does

Newport Yacht Club is a private membership organization founded in 1894, operating from a single waterfront site at 110 Long Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island. It serves boating and sailing enthusiasts by providing marina access, boat storage, sailing and racing facilities, and a calendar of member events and regattas. Its primary customer segment is regional — individual boat owners and sailing enthusiasts in the New England market — and access is gated through membership rather than transactional sales.

The club's technology footprint is minimal and entirely third-party: its website, member portal, and event calendar are powered by the Clubspot club management platform. There is no native mobile application, no public API, no disclosed integrations, and no proprietary technology assets. Communications with members are supplemented by VHF Channel 78 radio, consistent with traditional maritime operations.

Commercially, Newport Yacht Club operates as a direct membership organization; pricing is not publicly disclosed and revenue mechanics (initiation fees, annual dues, moorage, event revenue) are not detailed in available sources. The entity is privately held with no disclosed ownership structure, no parent company, and no funding history. Operating status is active based on the live website and current calendar of events.

Name

Newport Yacht Club

Legal name

Newport Yacht Club

Website

https://newportyachtclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newport Yacht Club is a private, membership-based yacht club founded in 1894 and based in Newport, Rhode Island, serving regional boating and sailing enthusiasts with marina access, boat storage, and organized sailing events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Club Services

NAICS

Marinas (713930), Marinas (71393)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Sailing & Water Sports Teams/Clubs (Sailing, Rowing, Surfing) (MPAKABAH)

Keywords

• Yacht club membership
• Sailing and racing
• Marina facilities
• Boat storage
• Yachting community

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Newport Yacht Club provides private yacht club membership offering waterfront marina facilities, boat storage, sailing events, and regattas for boating and sailing enthusiasts. The club operates at 110 Long Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island, and serves its member community through a calendar of sailing, racing, and social activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newport Yacht Club Membership Private yacht club membership granting access to waterfront marina facilities, boat storage, sailing events, regattas, and member-exclusive amenities for boating and sailing enthusiasts in the New England region.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• New York Yacht Club: Historic private yacht club in New York City offering marina access, sailing events, racing, and member amenities. Directly comparable membership-based recreational boating model anchored on a premier East Coast waterfront location.
• Ida Lewis Yacht Club: Newport-based private yacht club providing marina facilities, sailing programs, racing, and member social events. Operates in the same city and serves the same boating/sailing enthusiast persona, making it the closest head-to-head competitor.
• Conanicut Yacht Club: Jamestown, RI yacht club offering dockage, sailing, racing, and member amenities in the Narragansett Bay / Newport sailing corridor. Comparable membership structure and recreational boating programming.
• Bristol Yacht Club: Rhode Island yacht club providing marina services, sailing instruction, racing, and member social activities. Comparable New England regional membership club with similar waterfront boating focus.

Regional players

• Edgartown Yacht Club: Martha's Vineyard-based private yacht club offering marina access and sailing events. Operates with a similar membership-yacht-club model but serves a different (island) New England geography rather than Newport directly.
• Newport Harbor Corporation: Newport-based operator of mooring fields, docks, and waterfront boating services. Adjacent competitor for Newport boating customers, providing comparable water access and moorage services in the same harbor.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Harbor Marinas: Large multi-site U.S. marina operator providing dockage, storage, and boating services at hundreds of locations. Overlaps with Newport Yacht Club on core marina/dockage services but operates as a broad commercial network rather than a single private club.
• IGY Marinas: International network of premium marinas offering yacht berthing, concierge, and boating amenities. Provides comparable marina/dockage services to Newport Yacht Club members, though as a global commercial operator rather than a private member club.

Others

• Royal Yacht Squadron: Historic UK-based private yacht club with an analogous heritage membership model, sailing regattas, and marina access. Comparable in structure and prestige-tier positioning, though operating in a different geography.
• West Marine: Large U.S. retailer of boating supplies, parts, and accessories serving recreational boaters and yacht owners. Adjacent ecosystem player addressing the same end-customer (boat-owning enthusiasts) but via retail rather than club membership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NewportRIYC
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewportRIYC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newport-yacht-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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