Lauderdale Yacht Club

What Lauderdale Yacht Club does

Lauderdale Yacht Club is a private, members-only yacht club founded in 1938 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, operating a single waterfront campus at 1725 SE 12th St in the Rio Vista neighborhood with direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway. The club serves affluent family members and their sponsored guests with a unified amenity set: a 65-slip marina wrapping a junior Olympic-size pool, five clay tennis courts (three lit for night play), a fitness center, a full-service clubhouse with three dining rooms, and a premier sailing program that has produced collegiate, national, and international competitors. Membership is by current-member sponsorship only, supported by reciprocal arrangements through the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs (FCYC) for visiting privileges across other regional yacht clubs.

The underlying technology stack is composed entirely of third-party vendor platforms rather than proprietary systems: Northstar Technologies Inc. powers the public website and member login portal with event registration; Canary Technologies provides PCI-compliant guest registration and credit card authorization; and TeamForms supports youth-program and employment forms. The affiliated nonprofit Lauderdale Yacht Club Sailing Foundation, established in 2008, provides scholarships, coaching, equipment, and travel support to promising sailors.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual membership dues (pricing not publicly disclosed), supplemented by transaction-based guest fees ($20 per guest), a $50 summer registration fee plus $20 drop-in/surcharge tiers for the Castaway Kids Club program, and ancillary F&B, marina, and program revenue. Distribution is exclusively sponsor-driven with no outbound marketing; the go-to-market is member referrals reinforced by the FCYC reciprocal network. The entity is privately held and member-governed, with no parent company, external institutional investors, or disclosed financials.

Name

Lauderdale Yacht Club

Legal name

Lauderdale Yacht Club

Website

https://lyc1938.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lauderdale Yacht Club is a private, members-only yacht club founded in 1938 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serving affluent families with marina, sailing, tennis, fitness, dining, and youth programs on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Yacht Club Membership

NAICS

Marinas (713930)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sailing Experiences (Lessons, Regattas, Day Sails) (THAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Private yacht club
• Members-only club
• Marina dockage
• Sailing programs
• Social club amenities

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Club Membership Dues: Annual membership dues for private club access to sailing, tennis, fitness, marina, dining, and social facilities. Membership is members-only, sponsored by existing members.
2. Guest Fees: Guests welcome when sponsored by members or visiting from reciprocal yacht clubs. $20 guest fee per guest. Guest cards available for one week within six-month periods.
3. Castaway Kids Club Programs: Summer day camp program for children ages 3-12 with registration fees, daily rates, and before/after care options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lauderdale Yacht Club is a private, member-led yacht club founded in 1938 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It sells annual membership access to a waterfront campus that includes a 65-slip marina with direct Intracoastal Waterway access, a premier sailing program, five clay tennis courts, a fitness center, three dining rooms, and a children's summer day camp called Castaway Kids Club.

Product overview

Lauderdale Yacht Club is a private, member-led club founded in 1938 offering a unified suite of waterfront and social amenities. The core offering centers on a full-service clubhouse with three dining rooms, a 65-slip marina with pool access, a premier sailing program producing competitive sailors, five clay tennis courts with a pro shop, a fitness center with personal training, and the Castaway Kids Club summer camp for children ages 3–12. All services are accessible exclusively to members and their sponsored guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clubhouse Dining & Social Full-service clubhouse with three unique dining rooms, two with outdoor patios, offering casual and refined dining experiences for members and their guests.
• Marina & Dockage 65 dock slips wrapping around the marina with direct Intracoastal Waterway access, junior Olympic-size pool, and kiddie pool, available to members and sponsored guests.
• Sailing Program Premier sailing program for sailors of all skill levels and ages, producing collegiate, national, and international competitors with regularly scheduled races and regatta events.
• Tennis Program Five clay courts (three lit for night play) offering club tournaments, round robins, and clinics for all ages, with a full-service pro shop.
• Fitness Center Fitness center with equipment, personal training, and group fitness classes available to members.
• Castaway Kids Club (CKC) Summer Camp Summer day camp program for children ages 3-12 featuring swimming, games, themed activities, creative projects, and supervised pool time, with before and after care available.

Quantifiable outcome

• LYC sailors regularly compete at world championships and have represented the United States at elite events
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Florida Council of Yacht Clubs (FCYC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal membership arrangement allowing FCYC member club members to visit Lauderdale Yacht Club as guests without a letter of introduction. FCYC guests receive one week of guest privileges within a three-month period.
• Northstar Technologies InccoreTechnology or IntegrationNorthstar Technologies powers the Lauderdale Yacht Club website and member portal, providing club management software, member login functionality, and event registration capabilities.
• Canary TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationCanary Technologies provides guest registration forms and secure PCI-compliant credit card authorization for visitor management at Lauderdale Yacht Club.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coral Reef Yacht Club: Private members-only yacht club in Miami with marina, sailing, dining, and reciprocal networks. Closely aligned offering, governance, and target member demographic to LYC.
• Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club: Another private yacht club in Fort Lauderdale with marina, sailing, dining, and social amenities. Directly comparable membership-based waterfront club competing for the same affluent boating families in the same metro.
• Palm Beach Yacht Club: Private yacht club in West Palm Beach offering marina, dining, and member amenities. Similar membership-based waterfront club model serving affluent Florida boating families.
• Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club: Private yacht and country club in Boca Raton with marina, golf, tennis, and dining. Comparable member-owned private club model with waterfront access and a similar full-amenity value proposition.
• Sailfish Club of Florida: Historic private club in Palm Beach with marina, dining, and reciprocal yacht-club affiliations. Closely comparable upscale private-club positioning and waterfront focus.

Regional players

• Yacht Club of Palm Beach: Private members-only club in Palm Beach with marina, dining, and social amenities. Comparable membership-based waterfront yacht-club model in a nearby Florida boating market.
• Naples Yacht Club: Private yacht club in Naples, Florida with marina, dining, and social programs. Operates the same membership-based waterfront club model in a different Florida region, making it a useful regional comparison.
• Bahamas Yacht Club (Nassau Yacht Club): Private yacht club in Nassau, Bahamas with marina, sailing, and reciprocal club affiliations. Comparable membership-based yacht-club model in a nearby boating region often used by Florida-based members.

Broad incumbents

• Fisher Island Club: Ultra-luxury private club on Fisher Island in Miami Beach with marina, golf, tennis, spa, and dining. Represents the upper bound of Florida private-club offerings LYC competes against for the same high-net-worth demographic.
• Boca Raton Resort & Club: Large resort and private-club operator with marina, golf, tennis, dining, and lodging. Broader incumbent offering overlapping experiences to LYC's affluent Florida member base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lyc1938

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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