Camden Yacht Club

What Camden Yacht Club does

Camden Yacht Club is a membership-based, non-profit yacht club located at 68 Bay View Street in Camden, Maine. Founded in 1906, the club serves boat owners, yacht owners, and sailing enthusiasts by providing access to moorings and dockage in Camden Harbor, clubhouse amenities, social and racing events, and member services. Its primary offerings include wet and dry dockage, mooring ball rentals, an integrated member portal, an event calendar, and the Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program (CAYSP), a sub-brand dedicated to youth sailing education. The club employs 11–50 staff and operates as a traditional private yacht club with no disclosed parent company, investors, or institutional ownership.

Camden Yacht Club's revenue is generated through two recurring streams: annual membership dues and mooring/dockage fees for both seasonal and transient vessels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. The go-to-market is largely member-driven with community engagement supported by organic social channels (Instagram and Facebook); no paid acquisition or enterprise sales motion is evident.

The club's technology footprint is modest and built entirely on third-party SaaS. Moorings and dockage reservations are handled through a Dockwa integration, while member management, boat records, family profiles, and document storage run on the Clubspot platform. On-water coordination relies on a VHF radio system (Channel 68 for club business, Channel 16 for distress), with direct phone lines for mooring inquiries. Strategic partnerships anchor the operating model: emergency response is coordinated with the U.S. Coast Guard Rockland, harbor operations are managed jointly with the Camden Harbor Master, and supplemental marine services are provided by Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine. The product portfolio is best characterized as a unified yacht club offering rather than a modular platform.

Name

Camden Yacht Club

Legal name

Camden Yacht Club

Website

https://camdenyachtclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Camden Yacht Club is a historic, membership-based yacht club in Camden, Maine, founded in 1906, offering moorings, dockage, and member amenities to boat owners and yachting enthusiasts, supplemented by a youth seamanship program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Club and Marina Services

NAICS

Marinas (713930)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Charters & Yacht Experiences (Crewed, Bareboat, Day Charters) (THAJAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Yacht & Luxury Boat Charters (With Crew) (THAJALAE), Leisure Passenger Shipping Charters (Ferry/Excursion Vessels) (THAEAGAH)

Keywords

• Yacht club membership
• Marina dockage services
• Harbor mooring rentals
• Sailing club services
• Youth seamanship education

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for yacht club access, moorings, dockage, and club amenities
2. Moorings and Dockage Fees: Fees charged for transient and seasonal mooring and dockage services in Camden Harbor

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Camden Yacht Club is a private, member-based yacht club located in Camden, Maine that provides moorings and dockage in Camden Harbor, clubhouse amenities, social and racing programs, and operates the Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program (CAYSP). The club offers annual memberships, transient and seasonal mooring/dockage rentals, marine services coordination, and youth seamanship education.

Product overview

Camden Yacht Club is a traditional yacht club offering a single, integrated set of maritime and member services centered around moorings, dockage, and harbor access at Camden Harbor, Maine. The club provides core marina services (mooring balls and dock slips), supplemented by a youth seamanship education program and member management tools including boat registration, family profiles, and event scheduling. Online reservations for moorings and dockage are handled through a Dockwa integration, while member portal functionality is provided via Clubspot platform. The portfolio is best described as a unified yacht club offering rather than a modular product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program (CAYSP): Youth seamanship education program operated by the club

Products and services

• Marina Dockage Services Wet and dry dockage facilities for vessels in Camden Harbor, accessible via VHF Channel 68 and direct phone (207-236-3014), available to members and transient boaters.
• Mooring Services Mooring ball rentals and mooring management for boats in Camden Harbor, including emergency contact support and coordination with the Camden Harbor Master.
• Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program (CAYSP) Youth seamanship education program teaching sailing and boating skills, operated by the club with its own contact email ([email protected]).
• Online Mooring and Dockage Booking Online reservation system enabling boaters to book moorings and dockage at Camden Yacht Club through the Dockwa platform.
• Yacht Club Membership Annual membership providing access to moorings, dockage, clubhouse, social events, racing, and member services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Coast Guard RocklandcoreOthersEmergency services partnership providing 24/7 coast guard coordination for maritime safety and emergency response. Contact: 207 596-6666. Camden Yacht Club maintains VHF Channel 16 monitoring for distress calls and coordinates with USCG for search and rescue operations.
• Camden Harbor MastercoreOthersMunicipal harbor management partnership for Camden Harbor coordination. Contact: 207 236-7969. The Harbor Master oversees harbor operations, moorings allocation, and coordinates with the yacht club for vessel management in the harbor.
• Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer MarineminorOthersMarine services provider offering boat maintenance, repair, and provisioning. Contact: 207 236-7108, VHF Channel 71. Provides supplemental marine services for club members requiring technical assistance or supplies.
• DockwacoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration providing online reservation and booking platform for moorings and dockage. The website features a 'Book Now' powered by Dockwa integration, enabling boaters to reserve club moorings and dockage online through the Dockwa platform.
• ClubspotcoreTechnology or IntegrationMembership management platform powering the club's digital infrastructure. Clubspot provides the technology platform for member management, communication, and club operations as indicated by the 'Powered by Clubspot' attribution on the website.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Dockwa: Online reservation and booking platform for marinas and yacht clubs — the technology partner powering Camden Yacht Club's online mooring and dockage bookings, an enabling ecosystem vendor rather than a direct competitor.
• Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer Marine: Full-service boatyard and marine services provider in Camden, ME — listed as an active partnership providing boat maintenance, repair, and provisioning to Camden Yacht Club members, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant.

Direct peers

• Storm Trysail Club: Members-only sailing organization focused on offshore sailing, race organization, and member events — comparable to Camden's racing/cruising programming and member-driven sailing identity.
• Portland Yacht Club: Heritage Maine yacht club offering mooring, dockage, sailing, racing, and member events on Casco Bay — comparable Maine-based membership yacht club with similar facilities and member services.
• Northeast Harbor Fleet: Private yacht club in Northeast Harbor, Maine offering moorings, sailing, racing, and member social programs on Mt. Desert Island — directly comparable membership club operating moorings and a sailing program in a Maine harbor setting.
• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club: Maine-coast yacht club providing moorings, sailing events, and member activities in Boothbay Harbor — a direct Midcoast Maine peer in similar harbor-mooring and recreational sailing activities.
• Boston Yacht Club: Long-established New England yacht club in Marblehead/South Boston offering moorings, racing, cruising, and member dining — closely comparable heritage membership club operating in the same New England boating corridor.

Broad incumbents

• New York Yacht Club: Historic, prestigious East Coast yacht club with multiple clubhouses, race organization, and member amenities — a broader incumbent sharing the heritage yacht-club model, member dining, and racing programming.
• Annapolis Yacht Club: Large, well-known East Coast yacht club providing extensive mooring, sailing, and social programming on Chesapeake Bay — a broader-scale incumbent in the same yacht-club category with overlapping membership services and regatta operations.

Regional players

• Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron: Historic yacht club in Halifax, Nova Scotia offering moorings, sailing, and member dining — comparable membership yacht club serving a neighboring Atlantic-coast boating community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/camdenyachtclub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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