Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club

What Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club does

The Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY Club) is a private recreational membership club founded in 1907 and located at 5102 N Galena Rd in Peoria Heights, Illinois, on the Illinois River at Mile Marker 167.9. The club was formed by consolidating three predecessor organizations (the Peoria Boat Club established 1877, the Peoria Canoe Club established 1885, and the Peoria Yacht Club established 1895) and relocated to its current site in 1927. The club offers a portfolio of hospitality and recreational services including a full-service restaurant with lunch and dinner service, a lounge and bar, a 25-yard swimming pool complex with a Tiki bar, a full-service harbor with uncovered and covered slips, fuel and pump-out services, and private event facilities with capacity for up to 125 guests. Membership includes reciprocal privileges at hundreds of other yacht clubs worldwide. Additional programming includes an organized sailing program with adult lessons and weekend races, a youth swim team, and more than 100 annual events ranging from the Commodores Ball to Summer Markets.

The club operates on a multi-stream revenue model combining recurring membership dues ($150/month in 2026, increasing to $200/month in 2027) with seasonal boat slip rentals priced per foot ($5.75-$7.00/foot/month), transactional food and beverage sales from the restaurant, lounge, snack bar, and event catering, and ancillary fees for pool day guests, swim lessons, and swim team participation. Go-to-market is community-led, relying primarily on word-of-mouth within the boating community and organic social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, supplemented by public events such as First Friday Night Dinners and Summer Markets designed to introduce non-members to the venue. The customer base consists of individuals and families in the Peoria area interested in boating, sailing, swimming, and social recreation, with no enterprise or B2B customer segment. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and the ownership structure is a private membership organization governed by an elected board of Commodores (Tony Delotis, Commodore; Bill Cannon, Vice Commodore; Tim Ward, Past Commodore as of 2026).

Name

Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club

Legal name

Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club

Website

https://ivyclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club is a private recreational membership club in Peoria Heights, Illinois, founded in 1907, offering dining, a swimming pool complex, harbor services, sailing programs, and event facilities to local member households and visiting boaters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Recreational Club and Marina Services

NAICS

Marinas (713930), Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Marina & Waterfront Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAK)

Keywords

• Private yacht club
• Marina harbor services
• Boating membership club
• Sailing lessons races
• Waterfront banquet venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Peoria Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Monthly membership dues providing access to club facilities including restaurant, lounge, pool, harbor slips, and event spaces. Reciprocal privileges to hundreds of other yacht clubs worldwide.
2. Boat Slip Rental: Seasonal slip rentals for boats including uncovered slips, covered barge slips, and jet ski storage. Harbor open April 1 - October 31 with fuel and pump-out services.
3. Food and Beverage: Restaurant dining room, lounge/bar, and snack bar serving lunch, dinner, and Sunday breakfast. Private event and banquet services for weddings, receptions, and parties.
4. Pool and Recreation: Day guest fees for pool access, swim lesson fees, and swim team participation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club is a private membership recreational club operating a full-service waterfront facility on the Illinois River in Peoria Heights, Illinois. It sells monthly club memberships that grant access to a restaurant, lounge and bar, pool complex, banquet facilities, and a protected harbor with boat slips, fuel, and pump-out services. The club also offers sailing lessons and organized races, a swim team, and private event hosting for weddings, receptions, and meetings, along with reciprocal privileges at hundreds of partner yacht clubs worldwide.

Product overview

The Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY Club) is a private recreational club founded in 1907, offering a portfolio of hospitality and watersport services. The club operates a restaurant, lounge, and pool complex as its core hospitality offerings, combined with a full-service harbor for boating and a sailing program with lessons and races. The membership program provides access to all facilities and includes reciprocal yacht club privileges worldwide. The club's revenue model combines food and beverage sales, slip fees, and membership dues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant
• Lounge and Bar
• Pool Complex
• Harbor Services
• Banquet and Meeting Facilities
• Sailing Program
• Swim Team and Lessons
• Membership
• Events Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Other Yacht Clubs WorldwidecoreOthersMembership includes reciprocal privileges to hundreds of yacht clubs around the world, allowing members to access facilities and services at partner clubs when traveling. Loopers and other boat clubs are always welcome at the IVY Club harbor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Peoria Boat Club (historical predecessor): One of three predecessor organizations (1877) that merged in 1907 to form IVY Club; historical peer operating on the same Illinois River mile, now consolidated within the subject company.
• Edgewater Yacht Club: Midwestern private yacht club offering marina, dining, pool, sailing lessons, and reciprocal privileges — comparable scale and amenity mix to IVY Club serving boating enthusiasts on inland waters.
• Grand Geneva Yacht Club: Smaller private inland yacht club in the upper Midwest offering harbor, sailing, and member amenities — provides a same-region comparison point for IVY's scale and offering.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Yacht Club: Founded-in-1875 private yacht club on Lake Michigan with reciprocal club network, marina, dining, sailing races, and reciprocal privileges — directly comparable as a Midwestern member-only yacht club with full hospitality amenities.
• St. Francis Yacht Club: Large, established private yacht club with marina, dining, sailing school, racing, and reciprocal privileges — comparable as a full-service member yacht club with similar product mix at a much larger scale.
• Detroit Yacht Club: Historic inland-water private yacht club with marina, multiple dining venues, pool, banquet facilities, and active sailing program — closely comparable member-club model on the Great Lakes region.
• New York Yacht Club: Premier private yacht club operating two clubhouses, marina, dining, sailing races, and reciprocal privileges — represents the high-end of the same membership yacht club category IVY operates in.
• Coronado Yacht Club: Private member yacht club with marina, restaurant/bar, sailing and youth programs, banquets, and reciprocal privileges to other yacht clubs — directly parallel member-club operating model.

Others

• National Sailing Hall of Fame: Industry-aligned nonprofit organization that promotes sailing heritage, education, and reciprocal community benefits — adjacent ecosystem player relevant to IVY's sailing-program positioning though not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Lake Geneva Yacht Club: Wisconsin-based private yacht club with harbor, restaurant, pool, sailing lessons, racing, and reciprocal privileges — nearly identical amenity mix to IVY Club with similar inland-waterway boating focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IVYClubPeoria
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivy_club1907

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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