Freedom Boat Club of Maine

What Freedom Boat Club of Maine does

Freedom Boat Club of Maine is a privately held franchise operator of the Freedom Boat Club network, headquartered in Yarmouth, Maine, with five home-port marina locations across the state: Yarmouth (Yarmouth Boat Yard), Naples (Moose Landing Marina), Casco (Point Sebago Resort), Portland (Fore Points Marina), and Kennebunk (DiMillo's Marina). The company was founded as part of a parent franchise system established in 1989 and currently operates with an estimated 11–50 employees. It serves individual and family recreational boaters across Maine's coastal and lake regions, including Casco Bay, the Sebago Lake system, and surrounding waterways.

The core product is a membership-based subscription that grants members unlimited usage of a diverse fleet — SeaFox center consoles and dual consoles, BRIG RIBs, Starcraft pontoons, Hurricane deckboats, Key West and Boston Whaler vessels — distributed across the five locations. Members book boats up to six months in advance through an online reservation system and receive unlimited training from licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captains. The membership also confers reciprocal access to 440+ Freedom Boat Club locations worldwide through the parent franchise network. Ancillaries include a referral rewards program ($250 per successful referral, no cap) and curated waterfront dining partnerships.

Revenue is generated from a one-time membership initiation fee plus recurring subscription dues, with a current $2,000 promotional discount on the initiation fee for new members. Specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed and require direct sales contact. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via phone/text, website inquiry, and in-person at marinas, supported by a Facebook/Instagram/YouTube presence and a 4.8/5.0 Google rating. The franchise is locally managed by General Manager Captain Ken Carey, with dedicated functional leads for membership sales, club operations, and member services.

Name

Freedom Boat Club of Maine

Legal name

Freedom Boat Club Maine

Website

https://freedomboatclubmaine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Freedom Boat Club of Maine is a franchise boat club operating five Maine marina locations (Yarmouth, Naples, Sebago Lake, Portland, Kennebunk), offering individual and family members unlimited access to a diverse fleet plus reciprocal access to 440+ global locations on a recurring subscription basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boat Club 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 industry

Boat & Marine Leasing (FSAKANAH)

Keywords

• Boat club membership
• Recreational boating
• Boat rental services
• Membership boating
• Marine leisure

Headquarters

HQ city

Yarmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: One-time membership initiation fee plus recurring membership dues. Members pay a single membership fee to join and then ongoing fees for access to the fleet. The membership provides unlimited boat usage at all 5 local Maine locations plus access to 440+ reciprocal locations globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Freedom Boat Club of Maine operates a membership-based boat club providing unlimited access to a diverse fleet of vessels (pontoons, deckboats, center consoles, RIBs) at five Maine marina locations: Yarmouth, Naples, Sebago Lake, Portland, and Kennebunk. Members pay a one-time initiation fee plus recurring membership dues, receive unlimited training from licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captains, and gain reciprocal access to 440+ Freedom Boat Club locations globally.

Product overview

Freedom Boat Club of Maine is a membership-based boat club that operates as a single unified service offering unlimited access to boating across 5 Maine locations (Yarmouth, Naples, Sebago Lake, Portland, and Kennebunk). The core product is the Freedom Boat Club Membership, which provides access to a diverse fleet of vessels including pontoons, deckboats, center consoles, and RIBs from brands like SeaFox, Starcraft, BRIG, Boston Whaler, Key West, Hurricane, and Defiance. Members can book boats up to 6 months in advance through an online reservation system, and boats are ready at the dock upon arrival. The membership portfolio also includes a Referral Rewards Program ($250 per referral) and Boat Training and Certification services from licensed Coast Guard Captains. The company offers a $2,000 promotional discount on the one-time membership fee. Members also gain access to 440+ reciprocal club locations globally through the Freedom Boat Club network, established in 1989.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freedom Boat Club Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Unlimited training from licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captains ensures member safety and confidence
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Yarmouth Boat YardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary home port location at 72 Lafayette St., Yarmouth, ME 04096. The marina provides dock facilities and boat maintenance support for the Freedom Boat Club location serving Casco Bay and surrounding waters.
• Moose Landing MarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome port location at 32 Moose Landing Trail, Naples, ME 04055 serving the Naples and Brandy Pond/Long Lake region.
• Point Sebago ResortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome port location at 261 Point Sebago Rd, Casco, ME 04015 at the Point Sebago Resort marina facility serving the Sebago Lake region.
• Fore Points MarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome port location at 1 Marina Way, Portland, ME 04101 serving the Portland area with waterfront access to Casco Bay islands.
• DiMillo's MarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome port location at 4 Doanes Wharf Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043 serving the Kennebunk coastal area. Also includes DiMillo's Restaurant & Lounge as a featured waterfront dining partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Suntex Marinas: Suntex Marinas is one of the largest U.S. marina operators; comparable as a partner/ecosystem participant since Freedom Boat Club of Maine's locations operate from third-party marinas similar to those Suntex owns.
• YachtWorld: YachtWorld is the leading online marketplace for new and used boat sales; it is adjacent/rather than directly competitive, but reflects the broader boat ownership ecosystem against which boat club memberships are often compared by prospective members.
• Safe Harbor Marinas: Safe Harbor Marinas operates the largest network of marinas in the U.S. — relevant as a marina owner/counterparty whose facilities and slip policies directly shape where and how boat clubs like Freedom Boat Club of Maine can operate.

Emerging players

• Boatsetter: Boatsetter is a peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace that lets consumers book private boat experiences by the day without a membership — an emerging alternative to subscription boat clubs targeting the same recreational boating demand.
• GetMyBoat: GetMyBoat is a global peer-to-peer boat rental platform offering on-demand access to boats, jet skis, and yachts — competing for occasional boaters who might otherwise consider a membership at a club like Freedom Boat Club of Maine.

Direct peers

• SailTime: SailTime operates a fractional sailing membership model offering members reserved access to sailboats, a comparable club-style alternative to ownership that competes for the same recreational boating enthusiast dollar in coastal markets.
• Carefree Boat Club: Carefree Boat Club operates the largest competing membership-based boat club network in the U.S., offering similar unlimited-use subscription access to a fleet of boats across multiple locations — directly comparable to Freedom Boat Club of Maine's business model.
• Freedom Boat Club (corporate/franchise network): The parent brand and franchise system (440+ locations globally, owned by Brunswick Corporation) is the most direct reference point: same membership model, same reciprocal network, same fleet philosophy, differing only by geography from the Maine franchise operation.

Broad incumbents

• Brunswick Corporation: Brunswick Corporation is the parent of Freedom Boat Club and one of the largest marine industry conglomerates (Mercury Marine, Boston Whaler, Sea Ray), making it the ultimate parent incumbent controlling the franchise's brand, fleet supply, and strategic direction.
• MarineMax: MarineMax is the largest U.S. recreational boat dealer and offers complementary services (storage, brokerage, charter) — a broad incumbent whose retail and marina footprint overlaps with the addressable market for boat club memberships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIjtu_y98UOk7vKQus5KRtg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FreedomBoatClubMaine
• Instagraminstagram.com/freedomboatclubmaine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freedom-boat-club-maine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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