Liberty Yacht Club

What Liberty Yacht Club does

Liberty Yacht Club is a private, membership-based sailing and social yacht club founded in 2016 and headquartered at 80 Audrey Zapp Dr., Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City, NJ, directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan's World Financial Center. The club's stated purpose is to encourage and promote sailing, motor boating, and seamanship in the lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor under the motto "Friendship, Seamanship, and Time Well Spent." Its operations revolve around a year-round calendar of racing and social programming, including the weekly Wednesday Night Race Series (three series per season, April through September), Weekend Distance Racing, cruising flotillas, educational seminars, and the flagship annual Liberty Cup Regatta, which in its 15th year (2026) draws approximately 50 boats and nearly 300 sailors and volunteers from across the Northeast.

Revenue is generated from multiple small streams: membership dues (not publicly disclosed), tiered event sponsorship packages (Diamond, Platinum $1,500, Gold $1,000, Silver $750, Bronze $500), racing entry fees (Season $450, Series $200, Individual $25), Liberty Cup Regatta merchandise, and eGift cards ($25–$200). Distribution is anchored at the marina (direct membership) with regional e-commerce (TeamOne Newport) and regatta administration via YachtScoring. The club's technology footprint is intentionally non-technical — a Wix-hosted website, member app, and basic third-party integrations for weather (Sailflow), camera (EarthCam), and scoring — with no proprietary AI, data assets, or platform technology disclosed.

Customer segments are individual sailing/motor boating enthusiasts, both boat-owner members (who typically store and maintain boats at Liberty Landing Marina) and non-boat-owner members (who enjoy the social and marina-access benefits), alongside regional corporate sponsors seeking visibility with an engaged NY Harbor maritime audience. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, relying on the Liberty Cup Regatta, weekly racing, the Quarterdeck newsletter (over 1,000 mariners in the NY harbor area), and reciprocal relationships with peer yacht clubs. Leadership includes Commodore Caroline Kornutik (current), succeeding Commodore Nitzan Levy, and an elected flag officer structure typical of member-run yacht clubs.

Name

Liberty Yacht Club

Legal name

Liberty Yacht Club

Website

https://libertyyachtclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liberty Yacht Club is a private, membership-based sailing club founded in 2016 at Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ, serving boat-owner and non-boat-owner maritime enthusiasts in the lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor through weekly racing, flotillas, and its signature annual Liberty Cup Regatta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Club Membership & Recreational Sailing

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Yacht club membership
• Sailing club
• Recreational boating
• Sailing regattas
• Marina community

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees charged to club members for access to sailing events, racing series, marina facilities, and social activities.
2. Event Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors pay for tiered sponsorship packages (Platinum $1500, Gold $1000, Silver $750, Bronze $500) to gain brand visibility at regattas and racing events, including logo placement on shirts, website recognition, and social media posts.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of Liberty Cup Regatta commemorative merchandise including shirts, hoodies, and collectible items through the club's online store.
4. Gift Cards: E-gift cards sold in denominations of $25, $50, $100, $150, and $200 for member gifts and purchases.
5. Racing Entry Fees: Entry fees for Wednesday Night Race Series: Season $450 ($400 if registered before April 22), Series $200, Individual race $25. Weekend Distance Racing: $25/race for non-WNR boats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Liberty Yacht Club is a membership-based sailing and social club located at Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ. It offers sailing, motor boating, and seamanship activities in the lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor area, including organized racing (Wednesday Night Race Series, Liberty Cup Regatta, Weekend Distance Racing), cruise flotillas, educational seminars, and social gatherings for its members.

Product overview

Liberty Yacht Club operates as a membership-based yacht club located at Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ. The club promotes sailing, motor boating, and seamanship in the lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor. The core product portfolio centers on competitive sailing programs including the Wednesday Night Racing Series, the annual Liberty Cup Regatta, Weekend Distance Racing, and Weekend Cruise Flotillas. Supporting offerings include club merchandise through the Shop (Liberty Cup Regatta shirts, hoodies) and eGift Cards. The club also provides member communications via the Quarterdeck newsletter and real-time weather information through third-party integrations with Sailflow and EarthCam.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Liberty Cup Regatta: Annual sailing regatta event held in New York Harbor, now in its 15th year (2026).
• Quarterdeck

Products and services

• Club Membership Annual membership program for yacht club enthusiasts offering sailing, motor boating, and seamanship activities in the lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor area, including access to marina facilities, social events, and educational seminars.
• Wednesday Night Racing Series

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Liberty Landing MarinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome port of Liberty Yacht Club at 80 Audrey Zapp Dr., Jersey City, NJ. Most boat owner-members store and maintain their boats at this marina. The club hosts events at the marina including the Light Ship for gatherings. Marina opened in 1996 and is owned by Suntex.
• CaduceusHealthflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• Goslings RumcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGold level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• ZTA/ZwirncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGold level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta, celebrating 12 years of partnership.
• Liberty Landing MarinaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• Neptune's DaughterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• NJ Beer CominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• SilvermanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• Osprey Maritime ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta. Owned by Captain Jim Chambers, who provides the committee boat for the Liberty Cup Regatta.
• The StatuaryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze level sponsor for the 2025 Liberty Cup Regatta.
• TeamOne NewportcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorE-commerce partner hosting the official Liberty Yacht Club merchandise store.
• YachtScoringcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline platform used for Liberty Cup Regatta registration and results management.
• Raritan Yacht ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner yacht club that hosted a sailing seminar with Dave Perry on racing rules.
• Charles RicciardicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal artwork designer for Liberty Cup Regatta shirts and merchandise, creating the vintage collection.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manhattan Yacht Club: A sailing and social club operating in New York Harbor with shared marina facilities and a similar member-driven regatta and racing calendar. Directly competes for the same NY Harbor sailors, members, and corporate sponsors as Liberty Yacht Club.
• Monmouth Boat Club: A New Jersey boating and sailing club offering racing, cruising, and social programming for members. Operates as a parallel membership model targeting the same NY/NJ harbor recreational boating audience as Liberty Yacht Club.
• Stamford Yacht Club: A Connecticut-based yacht club with a similar membership-driven model, organized racing series, regattas, and shoreside events. Competes for the same Long Island Sound sailor pool that LYC draws into the Liberty Cup Regatta.
• Raritan Yacht Club: A New Jersey sailing club on Raritan Bay that competes with Liberty Yacht Club for members and race participants in the NY/NJ harbor region. The two clubs already cooperate on seminars, evidencing their overlapping audience and programming.
• Storm Trysail Club: A members-only sailing organization focused on offshore and heavy-weather sailing, also based in the New York area. Overlaps with LYC in the sailboat racing and seamanship community and competes for members interested in competitive sailing.
• Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club: A New Jersey shore sailing and social yacht club near Sandy Hook Bay that competes for the same pool of NY/NJ boat-owning members and sailing-event participants. Both clubs offer weekend distance racing, cruising, and shoreside social programming.
• New York Yacht Club: One of the most historic and prestigious yacht clubs in the United States, based in New York with a House in Manhattan and a station in Newport, RI. Competes for high-net-worth sailing members and major corporate sponsors in the same NY Harbor geography.
• Northport Yacht Club: A Long Island Sound sailing and racing club drawing sailors from the same Northeast corridor as the Liberty Cup Regatta. Overlaps with LYC in regional regatta participation, racing series, and the broader NY-metro sailing community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/liberty_yc
• Facebookfacebook.com/libertyyachtclub.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/liberty_yc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liberty-yacht-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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