Westhampton Yacht Squadron Ltd

What Westhampton Yacht Squadron Ltd does

Westhampton Yacht Squadron, Ltd. is a private, member-owned yacht club founded in 1890, located on Moriches Bay in Remsenburg, New York. The club's core offering is a unified suite of recreational programs centered on sailing, swimming, and tennis, supported by organized racing competitions, dining and bar facilities, and a ship’s store. It serves multi-generational member families, with a stated tradition of children learning sailing at the club and advancing to compete at local and national levels, and also welcomes visiting yachtsmen and yachtswomen transiting Moriches Bay.

The business model is built on three revenue streams: recurring annual membership dues providing access to facilities and programming; transactional dining and bar services (including a weekly Friday night buffet priced at $35 for adults and $20 for children under 12, with take-out pickup available); and instructional program fees spanning junior and adult lessons in sailing (Sunfish, Flying Scot, private), tennis, and swimming, plus a competitive junior swim team and a summer drop-off squad. The racing calendar includes eight named event series across the sailing season (Defrost, Summer, Fall, Labor Day, Queen of the Bay, Graham Bowl, Instructors Championship, and informal Sunfish racing).

Go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven, with no public marketing channel beyond the club's website and word-of-mouth among member families. The organization is lean: three paid club staff (General Manager, Assistant Manager, Executive Chef) supported by 5 elected Flag Officers, a 10-member Board of Directors, and 3 Board Participants in a volunteer governance structure. There are no funding rounds, no parent company, no M&A history, and no proprietary technology — the website and member infrastructure run on ClubExpress, a third-party club management platform.

Name

Westhampton Yacht Squadron Ltd

Legal name

Westhampton Yacht Squadron, Ltd.

Website

https://yachtsquadron.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Westhampton Yacht Squadron is a private, member-owned yacht club founded in 1890 on Moriches Bay in Remsenburg, NY, offering sailing, swimming, and tennis instruction, organized racing series, and dining facilities to multi-generational member families and visiting yachtsmen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Club Services

NAICS

Marinas (71393), 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

• Yacht club membership
• Sailing instruction programs
• Yacht racing events
• Waterfront dining services
• Junior sailing lessons

Headquarters

HQ city

Remsenburg

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for yacht club access and amenities including sailing, swimming, tennis facilities, and dining services.
2. Dining and Bar Services: Friday night dinner service with buffet ($35 adults, $20 children under 12) and bar operations. Take-out dinner pickup available.
3. Instructional Programs: Revenue from various lesson programs including Jr Sailing, Jr Tennis, Jr Swimming, Adult Tennis, Adult Sunfish, Adult Flying Scot, and Private Sailing Lessons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Westhampton Yacht Squadron is a private yacht club providing sailing, swimming, and tennis instruction along with organized racing events for members and their families on Moriches Bay in Remsenburg, NY. The club also operates dining and bar facilities, weekly Friday night dinners, an on-site Ship's Store, and youth programs designed to pass sailing traditions to new generations.

Product overview

Westhampton Yacht Squadron is a private yacht club founded in 1890 offering a unified suite of programs and services centered on sailing, swimming, and tennis. The core offerings include junior sailing lessons (Sunfish, Flying Scot), adult sailing lessons, and multiple racing event series (Summer Series, Fall Series, Defrost Series, Labor Day Races, Queen of the Bay Race, Graham Bowl, and Instructors Championship). Supporting programs include junior and adult tennis lessons, swimming lessons, swim team, and a summer drop-off squad. The club also provides dining facilities with a bar, weekly Friday night dinners, and a ship's store. The programs are designed for members and their families, with a focus on passing sailing traditions to new generations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• American Yacht Club: Rye, NY-based private yacht club offering junior and adult sailing, racing series, and dining facilities. Similar multi-generational membership, waterfront location, and club-led instruction programming.
• Sag Harbor Yacht Club: Long Island-based private yacht club with similar membership, sailing program, and racing calendar model. Comparable in scale, target customer (sailing families), and reliance on summer-season programming on eastern Long Island waters.
• Southampton Yacht Club: Southampton-based private yacht club serving sailing families with lessons, racing, and social amenities on Long Island. Directly comparable membership, sailing instruction, and regatta-driven community operating model.
• Shelter Island Yacht Club: Private yacht club on Shelter Island providing sailing instruction, racing, and dining for member families. Comparable Long Island / eastern-end waterfront club with similar family-oriented sailing focus.
• Larchmont Yacht Club: Long Island Sound-based private yacht club with a deep junior sailing program, active racing calendar, and member dining. Comparable in offering sailing lessons, regattas, and a family-membership tradition.

Broad incumbents

• Storm Trysail Club: Invite-only sailing organization focused on offshore racing and seamanship. Overlaps with WYS in private sailing club membership and race-event orientation but serves a more performance/offshore sailing niche.
• New York Yacht Club: Historic, prestigious U.S. yacht club with multiple locations, a deep racing tradition, and broader sailing programming. Comparable in private-membership sailing culture but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Others

• US Sailing (national governing body): National governing body for sailing in the U.S. Provides sailing instruction curricula, instructor certification, and racing rules that underpin yacht-club programming. Ecosystem-level peer relevant to WYS's lesson and racing operations.
• Meadow Club (Southampton): Private Southampton social/sports club with dining, tennis, and family-oriented amenities. Comparable in member-owned club model, Hamptons-area footprint, and family social programming but does not center on sailing.

Regional players

• Montauk Yacht Club: Resort-style yacht club at the eastern tip of Long Island offering marina slips, dining, and watersports. Comparable Long Island waterfront location and sailing/boating audience but operates a more hospitality-focused business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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