Miami Yacht Club

What Miami Yacht Club does

Miami Yacht Club is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1927 and headquartered at 1001 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, Florida. The club operates a traditional yacht-club model, serving adults in the Miami metropolitan area who are interested in sailing, yachting, and competitive racing. Its service offering comprises structured Adult Sailing Courses, competitive Racing programs and regattas, the MYC Outreach community-engagement initiative, and an event calendar of scheduled activities. Members interact with the club through an online Membership Application system that supports waiver processing, tiered billing plans, one-time initiation fees, and recurring annual fees.

The club's technology footprint is modest and centered on the Clubspot SaaS platform, which powers the website's event calendar, membership applications, billing-plan management, waiver documents, and member communications. NOAA Nautical Charts are surfaced as a navigational resource within the site. No proprietary technology, mobile application, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff based on the disclosed firmographic data.

Miami Yacht Club generates revenue almost exclusively through membership economics — recurring annual dues, one-time initiation fees, and application processing fees — with specific amounts not publicly disclosed. Its market is geographically constrained to Southeast Florida, and it relies on direct-to-consumer acquisition via its website and word-of-mouth within the local sailing community. There are no third-party distribution channels, no subsidiaries, no parent company, no patents or trademarks disclosed, and no external funding rounds on record.

Name

Miami Yacht Club

Legal name

Miami Yacht Club

Website

https://miamiyachtclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Club Services

NAICS

Marinas (713930)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Sailing Experiences (Lessons, Regattas, Day Sails) (THAJAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Yacht club membership
• Adult sailing courses
• Competitive sailing racing
• Maritime community outreach
• Yachting event calendar

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The club generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees, one-time initiation fees, and application processing fees. The membership application system includes tiered billing plans with annual fees and initiation charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Miami Yacht Club is a membership-based nonprofit yacht club that provides adult sailing education, competitive racing programs, and community outreach to sailing and yachting enthusiasts in the Miami area. Members access structured sailing courses, organized regattas and racing events, club facilities, and a scheduled calendar of maritime activities through tiered annual memberships with initiation fees. The club operates from a waterfront location on MacArthur Causeway and enrolls members through an online application and billing platform.

Product overview

Miami Yacht Club offers a single unified membership-based service providing sailing activities and maritime community engagement. The club's services include Adult Sailing Courses for education, Racing programs for competitive sailing, MYC Outreach for community engagement, and an Event Calendar for scheduling activities. The membership is managed through a digital application system with billing plans and waiver processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MYC Outreach: Community outreach program operated by Miami Yacht Club

Products and services

• Adult Sailing Courses

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ClubspotcoreTechnology or IntegrationClubspot provides the membership management platform powering Miami Yacht Club's website, including event calendar functionality, membership applications, and member communications. The platform enables online waiver processing, billing plan management, and applicant tracking.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club: Long-established Florida yacht club with membership, racing, and cruising programs. Comparable operations but based in Fort Lauderdale rather than Miami, making it a regional rather than direct competitor.
• Naples Sailing & Yacht Club: Florida-based private yacht club offering sailing lessons, racing, and member amenities. Similar membership model and activities, but operating in Southwest Florida rather than Miami.

Broad incumbents

• New York Yacht Club: Prestigious, historic yacht club offering sailing, racing, and social programs. Same membership yacht club model but significantly larger and based in the Northeast, with broader service offerings.
• Annapolis Yacht Club: Large, well-known East Coast yacht club offering sailing, racing, and member programs. Comparable in business model and activities but larger and serving a different (Mid-Atlantic) region.

Direct peers

• Coral Reef Yacht Club: Established Miami-based private yacht club with membership, racing, and waterfront amenities. Directly comparable as a peer membership yacht club serving the same South Florida boating community.
• Biscayne Bay Yacht Club: Historic Miami-area yacht club offering member services, racing, and cruising. Highly comparable membership-based yacht club operating in the same Southeast Florida market.
• Coconut Grove Sailing Club: Direct Miami-area sailing club offering membership, sailing education, and racing programs. Closely comparable to Miami Yacht Club in both product mix (lessons, regattas) and target member base of sailing enthusiasts.
• Key Biscayne Yacht Club: Private yacht club located on Key Biscayne serving Miami boaters with member amenities, sailing, and racing. Comparable in scale, structure, and member profile to Miami Yacht Club.

Emerging players

• Stiletto Sailing: Smaller sailing education and community sailing organization. Partial overlap with MYC's adult sailing courses and outreach programs, though it lacks the full membership club structure.
• Sailing For All Foundation: Community-oriented sailing nonprofit focused on increasing access to sailing. Comparable to MYC's outreach mission but a much smaller, programming-focused organization rather than a full yacht club.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MiamiYachtClub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/miami-yacht-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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