Most people join a yacht club to share their yachting interests with others, and to establish friendships and camaraderie through an active boating and social calendar. Sometimes, friendships are made that last a lifetime!

Socially, SBYC offers a professionally run dining room and bar service, pre-season and post season potluck dinners, dinner dances, musical entertainment, and festivities focused around special events and holidays.

Whether it be sail or power, racers or cruisers, there are numerous opportunities to participate in group boating activities including the Annual Club Cruise, weekend cruises, the Antique Boat Show, learning seminars, day trips, race and regatta events, and/or just "gunkholing" in a quiet corner on the bay.
 
 

SBYC enjoys reciprocal privileges with most yacht clubs around Lake Ontario and the Thousand Island Region. As a member of the Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA), and the Eastern Yachting Conference (EYC), the Sodus Bay Yacht Club has been a frequent host of some of the most prestigious yacht races around Lake Ontario. The SBYC racing program provides a venue for PHRF handicap divisions, white-sail divisions (no spinnaker), and one design fleets such as 8-Meteres, J-24s, Lightnings, and Lasers.

The racing scene encourages participation at all levels - from large boats to small boats, from novice skippers to experienced skippers, from the race course to the front lawn, patio, dining room and bar. There is something for everyone - including course racing series, long distance races, club challenges, and special fun races, with corallary social gatherings at the club afterwards.

Since 1893, the Sodus Bay Yacht Club has brought the traditions and joyful experience of yacht club membership to the boating families and individuals in the Central and Western New York areas. The Club is located on Great Sodus Bay, renowned to be the best natural harbor on the south shore of Lake Ontario. This location affords boaters the choice of sailing on beautiful Lake Ontario, or on the protected waters of Sodus Bay, depending on wind, weather, waves, and skipper preference.

SBYC is surprisingly affordable, without compromising the services and amenities offered by pricier clubs. SBYC has a large, comfortable clubhouse with extensive grounds and facilities. Our clubhouse facility includes an adult bar/lounge, professionally run restaurant, children's playroom, library, patio and deck. On the club's waterfront, SBYC boasts a large number of docks and moorings, both for seasonal use, and for visiting boats. Other boating facilities include, clean bathrooms with private showers, boat hoist, launch ramp, pump-out station, picnic pavilion with gas barbecue grills, beach, swim area, dinghy storage, dry-sail storage, loading and unloading areas, and ample parking.
 

ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF SBYC Membership!

• Club Cruises
• Reciprocal privileges at other clubs
• Season long Social Calendar
• PHRF Racing
• One-design Racing
• Docks & Moorings
• Visitor Docks
• Boat Hoist
• Launch Ramp
• Pump-out Station
• Dinghy Storage
• Dry-Sail Storage
• Clubhouse
• Restaurant
• Adult Lounge
• Parties & Banquets
• Bathrooms with private showers.
• Children's Playroom
• Library
• Covered Patio and Deck
• Picnic pavilion, with gas grills
• Boat Shows and other events
• Educational Programs
• Swimming Beach