Yacht club
![Aerial view of yacht club and marina Yacht Harbour Residence](/Images/godic/202502/06/Aerial_view_Yacht_Harbour_Residence_Rostock_Yachthafenresidenz_Hohe_Düne_11757.jpg")
![The clubhouse of the yacht club in Cienfuegos, Cuba](/Images/godic/202502/06/DirkvdM_cienfuegos_yacht_club1757.jpg")
![A view of St. Petersburg by Alexey Zubov, 1716, shows yachts and war ships on the Neva River.](/Images/godic/202502/06/Alexey_Zubov_-_Panoramic_View_of_St._Petersburg1757.jpg")
![Burgee of Barrachois Harbour Yacht Club, Nova Scotia, Canada](/Images/godic/202502/06/Bhycburgee1757.jpg")
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a marina or a delimited section of the beach or shoreline with buoys marking the areas off-limits for swimmers as well as safe offshore anchorages. On shore they also include a perimeter reserved for the exclusive use of the members of the club as well as a clubhouse with attached bar, café or restaurant where members socialize in a pleasant and informal setting.