| A Yacht Club, or Sailing Club, is a sports club | | | | Often they are associated with a particular marina or |
| exclusively related to sailing and yachting. Traditionally, | | | | port. |
| a Yacht Club is focused on membership of yacht | | | | Yacht Clubs in the UK |
| owners, while a Sailing Club would be membership for | | | | Hamble River Sailing Club - Hamble River Sailing Club is |
| smaller boat owners - such as dinghies. Some clubs | | | | located on the west bank of the River Hamble, |
| also include owners of powerboats. | | | | upstream of Hamble Point Marina and downstream of |
| A Members Club is a club run by the membership to | | | | the public jetty. The club has changing rooms, |
| promote sailboat racing and cruising, as well as | | | | catering facilities, a bar and a history of regional, |
| providing a meeting place for the sailing community. | | | | national and Olympic successes. |
| A Sailing Club is different from a Yacht Club in that | | | | The Royal Burnham Yacht Club - Founded 1895 and |
| the members mostly sail other people's boats, at a | | | | receiving Royal Patronage in December 1927, The |
| much lower cost than owning a boat. | | | | Royal Burnham Yacht Club is at the heart of sailing |
| Membership is a combination of people who sail as | | | | and related activities on the River Crouch. |
| crew, and boat owners. Members decide the | | | | Lough Neagh Antrim Boat Club - Located on the |
| objectives to satisfy the membership and to attract | | | | sheltered north east shore of Lough Neagh Antrim |
| other members. | | | | Boat Club sits in woodland just a short walk along the |
| Most clubs will have racing program and may host | | | | beach from Shanes Castle. Most of its events take |
| regattas, ranging from informal local events to larger | | | | place in Antrim Bay giving a safe area of about six |
| events on a national level. Often clubs have a weekly | | | | square miles while at any time never being out of |
| evening racing schedule and weekend racing. Many | | | | sight of land. |
| yacht clubs have teams competing against other | | | | Avon Sailing Club - Founder and current members are |
| clubs in team racing. | | | | proud and passionate of the Avon Sailing Club which |
| There are also some specific boat models and | | | | was founded over half a century ago, such was |
| lengths which have their own club. These boat | | | | there enthusiasm that the club retained it name when |
| ownership clubs often hold single design races for | | | | it moved from the River Avon to The River Severn |
| their members. | | | | in the 1960's. |
| Clubs with adult sailing programs will often offer junior | | | | Tynemouth Sailing Club - Since 1880, members have |
| sailing programs as well, for children from ages 8 to | | | | sailed and raced many different types of boat on the |
| 16. These junior sailing programs often also teach | | | | Tyne estuary and North Sea, continually developing |
| children rowing, kayaking, general seamanship and | | | | to the present day. They have a proud heritage, |
| navigation. | | | | having produced world champion sailors, staged |
| A Commercial Club is owned by individuals or an | | | | national and world championships, and also won the |
| organisation to provide a service and generate profit. | | | | WLYC 24-hour race in 1981. |