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The Global Yacht Club Index

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2026Editorial Edition
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Top 100 Yacht Clubs

An independent editorial index of historically significant, internationally visible, competitively active, and regionally influential yacht clubs.

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100 clubs shown
RankYacht ClubCountry / TerritoryRegionEditorial Score
#1Yacht Club de MonacoMonte CarloMonacoEurope99.2
#2Royal Yacht SquadronCowesUnited KingdomEurope98.9
#3Yacht Club Costa SmeraldaPorto CervoItalyEurope98.6
#4New York Yacht ClubNew York / NewportUnited StatesNorth America98.3
#5Royal Hong Kong Yacht ClubHong KongHong KongAsia98.0
#6Royal Thames Yacht ClubLondonUnited KingdomEurope97.7
#7St. Francis Yacht ClubSan FranciscoUnited StatesNorth America97.3
#8Royal Sydney Yacht SquadronSydneyAustraliaOceania97.0
#9Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronAucklandNew ZealandOceania96.7
#10Société Nautique de GenèveGenevaSwitzerlandEurope96.4
#11Cruising Yacht Club of AustraliaSydneyAustraliaOceania96.1
#12Royal Malta Yacht ClubTa' XbiexMaltaEurope95.8
#13Royal Ocean Racing ClubLondon / CowesUnited KingdomEurope95.5
#14Royal Cork Yacht ClubCrosshavenIrelandEurope95.2
#15San Diego Yacht ClubSan DiegoUnited StatesNorth America94.9
#16Annapolis Yacht ClubAnnapolisUnited StatesNorth America94.5
#17Royal Bermuda Yacht ClubHamiltonBermudaCaribbean94.2
#18Royal Canadian Yacht ClubTorontoCanadaNorth America93.9
#19Royal Vancouver Yacht ClubVancouverCanadaNorth America93.6
#20Chicago Yacht ClubChicagoUnited StatesNorth America93.3
#21Eastern Yacht ClubMarbleheadUnited StatesNorth America93.0
#22Corinthian Yacht ClubMarbleheadUnited StatesNorth America92.7
#23California Yacht ClubMarina del ReyUnited StatesNorth America92.4
#24Long Beach Yacht ClubLong BeachUnited StatesNorth America92.1
#25Balboa Yacht ClubCorona del MarUnited StatesNorth America91.8
#26Seattle Yacht ClubSeattleUnited StatesNorth America91.5
#27Southern Yacht ClubNew OrleansUnited StatesNorth America91.1
#28Biscayne Bay Yacht ClubMiamiUnited StatesNorth America90.8
#29Lauderdale Yacht ClubFort LauderdaleUnited StatesNorth America90.5
#30Palm Beach Yacht ClubWest Palm BeachUnited StatesNorth America90.2
#31Nassau Yacht ClubNassauBahamasCaribbean89.9
#32Royal Nassau Sailing ClubNassauBahamasCaribbean89.6
#33Royal Jamaica Yacht ClubKingstonJamaicaCaribbean89.3
#34St. Maarten Yacht ClubSimpson BaySint MaartenCaribbean89.0
#35Yacht Club Santo DomingoSanto DomingoDominican RepublicCaribbean88.7
#36Club Náutico de San JuanSan JuanPuerto RicoCaribbean88.4
#37Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy ClubHamiltonBermudaCaribbean88.0
#38Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht ClubRoad TownBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean87.7
#39Barbados Yacht ClubBridgetownBarbadosCaribbean87.4
#40Trinidad and Tobago Yacht ClubPort of SpainTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean87.1
#41Royal Danish Yacht ClubCopenhagenDenmarkEurope86.8
#42Royal Swedish Yacht ClubStockholmSwedenEurope86.5
#43Royal Norwegian Yacht ClubOsloNorwayEurope86.2
#44Royal Finnish Yacht ClubHelsinkiFinlandEurope85.9
#45Royal Gothenburg Yacht ClubGothenburgSwedenEurope85.6
#46Kieler Yacht-ClubKielGermanyEurope85.2
#47Norddeutscher Regatta VereinHamburgGermanyEurope84.9
#48Hamburger Segel-ClubHamburgGermanyEurope84.6
#49Royal Netherlands Yacht ClubMuidenNetherlandsEurope84.3
#50Royal Belgian Sailing ClubZeebruggeBelgiumEurope84.0
#51Yacht Club de FranceParisFranceEurope83.7
#52Cercle de la Voile de ParisParisFranceEurope83.4
#53Yacht Club de CannesCannesFranceEurope83.1
#54Société Nautique de Saint-TropezSaint-TropezFranceEurope82.8
#55Yacht Club ItalianoGenoaItalyEurope82.5
#56Circolo della Vela SiciliaPalermoItalyEurope82.2
#57Circolo Canottieri AnieneRomeItalyEurope81.8
#58Reale Yacht Club Canottieri SavoiaNaplesItalyEurope81.5
#59Real Club Náutico de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpainEurope81.2
#60Real Club Náutico de PalmaPalma de MallorcaSpainEurope80.9
#61Real Club Náutico de ValenciaValenciaSpainEurope80.6
#62Real Club Náutico de SanxenxoSanxenxoSpainEurope80.3
#63Clube Naval de CascaisCascaisPortugalEurope80.0
#64Royal Portuguese Yacht ClubLisbonPortugalEurope79.7
#65Hellenic Offshore Racing ClubAthensGreeceEurope79.4
#66Yacht Club of GreecePiraeusGreeceEurope79.1
#67Royal Varuna Yacht ClubPattayaThailandAsia78.7
#68Republic of Singapore Yacht ClubSingaporeSingaporeAsia78.4
#69Changi Sailing ClubSingaporeSingaporeAsia78.1
#70Royal Langkawi Yacht ClubLangkawiMalaysiaAsia77.8
#71Royal Selangor Yacht ClubPort KlangMalaysiaAsia77.5
#72Manila Yacht ClubManilaPhilippinesAsia77.2
#73Subic Bay Yacht ClubSubic BayPhilippinesAsia76.9
#74Royal Bombay Yacht ClubMumbaiIndiaAsia76.6
#75Madras Yacht ClubChennaiIndiaAsia76.3
#76Royal Madras Yacht ClubChennaiIndiaAsia76.0
#77Dubai Offshore Sailing ClubDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East75.6
#78Dubai International Marine ClubDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East75.3
#79Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht ClubAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East75.0
#80Emirates Heritage ClubAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East74.7
#81Royal Cape Yacht ClubCape TownSouth AfricaAfrica74.4
#82Royal Natal Yacht ClubDurbanSouth AfricaAfrica74.1
#83Point Yacht ClubDurbanSouth AfricaAfrica73.8
#84Algoa Bay Yacht ClubGqeberhaSouth AfricaAfrica73.5
#85Mombasa Yacht ClubMombasaKenyaAfrica73.2
#86Dar es Salaam Yacht ClubDar es SalaamTanzaniaAfrica72.8
#87Yacht Club d'AlexandrieAlexandriaEgyptAfrica72.5
#88Royal Cape Breton Yacht ClubSydney, Nova ScotiaCanadaNorth America72.2
#89Royal Victoria Yacht ClubVictoriaCanadaNorth America71.9
#90Royal Nova Scotia Yacht SquadronHalifaxCanadaNorth America71.6
#91Royal Queensland Yacht SquadronBrisbaneAustraliaOceania71.3
#92Royal Perth Yacht ClubPerthAustraliaOceania71.0
#93Royal Melbourne Yacht SquadronMelbourneAustraliaOceania70.7
#94Royal South Australian Yacht SquadronAdelaideAustraliaOceania70.4
#95Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht ClubPerthAustraliaOceania70.1
#96Royal Prince Alfred Yacht ClubSydneyAustraliaOceania69.8
#97Royal Akarana Yacht ClubAucklandNew ZealandOceania69.4
#98Royal Port Nicholson Yacht ClubWellingtonNew ZealandOceania69.1
#99Yacht Club ArgentinoBuenos AiresArgentinaSouth America68.8
#100Iate Clube do Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazilSouth America68.5
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