The club offers an extensive fleet of boats available for members to use, Highly qualified instructional staff, Phenomenal junior sailing program, Club racing activities, a variety of social activities, and more. York Harbor, Maine

The America's Boating Club, also known as the United States Power Squadron, is a non profit, educational organization dedicated to making boating safer and more enjoyable by teaching classes in seamanship, navigation and related subjects. Our members are boating families who contribute to their communities by promoting safe boating through education. The Kennebec River Boating Club serves the Kennebec River basin and the many lakes and rivers in southern and central Maine. The club was chartered in 1954 and is one of the local clubs in Maine. We are part of District 19 which covers Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Our goal is to promote safe boating thru education and to share experiences and friendship with members and fellow mariners. Auburn, Maine

The founding purpose of the club – "promotion of the yachting and boating on the waters of Lakes Androscoggin and Pocasset, protection and preservation of the fishes and game on the waters thereof and care and improvement of the shores of said lakes." Today activities include three sessions of summer swim lessons, two sessions of sailing lessons and a regatta. Depending on the plans by various organizers there has been pot luck suppers, music night, dances, game night, family day and fundraising suppers. Androscoggin Lake, Maine

Founded in 1957, the AYC is a working club based on volunteer activity and all members are encouraged to participate. Our mission is the enjoyment of boating, waterfront activities, and social events with fellow members in an informal setting. Kennebunkport, Maine

Atlantic Challenge USA, chapters of the Traditional Small Craft Association, and Atlantic Challenge International, is a 501c3 non profit that keeps traditional maritime skills alive through community rowing, sail training, coastal camping expeditions, and participation in international Contests of Seamanship. Our aim since 1986 is to provide experiences for personal development, community building, seamanship skills, and a connection to maritime heritage through building, rowing and sailing traditional wooden boats, primarily Bantry Bay gigs. Belfast, Maine

Hidden away, right out in the open, the Bar Harbor Yacht Club is one of Mount Desert Island's greatest secrets. Formed in 1885, the Bar Harbor Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in New England. Through its windows, five generations of folks who love the water have watched their children learn to sail, their boats ride out storms and the ebb and flow of Frenchman Bay's ten foot tides. Bar Harbor, Maine

Intercollegiate sailing team in Lewiston, Maine. We are a student-run club team of 30+ members. We are growing in prominence and skill in NEISA, the most competitive college sailing district in the country. This is a team of both experienced racers and new sailors. We do not hold tryouts because of our commitment to training those who are willing to learn.

A friendly small sailing club offering one-design sailing and social activities. While a private club, BPYC plays a role in the larger Biddeford Community. We offer sailing lessons to members and non-members alike and our Maryann Beaudry Memorial Scholarship offers free lessons to a Biddeford youth who shows interest and promise in sailing. Biddeford Pool, Maine

The club offers racing and a summer sailing and tennis program for young people. BHYC is home to over 300 members and families and is the perfect destination for visiting sailors. With extensive guest moorings and a full-service clubhouse, BHYC hosts both individual yachts and affiliate clubs with ease. Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Intercollegiate Sailing Team in Brunswick, Maine

Located at the entrance to Camden's inner harbor on the western side of Penobscot Bay, Camden Yacht Club (CYC) is a vibrant, family oriented club which has served the boating community since 1906. CYC operates seasonally from May through October and is a well-known destination for down east cruisers. Our junior program, called the Camden Area Youth Seamanship Program (CAYSP), has produced many fine racers who have gone on to success in college sailing and beyond. Camden, Maine

The Castine Yacht Club is a private club dedicated to the encouragement of yachting in our Town. Offering sailing lessons for juniors and adults, and sailboat racing. Castine, Maine

CYC is located in South Portland, Maine, with frontage and mooring field in Portland Harbor. Founded in 1937 as a sailboat racing club, CYC has evolved into an organization that promotes all aspects of yachting, both sail and power. Its facilities are maintained by club members through the various work parties held during the season. CYC also promotes numerous social events throughout the year, including club cruises, local sailing regattas and weekly sailboat races in Casco Bay. South Portland, Maine

We sail on the best available ice, sometimes Chickawaukee, otherwise anywhere from Eagle Lake on Mt. Desert to Sebago Lake, and inland to Belgrade Lakes and even Moosehead Lake, with 5 scheduled DN regattas. In addition to the great joy of building and maintaining your iceboat, there is the camaraderie of a shared passion. Spanning gender, generations and politics, we all love to sail fast on the ice. Chickawaukee, Maine

Come Boating!’s mission is to create educational boating-related programs that preserve and broaden the maritime heritage shared by the Belfast area community and strengthen our connection to the sea. We are a volunteer-run organization that is dedicated to bringing people together to enjoy and celebrate boats and boating on beautiful Belfast Harbor and the Passagassawaukeag River. No matter what your skill level or experience is, we offer boating opportunities for fun, exercise, and learning. Belfast, Maine

Welcome to the Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association. We are an enthusiastic group of sailors, canoeists, kayakers, and boat builders scattered along the rugged coast of Maine. Throughout the year we may schedule field trips and presentations, but our main event is the Small Reach Regatta. The SRR is held in July each year. Boats typically sail or row courses of 5 to 15 nautical miles on three successive days. Brooklin, Maine

On a warm summer day in June 1966 a group of yachtsmen at the BOATEL MARINA (now Tugboat) was standing on the docks having a good time laughing and telling jokes when Vernal Furbush, owner of the BOATEL, came down on the wharf and wanted to know why we didn't start some sort of a "FUN CLUB" because the group was always getting together on one boat or another having such a good time. It was talked over amongst the yachtsmen in the Marina and adjoining docks and they thought it sounded like a good idea. We told Mr. Furbush that we would start a club and he offered us a room, in what was the old Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, where we could hold our activities. Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Enjoy boating with Freedom Boat Club, the nation's largest boat club. Multiple, affordable membership plans are available with unlimited boat usage at our five Maine locations in Portland, South Portland, Yarmouth, Naples and our newest location in Boothbay. PLUS, you'll also have access to boats at 315+ clubs across the U.S., Canada and France. Create lifelong memories with friends and family fishing, riding the waves, or just relaxing on the water. With no repair or cleaning concerns, you can just focus on having fun. Book your boat with our easy to use online reservation system or call to speak to a reservations agent. You can book as far as 6 months in advance. Locations in Portland, South Portland, Yarmouth, Naples and Boothbay, Maine

Great Cove Boat Club is a small association of sail and power boat enthusiasts who dock their vessels at our marina along the Piscataqua River in Eliot, Maine. Founded in 1988, we have approximately 70 members occupying 89 slips and 14 moorings. The Club's main goal is to provide a safe and sociable home port for its members. The Club hosts a variety of social gatherings, offers opportunities to develop good seamanship skills through classes and workshops, and provides facilities for berthing, maintaining and storing its members' vessels. The Club also strives to foster an appreciation of the marine environment and maritime interests, as well as the seafaring heritage of the Maine and New Hampshire region. Eliot, Maine

The Great Pond Yacht Club was founded in 2011 with a mission to spread the love of sailing on Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine. We cater to sailors of all levels and encourage everyone to join us, absolutely no experience is necessary! As a club, we focus on fostering light-hearted competition in a fun and welcoming environment for sailors of all abilities. We offer sail training for children and adults. We host a series of races throughout the season, complete with a club championship. And we offer lots of opportunities to gather together to swap stories over a cocktail or two. Belgrade Lakes, Maine

The Harraseeket Yacht Club is a 250 member volunteer organization located on the Harraseeket River near the head of Casco Bay in Maine. Our primary purpose is to encourage and promote the sport of boating and the science of seamanship and navigation, particularly through programs of instruction for young people. Our club was founded with that mission which has been carried out for over 50 years with commitment and volunteer help of our members. South Freeport, Maine

The club was founded in 1924 by Seth Milliken for his children and their friends, and its first members were mostly under the age of 15. From that time to the present, the club has put "teaching children to sail" very high on its agenda. Blue Hill, Maine

You will find us on the eastern shore of Blue Hill Harbor at the head of Blue Hill Bay, on the downeast coast of Maine. We offer visiting yachtsmen guest moorings, fuel, ice, water, pump out service and a trash receptacle. The Kollegewidgwok Sailing Education Association (KSEA) is a non-profit sailing school serving Blue Hill and the surrounding region. Each summer, we offer classes for beginners to advanced sailors, for children and adults. Blue Hill, Maine

We are a small club focused on the education of sailing to people young and old. Our primary venue is the calm, warm waters of Norton Pond which is an outstanding environment to learn to sail in. Students love the small class sizes, our enthusiastic staff, and the fact that we get them sailing from their first day through the last. The LBC also has several classes focused towards adults and families, from introductory sailing on the pond to ocean sailing. Lincolnville, Maine

The MDI Community Sailing Center is a small non profit organization that provides a big service. We offer sailing lessons for both Juniors and Adults. Attendance has grown from the first years of 25 youth each summer to more than 200. The MDI High School Sailing Team has called the center home throughout this journey and now has more than 40 sailors participate each spring and fall. They have also won the Maine State Championship Regatta three times. The fleet of boats has grown from four to more than 40, and the adult and family memberships have grown as well. Southwest Harbor, Maine

A chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. The Mountainview Woodies Classic Boat Club is a group of enthusiasts interested in antique and classic boats of all types, including those made of wood, fiberglass, and aluminum. We are based in the beautiful Sebago-Long Lakes region of Maine, and are a chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. We welcome you to attend our annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, held in Naples, Maine, now on the second Saturday of August each year. We invite your participation in our events, and membership in our club, application which is made through the ACBS. Sebago-Long Lakes region of Maine

An organization formed to promote boating and sailboat racing in the waters surrounding Mount Desert Island. The Fleet conducts an extensive schedule of races for one-design and cruising sailboats and runs one of the largest Junior Programs in Maine. Northeast Harbor, Maine

Our purpose is to encourage the sport of boating and sailing, to promote the science of seamanship and navigation, and to provide and maintain a suitable clubhouse for the recreation and use of its members. Located in Northport, Maine, on Penobscot Bay

The Orr's-Bailey Yacht Club (OBYC) is a small, family-oriented yacht club located on the western shore of Orr's Island, Maine. OBYC began with a few dedicated sportsmen in 1954, and today is a volunteer-run organization with a membership of 250 (limited by design). Although we have minimal amenities, we welcome cruising visitors at our guest moorings and our sailing school is open to the public. Orr's Island, Maine

The Passamaquoddy Yacht Club is a sailing organization whose locale is the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, creating a triangle of hailing ports - Lubec, Maine; Eastport, Maine; and Campobello Island, New Brunswick. The Club is a non-profit corporation. Our purpose is to teach the next generation of sailors and conduct international amateur sail boat races in Passamaquoddy Bay. The Passamaquoddy Yacht Club emerged from the original Campobello Yacht Club, which was established in 1930. One its first members was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who summered on the Island and fully appreciated the art of sailing. The Passamaquoddy Yacht Club officially adopted the Campobello burgee in 1988. The Club has received, with thanks, special permission from the Passamaquoddy tribe to use its name. Lubec, Maine

Organized in 1869 in Falmouth, Maine. Our membership is active in cruising, racing and boating, and our active Junior Sailing Program is open to non-members and has produced many first class sailors. PYC is a welcoming community where members enjoy a variety of boating activities, learn from one another, and cultivate a rich and proud legacy of yachting tradition. Falmouth, Maine

Established 1927 in Rockland, Maine. Located on one of the finest harbors in the Western Penobscot Bay, The Rockland Yacht Club welcomes members, guests, and visiting yachties. Pick from our fun-filled Calendar of Events – both on land and in the water – to find new friends and re-connect with old ones. Rockland, Maine

For over 80 years The Southport Yacht Club (SYC) has been providing nautical and social activities to families in the mid-coast region of Maine. The Club has a long history of promoting boating on the Maine coast with an emphasis on nautical education through the youth sailing program now run by the Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation. The Club sponsors numerous events during the summer including racing, social, cultural, and family activities. Cosy Harbor, Southport Island, Maine

SHYC is a beautiful place for everyone who enjoys sailing, boating, socializing or just relaxing! Located in the well-protected Stockton Harbor in Stockton Springs, Maine, we offer a peaceful, picturesque escape. Stockton Springs, Maine

Our club is the center of social life on Grindstone Neck. Races are held each Saturday at 2pm (weather permitting) during the summer season. We also offer a Junior Sailing Program, a Yacht Club Snack Bar, some visitor moorings, and social activities. Winter Harbor, Maine