The St. Mary's River Yacht Club was founded in 1947 to promote sailing and camaraderie on our beautiful river. We typically race every other weekend from early April through October, with cruising events scattered throughout the season. We welcome visitors to our racing and cruising events. St. Mary's City, Maryland

The Haven Yacht Club calls its home Haven Harbour North in Rock Hall, MD. A great destination and convenient access to the bays treasured locations like Annapolis, St. Micheals, Kent Island, Baltimore, and many many more. We are a social club with a variety of annual events including group destination cruises, an activity filled crab feast, rafts-ups, and the Susan Scovill Memorial Scholarship. We promote fun, boating safety, and responsible stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Our fleet is diverse with classic sportfishers, aft cabins, motor yachts, and every variety of sailing vessel you can imagine. Rock Hall, Maryland

Formed in 1931, the club offers racing, adult sailing lessons, a junior sailing program, cruising activities, and social activities. Oxford, Maryland

The Naval Academy Sailing Center is home to several world-class sailing teams and a number of exciting training programs. The sailing program at the Naval Academy includes the Offshore Sailing Team, the Intercollegiate Sailing Team, and our plebe summer sail training program. Annapolis, Maryland

The Naval Academy Intercollegiate (IC) Sailing Team is consistently one of the top programs in the country and has a long history of turning out collegiate All-Americans, College Sailors of the Year, Olympians, and America’s Cup sailors. An experienced and dedicated coaching staff is a mainstay to the IC sailing program. NASS has existed since 1949 to train midshipmen in seamanship while sailing or racing on the Chesapeake & Atlantic Ocean. Annapolis, Maryland

TEAMWORK is the core of any military experience. After deployment and retirement, many Veterans no longer have access to the small unit environment so fundamental to military life. Sailing offers a unique environment where Veterans of all ages and capabilities can enjoy camaraderie; compete as a team; navigate dynamic challenges; experience healthy adrenaline; find excitement; experience mission accomplishment; calm, and peace in one event. Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

The Universal Sailing Club was formed in 2001 by black sailors on the Chesapeake Bay, primarily from Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. We participate in cruising getaways around the world, and maintain the historical black sailing presence on the bay, which is the largest estuary in the world. The club organizes on-the-water sailing activities, including regattas, raft-ups and cruising getaways.

The US Naval Sailing Association – USNSA – is an organization of military-affiliated, predominantly Navy members, formed to promote fleet readiness, develop professionalism, develop a competitive spirit, and impart a love of the sea and skills that may be used in recreational opportunities throughout a life time using small craft training programs. We also encourage and assist Commanding Officers in promoting boating and sailing as part of their training and recreational programs. Annapolis, Maryland

The "Veterans Yacht Club" is a social membership organization chartered for the purpose of recognizing Veterans and Yachts-Persons who are currently serving and who have served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Our purpose is to support past, present, and future members of the Armed Forces who unselfishly serve to protect the freedoms of our Great Country. Baltimore, Maryland

One of the most active sailing clubs on the Bay, we offer a complete range of friendly and relaxed sailing activities as well as high caliber racing to suit all sailors. Also offered are a junior sailing school and social events. Galesville, Maryland

We are a fun-loving group of power boaters and sail boaters enjoying the pleasures of boating on the Chesapeake Bay. We invite and encourage you to consider joining West River Yacht Club, a friendly yacht club, with a great location, great facilities, and most importantly, great members. Edgewater, Maryland

Welcome to the Wicomico Yacht Club. Our club was founded in 1959 as the Molly's Point Yacht Club. We were later renamed to Wicomico Yacht Club after establishing a residence. We are located at the mouth of Wicomico Creek where it meets the Wicomico River. Here we frequently enjoy the beautiful sunsets all year round. The sun sets directly over the Wicomico River when seen from our Clubhouse. We have dockage, fuel, a restaurant, tiki bar, and pool. We have events, bands, and other entertainment. We are a private club but would love for you to join us. Fun and Sun on the Wicomico River in Eden, Maryland

The Y Knot Yacht Club, (YKYC) is a cruising yacht club located on the Middle River on the upper Chesapeake Bay. Our club address is at Cutter Marina but we have members at several other marinas on the Middle River. Boats from any marina are welcome! Cruising boats of all shapes and sizes are also welcome! Cruising is central to our club and includes monthly cruises, a week long annual cruise and plenty of fun in between. Essex, Maryland

The Yacht Club of Cape St. Claire (YCCSC) is a social, recreational club for residents and property owners in Cape St. Claire, Maryland who share an interest in boating activities. Our members include those who own boats and those who "dream"! We have sailboaters and power boaters; pontoon boaters and skiff boaters. What we all share is a love of getting out there on the water. Cape St. Claire, Maryland

Mission Statement: to provide a means for close frequent interaction and mutual support among member yacht clubs. In support of this objective, YCM has represented member clubs on their behalf by actively appearing on legislative matters in Annapolis and serving as their voice and ears to outside organizations and government agencies, supported our princesses and the Queen of the Chesapeake, worked to resolve issues raised by the members such as waterway clean up and improving the Queen’s Pageant, maintain a community “bulletin board” website that includes club events, protocol advice, member and boating information and notices, flyers, YCM newsletter links, useful links, and pictures from yachting related activities, hold monthly meetings at member clubs to allow open engagement by the members to pursue ideas, plans, and issues.