101 Poppasquash Road
Bristol, RI 02809
Dock
Not Offered
Mooring
$40 - $50
Day Trip
Not Offered
Out of Season
Bristol Yacht Club is closed for the season. Bristol Yacht Club will start accepting reservations for the upcoming season on 01/01/2019 at 8:00am EST.
8 Reviews
by kamp1121 on Sep 17, 2018
The staff was very friendly and responsive to our request for a mooring location. Look forward to our next visit!
by jdhooker518 on Aug 26, 2018
Wonderful service !
by jkwalker on Aug 15, 2018
Awesome club, great service (especially the launch driver Peter), and beautiful town. I'm glad we stopped there even if it was just one night!!
by phyllissilva on Aug 05, 2018
BYC is lovley, very accommodating. It was beautiful stay with the exception of the 3.5 inches of rain on Saturday ! We will come back again 👍🏻😎
by marknfranklin on Jul 02, 2018
This would usually be an excellent place to pick up a mooring at relatively little expense, and with an excellent ferry service to take you ashore and back; but with the wind due South quite a sea can pile up. We also have had endless hassles with Dockwa claiming payment has been refused while my bank insists no request for payment by Dockwa has been made.
by zfletch on Aug 14, 2017
Great location and hospitality.
by jdrinane on Aug 05, 2017
Very beautiful spot and club staff very accommodating
by richmalerba on Jul 16, 2017
Dan the launch driver is great !
About Bristol Yacht Club
Bristol Yacht Club had a modest birth in 1877 when a group of Brown University students got together and formed the Zephyr Boat Club "for the purpose of mutual interests and the practicing of rowing on our harbor, the principal object of the club being however to have a good time."
That same year, the Zephyr Boat Club became the Neptune Boat Club, and in 1899 we became the Bristol Yacht Club. Our initial purpose, having a good time, has continued on for over 100 years. We've updated this mission to "encourage and promote yachting, seamanship, aquatic sports and social activities among our members." We've had several clubhouses in several locations around the harbor but our desire to have fun has helped us survive fires, floods, hurricanes, and two world wars.
Today, Bristol Yacht Club sits in the west side of Bristol Harbor in the old Red Crest Estate. In 1955 some forward thinking members saw an opportunity, purchased the site, and the rest is history.
Our recently renovated clubhouse and active waterfront make it easy to have fun. Members actively volunteer to maintain the house, grounds, and waterfront. We might host an informal clambake on the lawn one day and a formal dinner dance the next. Our competitive but friendly Wednesday race series often draws more than 40 boats on the line; we are active in the NBYA (Narragansett bay Yachting Association), MOHOSA (Mount Hope Sailing Association), and Newport to Bermuda races. Our annual Sid Clark Offshore Race dates back to 1904 and may well be the oldest distance race in the country.
Over the years our members have raced fleets of Herreshoff 12 1/2s, Herreshoff S boats, International 110s, Thistles, Dyer Dhows, Pearson 26s, Sea Sprites, 420s, Lasers, Optis, Mercuries, and A-Cats. The Penguin frostbite fleet is one of the oldest continuously operating frostbite fleets in the country.
The annual cruises in and out of the bay are perfect opportunities for developing life-long friendships. Visiting yacht clubs on their cruises find Bristol Yacht Club a convenient place to visit as we are close to so many shore side activities, museums, and restaurants.
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