208 Elm Street
South Dartmouth, MA 02748
Dock
Not Offered
Mooring
$60-$90 Launch Service Included
Day Trip
Not Offered
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64 Reviews
by Kiel L. - Verified user on Oct 06, 2024
Beautiful harbor, great amenities, professional and kind staff
by John B. on Sep 08, 2024
Beautiful harbor, but the mooring we were given had a pennant totally encrusted with barnacles, mussels and other sea life. Two of the crew suffered small cuts handling it. Bring work gloves! I expected much better considering the high price of the mooring.
Ashore, the Club has nice facilities and the town is great for walking. Dinner at the Sail Loft was terrific. Farm & Coast market is great for provisions and food. All their bakery goods come from Little Moss restaurant and were excellent. Will try the restaurant for dinner next visit; I suspect it is excellent, too.
by Liz T. - Verified user on Sep 06, 2024
Friendly staff, good amenities, wonderful porch to read the paper with a cup of coffee. Launch service leaves a little to be desired, but it's the shoulder season.
by Bill B. - Verified user on Aug 29, 2024
We were at the mouth of the harbor in a northeast wind. We rocked all night from gathering seas with little sleep. Always ask for a mooring at the head if the harbor.
by Steve L. - Verified user on Aug 25, 2024
I called ahead to confirm availability for the Dockwa mooring reservation and there was no problem- the mooring was absolutely confirmed. A launch boat guided us to our reserved mooring that had a tall wire pennant, very easy to grab from our bow. The launch came back to take us ashore for dinner- lots of food choices within easy walk. Launch and office staff are very friendly and helpful. We are definitely coming back!!!
by Labrunye - Verified user on Aug 16, 2024
WE were parking a 1/2 mile from the dock with 2 chlidren (2 and 6). Not a Word about showers and how to go to dock !!!!
by John G. - Verified user on Aug 15, 2024
Pricey but very nice facility
by David G. - Verified user on Aug 14, 2024
Very nice club in a protected harbor - easy launch service.
by Larry Y. - Verified user on Aug 14, 2024
Very friendly. Very professional!
by Michael B. - Verified user on Aug 13, 2024
STaff was extremely helpful and courteous. My only issue is the mooring they assigned me was way too close to 62-3. In fact if the wind wasn't in my favor I would have run over the adjacent mooring. Either they shorten the pendant assigned to my mooring or do not assign a boat as long as mine at this spot in the future.
by William M. - Verified user on Aug 06, 2024
The launch drivers were helpful and courteous.
by Vito A. - Verified user on Jul 24, 2024
Very well organized to receive our small flotilla. Absolutely beautiful location.
by Richard H. - Verified user on Jul 23, 2024
Nice facilities and great launch drivers
by Andy A. - Verified user on Jul 22, 2024
Great mooring, great and friendly launch service. Wonderful, professional, and friendly staff at the NBYC. Dinner at the club was excellent. Overall a terrific experience.
by Eric P. - Verified user on Jul 14, 2024
They are very friendly, very helpful people at the New Bedford Yacht Club. It’s always a great place to visit, and Padanaram is a picturesque New England harbor. It’s also convenient positioned between here and there, or there and here, if one of those places is the west end of the cape cod canal.
by David K. - Verified user on Jul 10, 2024
One night stay turned into six nights when a non-life threatening medical emergency put a stop to our extended summer cruising plans. NBYC jumped into action calling for emergency medical services to meet me at the fuel dock and grab lines as I brought our boat in singlehanded. The local EMTs performed a textbook extraction of my wife with dislocated hip from a difficult to access bunk. NBYC worked with us to extend our stay while we coordinated with a friend to join me for the overnight transit to Maine. This gave us time to enjoy a first rate dinner at the clubhouse; great food and service in a storied facility amongst very friendly club members. Six stars for NBYC. We will return in the Fall.
by Richard S. - Verified user on Jul 10, 2024
Great launch boat and great gas dock and facilities. Very clean club house and very cordial crew
by Mark B. - Verified user on Jul 10, 2024
Great accommodations but $90 seems like a lot for a mooring
by Isobel S. - Verified user on Sep 26, 2023
We arrived in terrible weather: pouring rain making nonexistent visibility, high winds over 25 kts, and whitecaps. The easiest dock was ready for us, and two people helped secure us to the dock. Electricity worked as soon as we plugged in. In a lull in the downpours, we put on our foul weather gear and trudged to a shop that sold milk and fresh food we hadn’t been able to put on board for our delivery. There was a restaurant nearby as well. The restrooms were clean and empty. The club was closed on Mondays, the day we were there. Convenient, easy to reach, helpful dockage.
by Lawrence B. - Verified user on Sep 21, 2023
Great stay! Great hospitality and facilities. Sarah and Russ were terrific launch drivers.
by natalie W. on Sep 06, 2023
It's a fantastic Harbor and a great club. Professional staff on the launch and Fuel Dock. We enjoyed our stay and will visit again
by william H. - Verified user on Sep 04, 2023
Great staff and dining room. Visit every year we can
by David M. - Verified user on Sep 04, 2023
Very nice stay. The launch service is great.
by Steven / Yoram S. - Verified user on Aug 26, 2023
Very helpful staff and nice location
by Beth l. - Verified user on Aug 15, 2023
Great place to visit and friendly and helpful staff!
About New Bedford Yacht Club
Founded in 1877, the New Bedford Yacht Club’s Padanaram station is situated in the protected waters of Padanaram Harbor, which offers access to the outstanding cruising grounds of the Elizabeth Islands, Buzzard’s Bay, Vineyard Sound, and Rhode Island Sound.
While the Club is Private, it is pleased to welcome guests of NBYC Members and other racing and cruising yachtsmen and women to use of the Club's facilities.
This courtesy is available for a maximum of three days per year and only for those who cruise into Padanaram on board their yachts.
New Bedford Yacht Club amenities offered to guests include complimentary launch service, Fuel Dock, showering facilities, bar, and dining depending on availability. Yachts entering the harbor should proceed to Nun #12 and hail the NBYC Launch on Channel 68.
Booking Info The New Bedford Yacht Club follows Town of Dartmouth mooring rules in the case of mooring assignments and New Bedford Yacht Club rules in the case of dock and slip space assignments. Requests may be made on Dockwa; however, potential transient guests should be aware that mooring and dockage assignment is contingent on the availability and suitability of accommodations at the time of the proposed visit. If no moorings are available, anchoring is permitted in the southwest corner of the harbor, across from the breakwater, with permission from the Dartmouth Harbormaster. No rafting is allowed unless approved by the Harbormaster.
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One of the jewels of Buzzards Bay located in historic Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the New Bedford Yacht Club offers its members, guests and cruising yachtsmen a respite from home and sea with good cheer, fellowship, friendship and camaraderie for yachting and boating enthusiasts of all ages.
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