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Location & Clubhouses

Manhattan Yacht Club has a physical location at Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City. We also have a floating clubhouse anchored in New York Harbor called the “Honorable William Wall.” And we have an incredible Flagship which is a 157-ft three masted schooner named “Arabella.”

Our main land facility is at Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City. The club moved here in 2015 after 28 years in Manhattan. This new location provides calm water for docking, additional space for all of our boats and programs, plus nicer amenities such as a clubhouse, grass, flagpole, BBQs, locker rooms and more. The physical address is: 140 Dudley St. Jersey City, NJ 07302. This location is easily reached from Manhattan by PATH, ferry or Uber/Lyft. There is also ample parking nearby.

This picture above shows the peninsula where Manhattan Yacht Club is located in Morris Canal. You can see the new Trophy Room with a blue roof which was opened in 2023. This is where the club gathers its historical artifacts. The fleet of white club J/24s is docked bow-to on the left side of the picture. On the far right you will see the finger dock where our Foundation’s two America’s Cup 12 Meters are docked during the summer. There is also a large dining deck in front of the Trophy Room where members gather for drinks and dinner at the end of every race night. You can also see the club tent on the grass in the middle right of the picture.

In the evenings, especially after member race nights on Tuesday and Wednesdays, the club is filled with enthusiastic sailors who hang out and socialize. There is a communal cooler at the club and you can bring a few beers or bottle of wine and chill them in the cooler while you are out sailing. Then afterwards, you can share beverages with your fellow sailors.

Honorable William Wall

The Honorable William Wall is Manhattan Yacht Club’s floating clubhouse. From May through October, this Clubhouse is anchored in New York Harbor just north of Ellis Island. This clubhouse was built in 2002 to serve as a spectator platform for members and guests to watch sailboat races. All races start and finish from the Honorable William Wall. After a few years, the Honorable William Wall (affectionately known as the “Willy Wall”) was also opened to the public. Since then, the Willy Wall generates a lot of public relations for the club and causes many people to sign up for sailing lessons. When the public buys drinks onboard, it also helps to underwrite all of the club operations and is a main reason the club can provide so many services and programs at a very reasonable dues level.

The launch fee to ride out to the Honorable William Wall is $20 per person and members receive 50% off on all drinks onboard. More information and to book tickets, please visit https://willywall.com/

Tuesday evening is also “Members Night” on the Honorable William Wall. Club members can ride out to the clubhouse for free and also bring up to four friends at no charge. This is a great way to show off your club to your friends. Tuesday is the This is the club’s most popular night onboard, and you can recognize and meet fellow club members onboard by their blue name tags.

Another famous event on the Willy Wall is the “Full Moon Party.” These are held occasionally during the summer and are old-fashioned rock n roll parties where the music is played rather loud.  Feel free and come howl at the moon.

Arabella is the flagship of Manhattan Yacht Club.  She is a stunning 157-foot three-masted schooner. During the summer, Arabella does corporate charters in New York Harbor and also hosts occasional member events.  In 2024, she will compete in the Newport to Bermuda Race , offering an incredible opportunity for members to participate in the most famous ocean race in our country. She also does week-long charters in cooperation with the American Sailing Association to famous locations like Newport, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. During the winter, Arabella used to do charter work in the Caribbean before COVID. We look forward to her returning to the Caribbean again in the future.

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Manhattan Sailing School

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…located right here in New York Harbor.

Our amazing instructors love sailing and want to share their passion with you. You will meet lots of active and engaged people. Sailing will unlock a new world of adventure, recreation and excitement.

After your course, you can join Manhattan Yacht Club, sail more and make lots of new friends. Then in the fall, you can join our trip to Bermuda. And next winter, you will be sailing with us in the Caribbean!

It all starts here with Basic Sailing.

Start with Basic Sailing

Learn to sail in one weekend. Basic Sailing is taught Saturday & Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm each day. Weekday classes are also offered on Monday & Tuesdays or Thursday & Fridays.

Tuition for Basic Sailing is $590. There are also group discounts – 5% for 2 people, 10% for 3, and 15% for 4. Tuition includes certification to the American Sailing Association Basic Sailing Standard.

On the schedule page, you can click on any course number to see how many people have already signed up and how many spots are still available. Sign up now before your course sells out!

Make this your best summer ever! Don’t wait any longer. Get outside, get active, have fun!

Best Summer Weekend

Sailing is a very social sport and attracts great people. You will have fun, meet other sailors and discover new friends.

Our student instructor ratio is 4 to 1. And we normally teach between 5 and 10 boats every weekend. So you will be part of a group of 20 to 40 students who are all learning to sail. At the end of each day, we encourage you to hang out and have a cold drink. This is when you can really savor the sailing vibe, meet more people and develop a great love for this sport.

After graduating from Basic Sailing, you will be ready for your next steps. One of the best options is to join Manhattan Yacht Club. This will connect you with the harbor’s largest group of sailors and you will have something to do every weekend for the rest of the summer. MYC has great cruising and racing programs, plus a floating clubhouse in the harbor.

You can also sign up for advanced courses such as Basic Coastal Cruising. Then in winter, you can join your fellow graduates at “Manhattan Caribbean Week” which is one week of fun, sun and sailing in the British Virgin Islands.

It all starts with you here and now. Just sign up before the course you want sells out.

Our Locations

In summer, we teach in New York Harbor. You will be sailing in front of the Statue of Liberty and skyline of Manhattan. Bring your camera for some super-cool selfies.

We have 2 summer meet-up locations where students connect with their instructors.

• Jersey City MEET UP – This is our headquarters and home of the Manhattan Yacht Club, the largest sailing organization in New York Harbor. Our fleet is based at Liberty Harbor Marina. We have beautiful decks overlooking the water, plus picnic tables, grass, flagpoles, games, tents, BBQs & a sailing atmosphere where you can relax with new friends before and after sailing.
• Manhattan MEET UP – Our second meet-up location is in Lower Manhattan at the Occulus. This is where you meet one of our instructors who will escort you across the river on the PATH where you will discover huge marinas filled with sailboats. This is NY Harbor’s sailing capital! It’s an easy and short 8 minute walk from the PATH station to the Manhattan Yacht Club.

In winter, we teach in the Caribbean with most classes in the British Virgin Islands. This is where you can enroll in higher level courses such as Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering and Catamaran Chartering.

Sailing is an incredible sport which will change your life, introduce you to new friends, make you happy, and take you traveling to great spots around the world. Manhattan Sailing School is your entry to the world of sailing. Start by signing up for Basic Sailing.

If you have questions at any time, just call us at 212-786-0400. We love speaking with new students. We’d be happy to discuss your goals and tell you more about sailing.

You can also email us at [email protected] .

You can read our student reviews HERE .

There is also a FAQs   page if you would like to do some more research on your own.

Basic Sailing is just the start of your life-long sailing adventure. Don’t wait any longer, sign up today.

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