Each summer we host several regattas we encourage you to join in the racing or watch from the sidelines. Come to the club to cheer on or join in the racethe helps raise awareness and funds for the Leukemia. Come and enjoy our spectacular location with your family and friends. Jump in the pool with your children or grandchildren, or sip a glass of wine while sitting on one of the benches overlooking beautiful Lake Macatawa.
Savor the tasty and affordable dishes in the dining room, bar, or outside tables under an umbrella. Become involved in our sailing programs whether as a boat owner, crew, or assist our race management team. Take part in the casual, and varied year round social events. Whether six or sixty, Macatawa Bay Yacht Club is the fun place to be.
Savor the tasty and affordable dishes in the dining room, bar, or outside tables under an umbrella. Become involved in our sailing programs whether as a boat owner, crew, or assist our race management team. Take part in the casual, and varied year round social events. Whether six or sixty, Macatawa Bay Yacht Club is the fun place to be.
Services
Located on the grounds of the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, the MBJA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to create the next generation of West Michigan sailors and bring new faces into the sport. Over the past 35 years, MBJA has enabled countless participants and graduates to learn the joys and thrills that come from sailing on the open water.
We have a beautiful main dining room that can seat 180 that looks out on Macatawa Bay. Great service from our wonderful staff paired with the glorious view of the water, including passing ships of all kinds, make any event beautiful and relaxing. This setting is beautiful for weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties or any other reason to hold an event in a beautiful venue.
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club has been a special, magical place for its members, family, and friends since 1899. Our mission is to promote camaraderie and enrich shared experiences through nautical activities, social events, and education. We cherish our reputation as a warm, outgoing, multi-generational family club that welcomes diversity among members of high character, believing these are valuable dimensions of the fellowship we share.
Sailing has always been the cornerstone of activities at MBYC. Club programs and fleets offer a wide variety of opportunites, from Optimist Prams, Lasers, and 420s for young sailors, to JY 15 racing on Thursday nights for the ladies, to competitive offshore racing in boats up to 46 feet.
Additional active fleets such as the tradtional 110s, the timeless S2 7.9 One Design, Melges 17, and Melges 20 provide a broad selection of sailing competition for both novice and experienced sailors.In addition, MBYC hosts several regional and national events each year that bring some of the worlds best sailors to West Michigan.
Additional active fleets such as the tradtional 110s, the timeless S2 7.9 One Design, Melges 17, and Melges 20 provide a broad selection of sailing competition for both novice and experienced sailors.In addition, MBYC hosts several regional and national events each year that bring some of the worlds best sailors to West Michigan.
A number of regattas cancelled or scaled back what was offered this year and so we are happy to be the final race in the circuit for the TP52 racers on the. Thank you for the wonderful turn out of racers for the Leukemia cup in these unusual times.
Congratulations to the winners of the four classes that ran this year, Michael Norris in the VX One Katana, Mitch Padnos in the Club Swan 42 Sufficient Reason, Sam Nedeau in the Melges 24 Green, Laura McCranner in.The MBYC got a clean sweep at the Anchorage Cup and we want to say thank you and congratulations to our members.
Congratulations to the winners of the four classes that ran this year, Michael Norris in the VX One Katana, Mitch Padnos in the Club Swan 42 Sufficient Reason, Sam Nedeau in the Melges 24 Green, Laura McCranner in.The MBYC got a clean sweep at the Anchorage Cup and we want to say thank you and congratulations to our members.
