Yacht Club House Drinks 2024

Sailing has its traditions, and for better or worse, the adult beverage is one of them. At some yacht clubs, this tradition goes so far as a designated house drink. In 2010, Scuttlebutt took on the task of creating a list of these house drinks, with the 2024 edition reflecting updates:

• American Yacht Club (Rye, NY) – Planter’s Punch
• Balboa Yacht Club (Corona del Mar, CA) – Ramos Gin Fizz
• Barrington Yacht Club (Barrington, RI) – Pain Killer
• Bay Head Yacht Club (Bay Head, NJ) – Steak Knife, Light & Dark
• Bayview Yacht Club (Detroit, MI) – Hummer
• Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club (Beaufort, SC) – VMG: Scotch-Rocks
• Beverly Yacht Club (Marion, MA) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Bronte Harbour Yacht Club (Oakville, ONT) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Buffalo Canoe Club (Ridgeway, ONT) – Fleet Ale
• Capital Yacht Club (Washington, DC) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Chicago Yacht Club (Chicago, IL) – Thunderhead
• Chelsea Yacht Club (Chelsea, NY) – Rum Punch
• City Island Yacht Club (City Island, NY) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Club de Yates de Acapulco (Acapulco, MEX) – una Betty
• Corinthian Yacht Club (Seattle, WA) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Darling Point, NSW) – Mutton Bird Repellents
• Dillon Yacht Club (Dillon, CO) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• East Greenwich Yacht Club (East Greenwich, RI) – Dirty Harry
• Eastport Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD) – Juanita’s Margarita/ Rum Punch
• Edgartown Yacht Club (Edgartown, MA) – Planter’s Punch
• Florida Yacht Club (Jacksonville, FL) – Florida Yacht Club Special
• Fort Worth Boat Club (Fort Worth, TX) – Mt Gay Tonic, two limes
• Grand Traverse Yacht Club (Traverse City, MI) – Jibtop (Gosling’s & Diet Squirt)
• Hempstead Harbour Club (Glen Cove, NY) – Six-pack of cold Budweiser cans
• Houston Yacht Club (La Porte, TX) – Liston Rum Punch (in honor of Past Commodore James Liston)
• Indian Harbor Yacht Club (Greenwich, CT) – Black Top
• Lake Geneva Yacht Club (Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, WI) – Gay Buddy (Mt Gay Rum and iced tea)
• Lake George Yacht Club (Lake George, NY) – Indian Joe
• Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY) – Monte-Sano Cooler
• Lauderdale Yacht Club (Ft Lauderdale, FL) – Rum Punch
• Madison Beach Club (Madison, CT) – Lightning
• Manhasset Bay Yacht Club – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club (Monterey, CA) – MOP (Myer’s, OJ, and Pineapple)
• New York Yacht Club (Newport Station) – The Hillslide
• Newport Harbor Yacht Club (Newport Beach, CA) – Mai Tai
• Ocean Beach Yacht Club (San Diego, CA) – 12-pack of Natural Light
• Pensacola Yacht Club (Pensacola, FL) – Blue Bar Bushwhacker
• Pewaukee Yacht Club (Pewaukee, WI) – Special (lots of Mount Gay)
• Richmond Yacht Club – Loomisarita (Tequila, Grand Marnier, juice of one lime)
• Rochester Yacht Club (Rochester, NY) – Wedge
• Royal Burnham Yacht Club (Essex, UK) – Max’s Special
• Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (Bermuda) – Loud-Mouth Soup
• Royal Lymington Yacht Club (Lymington, UK) – Jonathan (Respect Gin, ice, water)
• Royal Nassau Sailing Club (Nassau, Bahamas) – Yellow Bird
• San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere, CA) – Mai Tai
• Scuttlebutt Sailing Club – Cadillac Margarita
• Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, NY) – Race Committee Southside
• Selkirk Yacht Club (Pulaski, NY) – Light and Shifty (Cruzan Rum and Ginger Ale)
• Shelter Island Yacht Club (Shelter Island, NY) – Rum Punch
• Sloop Tavern Yacht Club (Ballard, WA) – 32oz “Slooper” mug of Rainier Beer
• South Beach Yacht Club (San Francisco, CA) – Geoff Daw (or simply “a Daw”)
• Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, LA) – Red Drink (aka Planter’s Punch)
• St. Croix Yacht Club (USVI): Cruzan & Coke or Tonic & lime
• St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco, CA) – Ramos Gin Fizz (AM), Dark ‘n’ Stormy (PM)
• Staniel Cay Yacht Club (Exumas, Bahamas) – Rum Punch
• Storm Trysail Club – MonteSano Cooler
• Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah, TX) – Rum Gums
• The Sailfish Club of Florida (Palm Beach, FL) – Bossa Nova
• Wayzata Yacht Club (Wayzata, MN) – Gay Buddy
• Yacht Club’s along the Gulf Coast – Bushwacker

Revisions and additions:
• Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD) – Ted’s Barrel Aged Manhattan
• Andersons Cove Yacht Club (Andersons Cove, NZL) – Hell Gin (Tanqueray 10, ice block, home harvested assorted wild flowers, whole juniper berries, splash of East Imperial tonic)
• Bitter End Yacht Club (Spanish Town, BVI) – Lemon Crash
• Coral Reef Yacht Club (Miami, FL) – Rum Punch
• Hull Yacht Club (Hull, MA) – Ceann Saile (Gosling, Club soda, Sliced ginger, Lemon)
• Lyford Cay Yacht Club (Nassau, Bahamas) – RumDum
• Mission Bay Yacht Club (San Diego, CA) – Al’s Famous Bloody Mary
• Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (Hamilton, Bermuda) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy
• Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Kellett Island, HKG) – Hoi Loong (Sea Dragon; Rum, splash lemon cordial, splash orange cordial, hot water)
• St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, FL) – Whisper (coffee ice cream, creme de cacao, coffe lata liqueur, brandy)

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