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Experience the epitome of luxury at our world-class harbor, where our unique concierge service awaits you. Delight your palate in one of our three upscale dining rooms, each presenting our culinary team's extraordinary menu.

Embrace our family-friendly environment offering a plethora of children's programs, while fitness enthusiasts can take advantage of our Fitness Center's personal training options and Peloton machines. With over 25 annual events designed for family enjoyment, along with access to children's summer programs such as day camp, junior tennis, junior sailing, and swim team, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool for refreshing summer leisure, our facilities cater to diverse interests.

Immerse yourself in our top-tier tennis program featuring four tennis courts, four pickleball courts, and two paddle tennis courts, or partake in the camaraderie of our bowling recreation center with leagues running throughout the fall and winter seasons.

Whether hosting private gatherings or relishing in the year-round amenities of our Clubhouse, there's always more to discover at our prestigious establishment.

Multiple Levels of Luxury on Your Terms

Our four membership levels directly correlate to what you consider worthwhile at GPYC. Avid boater? Go for our Active Membership, with full privileges. Seeking to solely scale up your connections? Our Social Membership is perfect for exploring new networking opportunities. Explore each membership level in detail below.

Members have access to all Club facilities and amenities, including a well in the Harbor and voting privileges.

Members have full Club privileges except well-renting in the Harbor and the right to vote.

Children of a GPYC Member with access to full Club privileges except well-renting in the Harbor and voting privileges.

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Members do not have their main residence or place of business within 75 miles of the Club and have full Club privileges.

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The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) dates to 1914 when 25 men formed a club to pursue their interests in ice boating and sailing on Lake St. Clair. The clubhouse was designed by Guy Lowell, a Boston architect and yachtsman, and was dedicated on July 4, 1929. Its Italian Renaissance façade with its 187 ft. bell tower is a well-recognized landmark to boaters around the lake, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

In 1997 the GPYC was named the “Number One Yacht Club in America” and is still considered among the best. The GPYC provides all the traditional amenities of a classic yacht club, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis and bowling facilities, as well as elegant dining rooms and ballroom. Boating members enjoy the GPYC’s central location on Lake St. Clair and the club maintains a spacious deep-water marina with a private gas dock.

The GPYC maintains membership in the Detroit Regional Yachting Association and holds two annual DRYA-sanctioned sailing regattas each year in addition to numerous other sailing-related events and programs, such as an adult sailing school, exclusively for its members.

Despite the region’s recent struggling economy, the club continues to boast more than 900 members and over the years the architectural integrity of Lowell’s original design and the spectacular view of Lake St. Clair have been meticulously preserved.