Yacht Club House Drinks 2025

Published on June 2nd, 2025 by Scuttlebutt Sailing News editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com.

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 2025 edition reflecting updates:

• American Yacht Club (Rye, NY) – Planter’s Punch

• 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)

• Annapolis Yacht Club (Annapolis, MD) – Ted’s Barrel Aged Manhattan

• 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

• Bitter End Yacht Club (Spanish Town, BVI) – Lemon Crash

• 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

• Coral Reef Yacht Club (Miami, FL) – Rum Punch

• 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)

• Hull Yacht Club (Hull, MA) – Ceann Saile (Gosling, Club soda, Sliced ginger, Lemon)

• 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

• Lyford Cay Yacht Club (Nassau, Bahamas) – RumDum

• Madison Beach Club (Madison, CT) – Lightning

• Manhasset Bay Yacht Club – Dark ‘n’ Stormy

• Mission Bay Yacht Club (San Diego, CA) – Al’s Famous Bloody Mary

• 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 Bermuda Yacht Club (Hamilton, Bermuda) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy

• Royal Burnham Yacht Club (Essex, UK) – Max’s Special

• Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (Bermuda) – Loud-Mouth Soup

• Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Kellett Island, HKG) – Hoi Loong (Sea Dragon; Rum, splash lemon cordial, splash orange cordial, hot water)

• 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)

• St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, FL) – Whisper (coffee ice cream, creme de cacao, coffe lata liqueur, brandy)

• 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

Additions/Revisions:

• Royal Corinthian Yacht Club (Burnham-on-Crouch, England) – Dark ‘n’ Stormy

• Watch Hill Yacht Club (Watch Hill, RI) – Southside. (Gin, lemon, simple syrup and fresh mint)