Welcome Aboard…and thank you for your interest in the Dorchester Yacht Club (DYC). We have been a part of Boston’s waterfront community since 1870 and at our current location on Dorchester Bay since the 1950s. Our mission today, as it has been since our founding, is to provide greater Boston a welcoming, affordable boating community. 

Our current membership very much reflects the demographics within Boston. What binds us is  a shared passion for “messin with our boats” and enjoying all that that Boston Harbor and its nearby islands have to offer. Within our membership you will find young families, some very serious fishermen, folks who enjoy cruising the New England coastline, folks enjoy a nautical social environment and of course our fair share of old and crusty salts.

Our website had been designed to address about 95% of the questions both new and prospective members may have about us. If you can’t find the answer here, please feel very free to reach out to our membership committee. They are easily reached at membership@dorchesteryachtclub.com.

As a member owned and managed club, we also have a very real expectation that all our members contribute both their time and expertise in facility upkeep and improving membership experience.

Fairwinds and tightlines,

Greg “Hoss” Bedrosian
Commodore


what’s hot

Work Parties are scheduled for saturday nov 2 and nov 9. please mark your calendars

Check out our Dorchester Yacht Club Social Page on Facebook

also check out the “marketplace” page. members can post all sorts of nautical stuff for sale to other members.


About OUR CLUB

At the Dorchester Yacht Club, we believe that the enjoyment of boating and the Boston Harbor Islands should be an affordable experience.

We work diligently to provide a welcoming environment for all who share our passion for boating and what Boston Harbor and the islands have to offer.

We are committed to being good stewards of the maritime environment and a good neighbor to Boston’s waterfront communities.

And we firmly believe we can accomplish all those things and have a really good time while we are at it!!

 
View of John J. Beades Bridge

Bridge Information

The John J. Beades Bridge is manned by Mass Highway. If you need to have the bridge opened from October 15th until April 15th, you must call with 24 hours advance notice.

To have the bridge opened call 800-227-0608.

Per the Standing Rules of the DYC, members are not to call for the bridge to be opened from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

 

Upcoming events

Construction on the “Deck Revitalization Project” is expected to begin this fall. Watch your email and the website for work-hour opportunities.

With the season coming to a close, be sure to take advantage of our “pump-out station” on the fuel dock. There is no cost to members.