Manhattan Yacht Club has a physical location at Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City. We also have a floating clubhouse anchored in New York Harbor called the “Honorable William Wall.” And we have an incredible Flagship which is a 157-ft three masted schooner named “Arabella.”
Our main land facility is at Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City. The club moved here in 2015 after 28 years in Manhattan. This new location provides calm water for docking, additional space for all of our boats and programs, plus nicer amenities such as a clubhouse, grass, flagpole, BBQs, locker rooms and more. The physical address is: 140 Dudley St. Jersey City, NJ 07302. This location is easily reached from Manhattan by PATH, ferry or Uber/Lyft. There is also ample parking nearby.
This picture above shows the peninsula where Manhattan Yacht Club is located in Morris Canal. You can see the new Trophy Room with a blue roof which was opened in 2023. This is where the club gathers its historical artifacts. The fleet of white club J/24s is docked bow-to on the left side of the picture. On the far right you will see the finger dock where our Foundation’s two America’s Cup 12 Meters are docked during the summer. There is also a large dining deck in front of the Trophy Room where members gather for drinks and dinner at the end of every race night. You can also see the club tent on the grass in the middle right of the picture.
In the evenings, especially after member race nights on Tuesday and Wednesdays, the club is filled with enthusiastic sailors who hang out and socialize. There is a communal cooler at the club and you can bring a few beers or bottle of wine and chill them in the cooler while you are out sailing. Then afterwards, you can share beverages with your fellow sailors.
Honorable William Wall
The Honorable William Wall is Manhattan Yacht Club’s floating clubhouse. From May through October, this Clubhouse is anchored in New York Harbor just north of Ellis Island. This clubhouse was built in 2002 to serve as a spectator platform for members and guests to watch sailboat races. All races start and finish from the Honorable William Wall. After a few years, the Honorable William Wall (affectionately known as the “Willy Wall”) was also opened to the public. Since then, the Willy Wall generates a lot of public relations for the club and causes many people to sign up for sailing lessons. When the public buys drinks onboard, it also helps to underwrite all of the club operations and is a main reason the club can provide so many services and programs at a very reasonable dues level.
The launch fee to ride out to the Honorable William Wall is $20 per person and members receive 50% off on all drinks onboard. More information and to book tickets, please visit https://willywall.com/
Tuesday evening is also “Members Night” on the Honorable William Wall. Club members can ride out to the clubhouse for free and also bring up to four friends at no charge. This is a great way to show off your club to your friends. Tuesday is the This is the club’s most popular night onboard, and you can recognize and meet fellow club members onboard by their blue name tags.
Another famous event on the Willy Wall is the “Full Moon Party.” These are held occasionally during the summer and are old-fashioned rock n roll parties where the music is played rather loud. Feel free and come howl at the moon.
Arabella
Arabella is the flagship of Manhattan Yacht Club. She is a stunning 157-foot three-masted schooner. During the summer, Arabella does corporate charters in New York Harbor and also hosts occasional member events. In 2024, she will compete in the Newport to Bermuda Race, offering an incredible opportunity for members to participate in the most famous ocean race in our country. She also does week-long charters in cooperation with the American Sailing Association to famous locations like Newport, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. During the winter, Arabella used to do charter work in the Caribbean before COVID. We look forward to her returning to the Caribbean again in the future.