|
ABOUT OUR CLUB
Local boating
enthusiasts founded Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club (MBYC) in Bellevue,
Washington in 1946. MBYC membership affords you many boating
privileges and social opportunities while gaining an
appreciation for the marine environment of the Pacific Northwest. Although a primary focus is on the
boating interests of its members, you need not own a boat to join.
MBYC
is a participatory yacht club, meaning that all members are active in the
functioning of the club; including business, work, social and recreational
affairs. Members enjoy club moorage, both permanent and seasonal, as well
as numerous social functions throughout the year. Boating activities
include organized cruises, power and
sail regattas, Seafair participation,
outstations for members’ use, and
reciprocal facilities with other yacht
clubs. Regular membership in
MBYC entitles the member, his/her spouse together with the member's
children under the age of twenty-one, to enjoy the privileges of the club.
Facilities and Outstations
and Contact Information
We own all of our
beautiful homeport marina and clubhouse facilities debt free. The marina consists of about 450
linear feet of Lake Washington waterfront with 106 open and covered
moorage slips. Our historic
clubhouse structure contains some 15,000 square feet of space on three
levels housing kitchen and dining facilities, a bar, meeting rooms, lounge
areas, club offices and storage areas.
Our clubhouse is located at
9927 Meydenbauer Way SE, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Our mailing address is
P.O. Box 863,
Bellevue, WA 98009.
Our phone number is 425-454-8880.
MBYC owns its Port
Ludlow outstation facility comprised of 300 feet of waterfront, several
acres of land, a large dock and other outbuildings. We also own 85 linear feet of
condominium dock at Eagle Harbor in Winslow. The Club leases additional
outstation facilities at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Deer Harbor on
Orcas Island and at Ganges on Saltspring Island in Canada. All of our facilities are
available exclusively to our members and all have customary moorage
amenities.
Club Management
MBYC’s business
and administrative affairs are handled by a Board of Trustees and four
elected bridge officers comprised of the Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear
Commodore and Fleet Captain. The
club has only one employee, its manager.
Chairpersons volunteering from the general membership head all
social and operational committees and events throughout the year. All members are encouraged to
participate in any cruise, party, meeting and other activity that interest
them. Self-help with respect
to the maintenance, operations and social functions of the club is a
valued tradition at Meydenbauer and new members quickly find areas to lend
their talents.
Meetings
The Board
of Trustees meets monthly except July and August and its minutes are
published for all to review. We
have nine monthly dinner meetings held on the second Friday of the month
September through May. A men’s group meets weekly for
Wednesday lunches and the women’s interclub group have monthly lunches
at other clubs throughout Puget Sound.
Regattas
MBYC maintains an
active cruising calendar with scheduled rendezvous each year at Port
Ludlow, Poulsbo, the San Juan Islands, Victoria BC, and other interesting
locales. We also sponsor a
very popular youth sailing program
for children eight years of age and
older. In addition to these activities, the club conducts
predicted
log racing for power boaters and holds several private and inter-club
sail
races throughout the year.
Social Programs and Communications Tools
The MBYC Mates are a
social and philanthropic group with their own bylaws. They promote friendliness among club members, hold fund
raising events and in cooperation with the Board of Trustees, identify
projects for club and community improvement.
The Club publishes
the monthly Fairwinds
newsletter containing Officers and Mates President reports, news on
current and upcoming events and is the vehicle to distribute reservation
forms for dances, brunches, cruises and parties.
A "public" web site provides interest of general
interest to non-members, including an overview of the annual
event calendar,
membership information, regatta details (Power,
Sail,
Youth Sailing),
and a photo album of past events.
A password-protected “Members-Only”
web page provides links to names and email addresses, pictures and events, reservations, moorage assignments and wait lists, and
many more features.
Reciprocal Yacht Clubs
Each year in April MBYC extends reciprocal privileges to area yacht clubs
who also offer the use of their club facilities to our cruising members.
Details of reciprocal facilities available at MBYC are provided to each
approved club annually. MBYC provides these privileges only to those clubs
on the currently approved list.
Moorage
Moorage is a deemed
to be a privilege of “active” membership to be earned on a continuing
basis. There are many
opportunities to be “active” for everyone whether working or retired.
Membership Process
Two current members in good
standing must sponsor a prospective member.
If an applicant doesn’t have a
sponsor, they can arrange for an interview with the Vice Commodore and
the Membership Committee.
Once an individual decides to join, they fill out an application
provided by the Club that is submitted to the Vice Commodore who shall
interview them. Then their names are published in the Club’s monthly
newsletter “Fairwinds” and after publication, the
Trustees, at their next regularly scheduled meeting, review the
application for approval. This process usually takes two months. New
members are introduced and welcomed at the next dinner meeting or social
function convenient for them. These events are always fun and are great
ways to discover lasting friendships.
Costs
Annual Club dues are
approximately $600, billed quarterly.
Initiation is currently $3000 and several payment options are
available. Persons between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty-five, inclusive, may join as “Intermediates”. Their reduced entrance fees and
dues are applied to the initiation fees.
Moorage is very reasonable and is billed quarterly with the dues. There is a modest charge for most
club social events.
More Information
If you wish to join, or if we can
furnish you with additional information, answer questions, or show you
around our facilities, please do not hesitate to contact Vice Commodore
Firman Smith at
membership@mbycwa.org, or call the
onsite Club caretaker at 425-454-8880 Wednesday through Sunday, 8:30 AM
until 5:00 PM. We look forward to hearing from you!
Cordially,
Firman Smith
Vice Commodore
Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club |
