Established in September 1892, the original clubhouse was located on Elliott Bay and was moved to its present location on Portage Bay in 1920. Since that time, membership has grown to approximately 3,000.

Today, permanent moorage is provided to members at the Portage Bay main facility and two piers at Elliott Bay, where the club also has a facility shoreside for members' enjoyment.

The club also has nine outstations with shore-side facilities and moorage for the members to enjoy while cruising in the United States and Canada.

The elected leadership of the club is composed of the commodore, vice commodore and rear commodore, as well as a nine-member board of trustees, a secretary and a treasurer. Seattle Yacht Club is heavily based on member involvement through its committee structure. The committees number approximately 65 and range in size from a few to the more than 100 members serving on our Opening Day committee.

The Commodore presides over an active racing club that features a very competitive junior program, world champion predicted log racers in powerboating, leading one-design, big boat/ocean sailboat racers, and world champions in sailing.

The operations of Seattle Yacht Club are led by a general manager and a team of nearly 100 employees. The executive chef, the food and beverage director and the catering director manage the restaurant and bar operations in the main dining room and the Ward Room, as well as the informal setting of the Marine Room.