Yacht Club House Drinks 2021

Published on May 17th, 2021
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.
Here’s the 2021 edition:
  • American Yacht Club (Rye, NY) – Planter’s Punch
  • Barrington Yacht Club (Barrington, RI) – Pain Killer
  • Bay Head Yacht Club (Bay Head, NJ) – Steak Knife, Light & Dark
  • Bayview Yacht Club (Detroit, MI) – Hummer
  • Chicago Yacht Club (Chicago, IL) – Thunderhead
  • Chester Yacht Club (Chester, Nova Scotia) – Lamb’s (Amber rum) and Coke
  • City Island Yacht Club (City Island, NY) – Dark and Stormy
  • Club de Yates de Acapulco (Acapulco, MEX) – una Betty
  • Corinthian Yacht Club (Seattle, WA) – Dark and Stormy
  • Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Darling Point, NSW) – Mutton Bird Repellents
  • Dillon Yacht Club (Dillon, CO) – Dark and 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
  • Grand Traverse Yacht Club (Traverse City, MI) – Jibtop (Gosling’s & Diet Squirt)
  • Houston Yacht Club (La Porte, TX) – Liston Rum Punch, in honor of Past Commodore James Liston.
  • 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) – Montesano Cooler
  • Madison Beach Club (Madison, CT) – Lightning
  • 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)
  • Rochester Yacht Club (Rochester, NY) – Wedge
  • Royal Burnham Yacht Club (Essex, UK) – Max’s Special
  • Royal Nassau Sailing Club (Nassau, Bahamas) – Yellow Bird
  • San Francisco Yacht Club (Belvedere, CA) – Spooli-Oooli
  • Scuttlebutt Sailing Club – Cadillac Margarita
  • Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (Oyster Bay, NY) – Southside
  • 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. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco, CA) – Sloe Gin Fizz
  • Staniel Cay Yacht Club (Exumas, Bahamas) – Goombay Smash
  • Storm Trysail Club – Mudslide
  • Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Kemah, TX) – Rum Gums
  • Wayzeta Yacht Club (Wayzata, MN) – Bootleggers (mixing leftovers together)
  • Yacht Club’s along the Gulf Coast – Bushwacker