Selby Bay Yacht ClubEdgewater, Maryland · est. 1947

Selby Bay Yacht Club waterfront and clubhouse from the South River, Edgewater MD

Private · Member-owned · Ten miles south of Annapolis

Members will tell you it's underpriced. We consider that a feature.

Selby Bay Yacht Club is a private, member-owned club on the South River, ten miles south of Annapolis. 72 slips, a lifeguarded pool, a clubhouse, and a membership that actually knows each other. Most members with a boat pay about $5,800 to $8,900 a year, dues and slip together, depending on slip size.

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No owner. No operator. No margin.

We were founded by a small group of boating families in 1947 and we still run the place ourselves. Dues go back into the docks, the pool, and the grounds, which is why our numbers look the way they do.

Aerial view of Selby Bay Yacht Club docks, pool and clubhouse

What it costs

Membership is $3,564 a year, plus a slip fee of about $2,200 to $5,300 for most boats. We do have some smaller slips available for around $600; please inquire. A $500 deposit with your application holds an available slip and is fully refundable.

What's here

A 50-foot pool with a lifeguard, a clubhouse and ballroom, a fire pit, guest docks, grills on every dock, and a live-in manager on site year round.

Who's here

People who keep their boats here, bring their kids, stay for the barbecue, and cruise the Bay together once a month all summer.

The honest comparison

Around Annapolis it's a bare dock or a big check.

Private slip near Annapolis$4,000 to 8,000 / yr

You get a dock.

Marquee Annapolis club$9,500 to join

Then annual dues. Then you still need a slip.

Selby Bay Yacht Club$5,800 to 8,900 / yr

Dues and slip. The club comes with it.

We're a small club that reviews every application, and we've never needed to price people out. More on how joining works

Slips & pricing

Annual boat slips on the South River, ten miles from Annapolis

72 in-water slips for power and sailboats from 30 to 80 feet, on 10-foot-wide piers in protected water just inside the mouth of the South River. Up to seven feet at mean low water toward the channel, shallower along the bulkhead. Water and electric at every slip, club wifi across the grounds and docks.

You're 615 yards from the end of the six-knot zone and a short run to open Bay. Two fuel docks are next door at Anchor Yacht Basin and Selby Bay Yacht Basin, so we don't need one.

Slip sizes and what they cost

Membership dues are $3,564 a year. Add the slip fee for your size.

Slip	Annual slip fee	Dues + slip
30′	$590	$4,154
33′	$2,071	$5,635
35′	$2,197	$5,760
40′	$2,510	$6,074
45′	$2,824	$6,388
50′	$3,780	$7,344
55′	$4,158	$7,722
60′	$4,536	$8,100
70′	$5,292	$8,856
80′	$6,048	$9,612

Slips are assigned by boat size and availability changes through the year. Tell us what you've got and the membership chair will walk you to the ones that fit.

Selby Bay Yacht Club slip configuration map showing A, B and C docks

What it costs

Membership and a slip go together here. You don't rent a slip from Selby Bay; you join the club and the slip comes with it. That is the whole difference between us and a marina.

Why the number is what it is

We're member-owned, so there's no margin built in. We're small, so there's no professional staff to carry beyond a live-in manager. And we review every application, which keeps the place the way members want it and means we've never needed to price people out.

It's not a catch. It's how a club this size stays a club.

Entrance feeOne time. $500 with your application holds an available slip and is fully refundable; balance on admission.$1,000

Membership dues, with a boat in a slipAnnual. Members without a boat at the club pay less; ask.$3,564

Slip feeAnnual, by slip length. 30′ slips $1.64/ft/mo. 31′ to 45′ $5.23/ft/mo. 46′ to 80′ $6.30/ft/mo.$590 to 6,048

All-in, per year40′ slip $6,074 · 50′ $7,344 · 70′ $8,856. Full table above.$4,154 to 9,612

First-year dues and slip fees are prorated at admission. Electric is billed from your slip meter. Optional storage and second boats are extra. The membership occasionally votes special assessments. Rates are set each year; confirm current figures with the membership chair.

Included with every slip

Water at the dock; electric metered
Club wifi across the grounds and docks
Gas grill on your dock
Dock carts
Parking close to the docks
The pool, clubhouse, ballroom, fire pit, and grounds
Restrooms with private showers
High-capacity ice machine
Club-supplied ice-eaters for winter
Guest docks with power for visiting friends
Dinghy rack
Boat ramp, plus on-site storage for a small boat or trailer
Sheds for bikes and small outboards
Club events and the monthly summer cruise

A limited number of slips are available, depending on boat length. Contact the membership chair for current openings.

Ask about a slip or call (410) 798-1415

Selby Bay Yacht Club pool with lifeguard and members, docks in the background

Club life

Big enough for a crab feast. Small enough that you'll know who brought the crabs.

It's hard to walk down the docks on a weekend without stopping to talk to someone. So much more than a marina, Selby Bay is a place where members become friends quickly, not just people you nod to on the way to your boat.

As a member-operated club, we encourage everyone to get involved. That's where the sense of ownership comes from, and it's what makes the club feel like yours.

The pool

Fifty feet, lifeguarded, right off the clubhouse with the docks in view.

Wed, Thu, Fri4 PM to 8 PM Sat, Sun, holiday MonNoon to 8 PM SeasonMemorial Day to Labor Day

SBYC pool party with umbrellas and families in the water

Weekends

Bagels and coffee in the clubhouse every Saturday and Sunday morning, 9 to 11, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Grills on every dock for the afternoon. The fire pit for after.

The calendar

Our Entertainment Committee, with member volunteers and sponsors, puts together a full season: the Pool Party, a BBQ picnic on the grass, the Crab Feast, impromptu dock parties, and the Commodore's Ball in the ballroom for the one night a year you dress up. We eat well, we drink well, and we dance.

Steamed Maryland blue crabs at the SBYC crab feast — Crab feast

Members gathered on the dock at dusk at Selby Bay Yacht Club — Impromptu dock party

Table setting at the Commodore's Ball in the SBYC ballroom — Commodore's Ball

Fire pit and Adirondack chairs on the lawn at Selby Bay Yacht Club — Fire pit

Ballroom set for a club social event at SBYC — Ballroom

Selby Bay Yacht Club entrance sign with landscaping, Edgewater MD — The grounds

Club cruises

Somewhere different every month

Once a month during the summer, the club sets sail together for a different Chesapeake destination and spends the weekend: a raft-up, a beach, a good dinner, old friends and new ones.

St. Michaels 22 nm · Rock Hall 20 nm · Oxford 26 nm · Solomons 41 nm

That's the whole point of being mid-Bay. Full cruising distances

SBYC club cruise raft-up with boats anchored off a beach

The grounds

Landscaped and looked after. A picnic area under big old trees, a basketball court, a fenced dog run, and parking that's actually close to the docks. A restaurant across the street for nights nobody wants to cook.

The clubhouse

Members may reserve the clubhouse for private gatherings, subject to club rules and seasonal restrictions; contact the Vice Commodore. It is for members and member-sponsored events and is not offered as a public venue.

Beyond the club

Selby Bay is a member of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association and the Yachting Club of America, which means reciprocal privileges at member clubs up and down the Bay and beyond.

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Getting here & cruising

Ten miles from Annapolis by water, ten minutes by car

38° 54.21′ N 76° 30.34′ W

By land

1116 Turkey Point Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. From every direction you'll end up on Route 2 South (Solomons Island Road), turn left on Central Avenue (Route 214), go 3.6 miles, turn left on Turkey Point Road, and we're about a half mile down on the left.

Guests: please use the guest parking lot, the second entrance on the left, just past the clubhouse.

Detailed directions from Annapolis, DC, Baltimore, and the Bay Bridge

From Annapolis: Route 2 South over the South River bridge, past South River Colony on your left, left at the light on Central Avenue (Route 214). 3.6 miles, left on Turkey Point Road, about half a mile to SBYC on the left.

From Washington, DC: Route 50 East to Exit 22, Aris T. Allen Blvd (Route 665). About 1 mile to the second exit, Solomons Island Road (Route 2 South). 3.7 miles, left on Central Avenue (Route 214). 3.6 miles, left on Turkey Point Road, about half a mile to SBYC on the left.

From Baltimore and points north: I-97 South toward Annapolis. As I-97 merges onto Route 50 East, stay right and exit onto Aris T. Allen Blvd (Route 665). About 1 mile, exit onto Solomons Island Road (Route 2 South). 3.7 miles, left on Central Avenue (Route 214). 3.6 miles, left on Turkey Point Road, about half a mile to SBYC on the left.

From the Bay Bridge and Eastern Shore: Route 50 West to Exit 23-A (Route 2 South, Solomons Island Road). 4.6 miles, left on Central Avenue (Route 214). 3.6 miles, left on Turkey Point Road, about half a mile to SBYC on the left.

By water

From Annapolis and points north: run south along the western shore to Thomas Point Shoal Light. Leave the light to starboard and turn sharply right into the South River at roughly 270° magnetic. Follow the marked channel to R "4", leaving it to starboard, then steer about 320° magnetic. Turn left just past G "5" and follow the shoreline on your left to G "1", leaving it to port. The club entrance is straight ahead on the left, just before R "2".

From points south: run north along the western shore into the South River toward R "4", leaving it to starboard, then toward G "5", leaving it to port. Turn left just past G "5" and follow the shoreline to G "1", leaving it to port. The entrance is straight ahead on the left, just before R "2".

Guest docks have power. Call ahead at (410) 798-1415.

Cruising from Selby Bay

We sit mid-Bay, which is the reason our monthly cruises can go somewhere different all summer. Approximate distances in nautical miles.

Western shore
Annapolis Harbor	10
Baltimore Harbor	32
Solomons Island	41
Alexandria, VA	145
Washington, DC	150

Eastern shore
Rock Hall	20
St. Michaels	22
Oxford (via Knapps Narrows)	26
Cambridge	31
Chesapeake City	55
Ocean City (via C&D Canal)	141

Points of interest
Bloody Point Light	7.5
Bay Bridge	10.5
Knapps Narrows	15.5
Kent Narrows Bridge	22
Fairlee Creek	29
LaTrappe Creek	30
Worton Creek	33
Cove Point Light	33
Point Lookout	56
Piney Point Light	68

Selby Bay Yacht Club waterfront on the South River, Edgewater MD

Join

Come take a look first

The easiest way to know if this is your kind of place is to see it. Reach out to the membership chair, and he'll walk you down the docks, show you the pool and clubhouse, talk through what slips are open for your boat, and answer whatever you want to ask. Do that before you fill anything out.

How joining works

VisitContact the membership chair and come see the club. Weekends are best; that's when everyone's around.
ApplyThe application is online. It goes in with two sponsors, each a member for at least 18 months (if you don't know anyone yet, that's what the visit is for), and a $500 check to Selby Bay Yacht Club that holds an available slip and is fully refundable. The other $500 of the entrance fee is due on admission. Boats need to be over 23 feet. Bring checks to the club manager at 1116 Turkey Point Road, Edgewater, MD 21037.
Member reviewUnder our by-laws, current members are told about every new application and have a week to look it over. Then the Board of Directors has a week to vote.
Your slipSlips are assigned by the Rear Commodore, not the membership chair. When a slip opens, current members get first call on it by seniority; if nobody takes it, it goes to the next new member on the waiting list whose boat fits. That's why we can't promise a specific slip on a specific date, and why the deposit is refundable.
Bring the boatBefore your vessel arrives, we need proof of insurance with at least $500,000 in coverage. First-year dues and slip fees are prorated. Then the Rear Commodore works out the logistics of getting you in.

About that review

Two sponsors, then two weeks of review, members then board, for every applicant. It's not a hurdle and it's not a club secret. It's the reason a place this affordable is still the kind of place you'd want to keep your boat. Everyone on the docks went through it, which is a big part of why everyone on the docks knows each other.

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