PATTACONK       YACHT  CLUB

Founded 1952

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ABOUT US

WHO ARE WE Pattaconk Yacht Club is a predominantly power boat owners club.  Emphasis of the club is on providing an economical location for slipping a boat, with easy access to the mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.  Boating safety and boating community are stressed.   The club offers six structured dinners per year and a number of informal barbeques and picnics.  An annual cruising rendezvous is held usually in the Long Island Sound waters. Attendance at the events is encouraged, but not required. Much of the maintenance of the club infrastructure is done by the members, and it is mandatory that each member participate in (2) work parties per year. We maintain our own docks, including pulling the ramps in the fall and securing the docks in the center of the basin. The fuel dock is de-commissioned and moved to the basin. Water and electricity to the docks are shut off. In the spring, another work party is dedicated to putting the docks back in place and restoring the services. Occasionally significant repair tasks are completed by the club members.  Here the deck on the front of the clubhouse is replaced with a more durable surface. When a project is beyond the expertise of the membership, outside contractors are hired to complete the tasks.  We are fortunate that many of the club members have exceptional skills and licenses, and that they are willing to apply their talents to maintaining the facility.  While not every member can boast of these skills, there are always enough "pair of hands" jobs to keep everyone busy. WHERE ARE WE Lat 41° 24" 37' Lon -72° 25" 48'         61 Dock Road Chester CT Saybrook to Chester PYC Aerial View By boat: Approaching from Long Island Sound, be sure to pass Green 37 on your port side before turning to port and approaching Chester Creek.  Observe a 5 mph speed limit in the creek. By car: From Middletown or Old Saybrook on route 9 take exit 6 and turn east on route 148.  Continue on rt. 148 through the center of Chester, and stay on rt. 148 through the light at the intersection of rt.154.  Take the first right, Dock Road, and continue across a narrow bridge and around the corner to Pattaconk.  Park anywhere on the grass across from the clubhouse. FACILITIES We have 125 slips located in two basins and along Chester Creek. A modern clubhouse with a meeting/dining room and full kitchen on the second floor. A casual members lounge, showers and restrooms are on the first floor.  The clubhouse is open to the members year round. A large wooden pavilion with concrete floor and ample picnic tables is on the south side of the clubhouse, facing the Connecticut River. The club maintains its own fuel dock (gas only) with pump out facility. RENTALS  The upper floor of the clubhouse is available for rent by both the membership and the general public.  The first floor of the clubhouse and the Pavilion, as well as the grounds of the club itself, are not available for rental and remain open to the membership at all times.  Click this link for a rental form. MEMBERSHIP Pattaconk has memberships for individuals 21 years or older. There are no youth memberships, but the children of members who are under the age of 21 may apply for and slip a boat on the outboard docks. Upon reaching age 21 the youth may retain the slip or apply for a transfer to a larger slip.  Click this link for a membership application.

Pattaconk Yacht Club is a BoatU.S. Cooperating Group.  Your membership in Pattaconk means you will receive a 50% discount on your BoatU.S. annual membership.

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