Dana Point Yacht Club

We just joined. Dining and service exceptional. Friendly welcome to new members. Check out this club. You won’t regret it

The Dana Point Yacht Club is the perfect venue for a mid-​size event. The staff is incredible, led by the incomparable Danielle. They have everything needed for a great party, and ambience that is both casual and easily nice enough for the most discerning guest. Our gathering of 150 went off without a hitch, as they anticipated what to do and when.

My family and I have been to the club as guests several times and each time felt a vibe from the folks there that we weren’t welcome. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but quasi-​elitist is the closest I can come up with. The club itself feels and looks like something out of the 60s which isn’t my thing but to each his own.
The primary reason for the rating is an experience we had today near baby beach with 9 boats rafted up, all with the DPYC burgee flying. We anchored in the general vicinity of the boats and after about an hour began to drift. We decided to pull up our anchor to move and unfortunately caught one of the proud members of the club’s anchor. At the very moment we saw what happened one of the members began shouting vulgarities at us — us being two couples in our 40s along with a 13 year old, a 12 year old and an 8 year old. The first words out of his mouth were «How f’ing stupid are you? WTF is wrong with you» and on and on. It was at though I intentionally t-​boned their boat. As if that wasn’t bad enough, one of the mothers on our boat suggested they stop swearing at us since we had kids on board which somehow engaged people on two other boats, also DPYC members. One of them began simulating masturbating and another on a different boat (3 distinct boats now) began pretending to wipe tears yelling boo hoo. It was surreal how quickly so many adults went from being out of sight to yelling at us, again all for an innocent mistake.
On a positive note, someone from the club saw what was happening and came over to apologize on behalf of the club and then went to talk to the people swearing at us. About 10 minutes later the two guys who had the most to say also came over to apologize but clearly not because they wanted to, they must have been told to because one appologize and one was completely sarcastic.
At any rate, the club has a great view and cheap food and drinks. If you’re looking for a place to chill by yourselves it might not be a bad call to join but my experience is that it’s chock full of disgusting people I’ll never bring my family around again.

We celebrated our 50^th wedding anniversary there on June 6, 2015. From the very first meeting with Danielle we knew we had selected the best place to have our celebration. Danielle and her staff made our event special, from the decorations, to the food, to the service, everything was excellent. We would not hesitate to have another event there. This is Orange county’s best kept secret.

Fantastic scenery !! Protip: make sure you see the sunset from over the barricade of rocks. Its heavenly.

Dana Point Yacht Club is the best place to get married!
My wife and I got married in March at the Yacht Club, and we couldn’t have chosen a more perfect place or a more perfect group of people to be a part of our special day. From the moment we walked in to see if it was right for us, Danielle and her team were so helpful, courteous, and caring in a way that made us feel right at home. Any time we had a request or question, she was quick to respond, and let us use the space and anything she had saved from previous weddings (like tea lights) without charging us! Her staffed helped with so much of the preparation for the day of that my wife and I were not concerned about anything going wrong!
On the day of our wedding, everything was even better than we had expected. Danielle had set up everything exactly how we’d envisioned it, and had gone above and beyond to ensure that everything was perfect. Several of our guests commented on how special a day it was, and how lovely the staff and location were. We are incredibly grateful to Danielle for making our wedding day one that we will remember forever!

We had our annual charity event there this last year. It was absolutely beautiful. Our event coordinator was Danielle and she was fantastic. She really went above and beyond for us. Everything turned out fantastic and the view is just incredible. I would definitely recommend this venue. Thank you Dana Point Yacht Club and Danielle for all of your hard work!!!

just passing through from an other Y club… food and drink was ok and cheap/​reasonable prices. Friendly staff… but we berthed there one night and left then went back a couple days later to take our other 2 nights, but the desk was confused and thought we stayed 3nights and waited to charge us… and then called us (pestered) and they finally realized that we did not stay all those nights… other than that mix-​up all was very nice and friendly…

Our simple BBQ to celebrate our daughter’s engagement quickly outgrew our Dana Point backyard. We visited several venues in the area in search of the perfect place. We chose the DPYC and were more than pleased.
Our initial planning visit was with Fred, the General Manager, to set the date, budget and general feel of what we were trying to achieve. This was not the wedding, so we didn’t want it to be overly formal. I kept stressing we wanted our backyard BBQ, but at their place. Our date was set for Sunday, July 24^th, we decided to serve cocktails and lunch. He gave me the catering contact and said that our next appointment would be with his new Event Coordinator, Tabatha. The caterer was incredibly accommodating and we quickly came up with the perfect menu for our not-​so-​BBQ but still quite casual event. Yes, it had officially turned into an event. With our new expanded venue, we ended up having 75 guests.
Tabatha was amazing. She wasted no time. In a short visit, we had the layout of the room, the timing, the décor and music (see my review of Colin Strong). I felt we were in good hands.
The perfect weather played up the beautiful location of the Yacht Club. Our room had views of the harbor, beach, jetty and the ocean beyond. A busy Sunday provided lots of action on the water.
In short, it was the perfect event. Tabatha took control of the day and we felt like guests among our friends and family. My daughter and her fiancé could not have been more pleased nor had a better party. The food was delicious and the service was top notch. All of our guests have mentioned how nice the location was and that they had a great time… priceless.

We had our wedding ceremony followed by a brunch at the Dana Point Yacht Club, and it went perfectly. Both the ceremony and brunch had great views, and a great indoor setting as well. We needed a dairy, meat, and egg– free brunch, which they were more than happy to work out for us.
Tabatha was the even coordinator we worked with, and she was very pleasant, professional, and thorough. She definitely knows what she’s doing. I would highly recommend going to the DPYC and working with her for wedding events (or any other event).

Really good food, really casual atmosphere and the best views. Service only at the counter as I guess membership is down. Simple fare priced reasonably, worth the trip to the bar to order. Thumbs up.

Love DPYC. People are amazing! Good memories and some lost ones too. ;)