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1913 photograph of the United Shoe Machinery Yacht Club, now the Bass Haven Yacht Club on the Bass River.

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Bass River Yacht Club, located in South Yarmouth and founded in 1931, was established to promote the sport of sailing on Bass River and Nantucket Sound. We offer an accredited youth sailing program, adult sailing, racing, and activities for boaters of all craft and abilities. Our historic, waterside clubhouse hosts daily luncheons and social activities through the summer months.

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Is a Membership at the Bass River Yacht Club Worth Your While?

There are private clubs all over Cape Cod, each of which extends unique opportunities to its members.

Some clubs feature activities like golf, tennis, and swimming, while others focus on social events and parties.

The Cape's yacht clubs are some of the most popular in the region because they offer sailing lessons, access to regattas, and a social element that can make your transition to living on Cape Cod far easier.

The Bass River Yacht Club in South Yarmouth is one of the best-located private organizations on the Cape because of the access it provides to Nantucket Sound. The club’s location also makes it easy to participate in activities on the Bass River.

Here's some information on the Bass River Yacht Club, so you can decide if a membership is worth it for you and your family.

Adult Activities

First and foremost, the Bass River Yacht Club focuses on the sport of sailing through its Adult Social Sailing Program . Once you're a club member, this program provides you with sailing lessons while encouraging more seasoned sailors to share their experiences with you. You can learn on vessels like Lasers, Beetle Cats, Wianno Seniors, and others, depending on availability.

The Adult Social Sailing Program starts every Wednesday evening at 4:30 in the summer and runs well into the evening because many members stick around for dinner and drinks afterward. Keep in mind that you'll have to bring your own food and beverages because the event is picnic-style.

More experienced sailors who grab a membership at the Bass River Yacht Club can join the racing team. From there, you can participate in club events all summer long, enjoying the sense of camaraderie that goes along with it.

Kids’ Classes

Members can also enroll their kids in a learn to sail program through the club, which provides them with the fundamentals they’ll need to take a boat on the water safely.

These classes include both on-the-water and classroom components, ensuring your children have a solid base in the sport.

You'll need to register for the children's classes ahead of time and note that these classes are open to nonmembers if there's enough space.

Other Events

You don’t have to own a boat, or even be into sailing, to make use of your membership at the Bass River Yacht Club. That’s because social events throughout most of the year make the club the place to be for Cape Cod residents.

Every Monday, there are yoga classes, while Tuesday has a rotating list of activities organized by the Junior Yacht Club. Wednesday features the aforementioned Adult Sailing Program, along with a family sail that sometimes features Beetle Cat races.

There are social events every weekend in the summer, many of which are dinners or cocktail parties. You can expect at least a couple of clambakes, complete with lobster dinner, in the summer, too.

In fact, the club has dinners and socials every month except January and February, so you can take advantage of your membership throughout the year.

There's a small beach on the Bass River, too, where little ones can play in the calm waters and parents can relax in the on-site lawn chairs.

You'll find a snack bar at the club , so you can grab a meal while lounging near the water. There are specials every day of the week, as well, including lobster rolls every Thursday.

In short, the Bass River Yacht Club has a little bit of everything, which is perhaps why it is such a popular destination for Cape Cod locals.

Membership Information

Memberships at the Bass River Yacht Club include access for your entire family. So, if you sign up for a membership , your spouse and any children 25 and under will receive entrance, too.

The club is relatively affordable, with membership costing about $850 for older adults and $350 for those between the ages of 18 and 25. There's a $600 initiation fee for those 35 and up, as well.

Location and Getting There

The Bass River Yacht Club is located off Pleasant Street in South Yarmouth . It's accessible via Pond Street from Main Street in the heart of the community's downtown.

Only you know for sure if a Bass River Yacht Club membership is a solid investment for your family. However, the abundance of on-water and off-water activities and social events make it worth considering for any new Cape Cod resident.

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There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

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Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

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“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

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The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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