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DBBC Membership Information

Detroit Beach Boat Club is a private, social organization that welcomes your interest in joining.  At our heart, we are a boating focused organization, but boat ownership is NOT required to become a member.  Many of our members either do not have a boat or have docking arrangement elsewhere and just want a place to relax, have some food and drinks, and enjoy good company.  We are open all year long, so just because the boats are not in the water, we are still here for the members' enjoyment.  We offer year round food/beverage service and programming to help keep you and your family occupied all year long.  

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The process to become a member is easy!  Simply fill out the form below or come into our facility and fill out an application.  Our membership coordinator will then contact you to schedule a quick meeting with our officers to learn more about you and your interests.   Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm and are required for membership. 

 

Following the officers meeting, you may be selected to meet our membership and give them an opportunity to get to know you.  Membership meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm (November to April) and the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm (May to October). In 2022, the March meeting will be held on March 6th at 2:00 pm.

 

We promise that the meetings are painless and easy, but a necessary step to become a member.

 

DBBC offers different types of membership to serve your needs:

Full Membership

Full Membership in DBBC gives you all the benefits of membership, including voting rights, ability to hold an office, bar privileges, hall usage, ability to have dock privileges, reciprocal privileges to all Associated Yacht Clubs (AYC) and Interlake Yachting Association Yacht Clubs (I-LYA), and full use of our facilities.

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Financial Requirements:

-$120 Initiation Fee​ due upon membership acceptance (One-time fee). 

-$310 per Year (This is broken up into Summer and Winter installments)

-$20 key card to building/grounds

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At our core, we are a volunteer organization.  The only paid employees that we have are the bar staff.  All other functions, such as club management, repairs, improvements, etc. are performed by volunteers and elected positions.   By doing this, we keep our costs affordable and it enables a sense of ownership in our organization.   To help ensure that all work is shared in a fair manner, there are minimal work hour requirements that can be fulfilled in any number of ways:

 

  • Working or chairing a social event

  • Performing club repairs or improvements

  • Working on our grass crew

  • Helping with spring and fall cleaning

  • Furnishing your expertise in your area of specialization that is to the benefit of the club (i.e. Computer Work, Writing, Accounting, Woodworking, Electrical, Plumbing, etc.)  

Any number of different ways!

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Full members are required to work a minimum of 20 hours (More are always welcome!) in a given year.  For full membership, 2 of those 20 hours must be performed at one of our 2 designated public parties of the year (one is held in June/July and one is held in September).   If you elect to rent a dock from us, 9 of the 20 hours must be performed on dock maintenance and improvements.  

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Family Membership

You may choose that a Family Membership is better for your needs.  Family Membership has similar requirements of a Full Membership (above).  Family Membership allows a Plus One Member, one other adult (spouse/partner/significant other of the Roster Member) residing in the same household and designated by the Roster Member to be registered on the family membership account (for $50).   This person will be afforded the same privileges as the Roster Member but shall have no voting privileges. Family Membership also allows for Junior Members, dependent children of the Roster Member and/or Plus One Member under the age of 21.  They shall be permitted access to the club, bar and grounds.  Junior Members shall have no voting privileges and will not be awarded their own key cards, but may be allowed to:

  1. Purchase food/beverages (in compliance with State Liquor Laws) at the club.

  2. Perform club work hours (in compliance with State Liquor and Labor Laws) with those work hours counting toward the Family Membership work hour obligations.

 

Family Membership has the same one-time Initiation Fee of $120. A second key card for the building/grounds may be purchased for the Plus One Member. Work hours for a Family Membership is a minimum of 25 hours in a given year, 2 of those 20 hours must be performed at one of our 2 designated public parties of the year (one is held in June/July and one is held in September).  Family members can contribute to the work hours, it is not only the work hours performed by the Roster Member that count toward the 25 hour requirement.

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Social Membership

Our Social membership is designed for the more casual user of the club.   It allows you and your guests access to our restaurant and bar and the ability to attend our numerous social events, as well as gives you the ability to use our hall facilities, after your first twelve months of membership (additional charges apply).

 

Financial Requirements:

-No Initiation Fee

-$75.00 per Year

-$20 key card to building/grounds

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As in our full membership, there are work hour requirements for the social membership to help keep our club more affordable, but they are reduced from the full membership.   A social member must work 5 work hours per year; 4 of those work hours must be performed between our 2 public parties (one is held in June/July and one is held in September). 2 hours must be performed at each of the two parties.

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*The above numbers are just minimums​

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Social Plus One Membership

You may choose that a Social Plus One Membership is better for your needs.  Social Plus One Membership has similar requirements of a Social Membership (above).  Social Plus One Membership allows a Plus One Member, one other adult (spouse/partner/significant other of the Roster Member) residing in the same household to be designated by the Roster Member (for $50).  This person will be afforded the same privileges as the Roster Member.

 

A second key card for the building/grounds may be purchased for the Plus One Member.  Work hours for a Social Plus One Membership is a minimum of 10 hours in a given year, 4 of those 10 hours must be performed between our 2 public parties (one is held in June/July and one is held in September).  2 hours must be performed at each of the two parties.  The Plus One person can contribute to the work hours, it is not only the work hours performed by the Roster Member that count toward the 10 hour requirement.

Dockage Information

DBBC is pleased to offer 94 docks of various sizes that are available for rental by our Full or Family members.  Dock privileges are at an additional cost and are comparable to other boating club organizations in the area, and provide a tremendous value over area marinas.  In addition to docking facilities, we are pleased to offer free pump out service for your boat's holding tank, ice is available on site for purchase, and reasonably priced marine fuel (no ethanol recreational fuel) for your boating needs.

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Financial Requirements:

-$500 initiation fee paid at assignment of dock (One-time fee)

 

 Dock Pricing** is as follows:

  • under 24’ boats - $400​

  • 24'-29' boats - $500

  • 30'-40' boats - $600

  • Jet ski docks may be available in addition to your boat dock for an additional $50 per season (based on space availability).

*Dock Pricing is based on titled length of vessel, not length overall.  Our regulations do not allow any vessel that is titled over 40' to be permanently docked at our facility. 

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Nine (9) of the Full or Family club mandated work hours must be performed on maintaining or repairing items designated as the dock's responsibility.   Dock work "parties" are organized at the beginning and the end of the season to open and close the docks.  Most of our members earn their dock hours during these organized times.  

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For more information or to start your membership process, please complete the form below and we will contact you:

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