Fees: Sailing Boat Club - Lake Superior - Duluth and Superior, WI

Season: June 1st to Oct 10th (Weather Permitting)

$95 Check-Ride/Refresher Fee. There is a mandatory indoctrination at each location if you want to use boats at several of our locations.

Full Membership - Basic Keelboat Club. This is the most popular membership. Full membership is defined as twenty (20) uses. $1,995 plus tax.

Eight-Use Membership - Basic Keelboat Club. This limited membership fits busy folks who want to get out on the water but do not need a full membership. $1,295 plus tax.

$500 refundable damage deposit is required from each member. This is a one-time deposit due prior to your first use of a boat each season. Damage Deposits will be stored in escrow throughout the sailing season. At the end of the season, the Damage Deposit will be returned to you or kept for the following season, depending on your preference, pending any damages to the vessels.

Cancellation Policy

Quality and comfort aboard well maintained boats in a friendly environment is our mission for your experience at all of our sailing boat club sites. We encourage usage of our email feedback form, a quick text or even a call to assist us with maintaining the highest standards.

What we want from you

• For the Pearson 26
  • Be a graduate of Northern Breezes Sailing School’s Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) course, or…
  • An equivalent course (preferably ASA Basic Keelboat) on the right-sized boats, or…
  • Equivalent and current experience based on previous ownership, etc.
  • A check-ride is required for each boat type and each location. $95 Minimum.

More details about “How it works”

• A use is defined as a time window. We use two time windows: 8 AM–1 PM and 1:30 PM–6:30 PM. If you talk to us in advance you may reserve both time slots on one day with prior approval.
• Reservations for uses are done through our website. We provide you with a login name and password. You can make reservations up to two weeks in advance. You will receive an email confirmation of your reservation which is also sent to the office. You may occasionally notice that the boat is reserved by Northern Breezes Sailing School for maintenance, check ride, etc.
• Memberships are annual: When you sign up in the middle of the sailing season, your membership continues into the next sailing season and finishes one year from your start date. So, if you have leftover “uses” from one season, they wrap-around into the next until your membership ends.
• We provide all boat club members a booklet with detailed checklists and instructions on how to operate each of the boats and, in particular, the outboard engines. If all else fails, we provide a couple of phone numbers to call.
• We hold a facility and boat indoctrination for each member who signs up for an annual membership.
• Please tell us if anything is wrong with a boat, dock or the facility. This helps us to keep your experience happy and pleasant!
• Your access to the Clubhouse facilities and grounds is generous. Barker's Island wants you to become their customer when you purchase a boat. They treat you like a customer from the start.
• Plan your trip wisely so that you can return on time. Lake Superior can surprise you. Pay attention to weather. Enjoy your sail!