Yacht Social Club
Venue Brief
Iconic floating festival events—raft-up parties—held Saturdays and select Sundays, November through April. Picture a fleet of yachts sailing to a secret spot on Sydney Harbour, forming a circle, and enjoying an afternoon of music spun by top local DJs.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- DancingScenic
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Beach Chic
- Demographic
- TouristsBackpackers
- Music genre
- Deep House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Nov - April
- Clientele
- LocalsUKWestern European
- Open times
- Mon 9 AM – 5 PMTue 9 AM – 5 PMWed 9 AM – 5 PMThu 9 AM – 5 PMFri 9 AM – 5 PMSat 9 AM – 5 PM BestSun 9 AM – 5 PM Busy
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About Yacht Social Club
November through April is the whole window here — Sydney's warm months, when the harbour is worth spending a full afternoon on and boarding happens from the public wharf at Rose Bay. Days run 9am to 5pm, and the events that matter fall on Saturdays and select Sundays, so the crowd assembles in daylight rather than after dark: deep house across the afternoon, dancing on deck, and long stretches of open water between one anchorage and the next. Beach chic is the honest read on the dress code — swimwear, something light over the top, footwear you don't mind losing. The mix skews to visitors, plenty of backpackers and a steady British and Western European contingent alongside locals, mostly in the 25-45 range, with 18 the legal drinking line. Pricing sits in the mid band, and a 4.8 average suggests people leave happy. Book ahead; the season is short.
