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Industry News & Trends

Country Club Jobs 2026: The Highest-Paying Roles and How to Land Them

From the GM/COO to the executive chef and superintendent, here’s what the top private-club careers actually pay in 2026 — and the credentials and moves that get you there.

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Club Marketing & Strategy Member Retention & Engagement Membership Growth & Sales

Regatta Season Revenue: How Yacht & Waterfront Clubs Own the Summer Sailing Calendar

The summer sailing calendar isn’t programming — at the most commercially sophisticated waterfront clubs, it’s the primary revenue architecture of the fiscal year. Here’s how to build deliberate, multi-stream revenue around every race week.

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Industry News & Trends

Platinum Clubs of America 2026: How the Designation Works

A peer-elected register, not a paid award: here’s how Platinum Clubs of America selects the nation’s top 300 private clubs for 2025-2026, who governs it, and what the badge actually certifies.

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Member Retention & Engagement

Member Satisfaction Surveys Done Right: The Questions That Predict Retention and the Ones That Waste Everyone’s Time

The survey questions that actually predict member churn — and the ones that waste everyone’s time.

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Industry News & Trends Membership Growth & Sales

Marina Revenue Beyond the Slip: How Top Yacht Clubs Are Monetizing the Full Waterfront Experience

How top yacht clubs are monetizing the full waterfront experience beyond traditional slip fees.

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Industry News & Trends Membership Growth & Sales

The New Country Club Member: What Under-45 Families Actually Want From Their Club

What younger families actually want from their country club membership — and how to attract them.

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Club Profiles Industry News & Trends

The 14 Most Exclusive Beach and Coastal Clubs in America, Ranked

From Maidstone Club’s $1M initiation to Fisher Island’s private ferry access — we ranked the 14 most exclusive beach and coastal clubs in America by scarcity, cost, and prestige.

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Club Marketing & Strategy Industry News & Trends

The Club Website Audit: What Your Online Presence Is Costing You in Membership Inquiries

We audited 41 private club websites and scored them across SEO, conversion, mobile, and performance. The average score was 79 out of 100. Fifty-six percent had no membership link in their navigation. Here is what we found.

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Club Marketing & Strategy

Anchors and Aspirations: Spring Marketing Strategies for Yacht and Waterfront Clubs

From waitlist psychology to referral activation, the clubs capturing the most ground this spring are running a three-phase system — not opening the doors wider and hoping for the best.

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Industry News & Trends Social & City Clubs

Yacht Club Culture Change: Maritime Tradition Meets Modern

Learn how yacht clubs successfully transform culture while preserving maritime tradition. Expert strategies for modernizing exclusive clubs without losing heritage.