At a marina-based private club, you run the operation — slip assignments, member services, club events, marina coordination, food-and-beverage support, and the operational leadership of a membership-based marina club where boating and clubhouse activities overlap.
The work runs between the clubhouse, the docks, and the member office — handling member calls on slips, supporting boating-related services, coordinating club events, working with marina staff on operations. Season tends to shape the calendar with intense summer activity and quieter winter shoulder months. Member retention and event-attendance metrics drive performance.
The friction tends to be the high-touch service expectation of private membership — marina-club members are discretionary buyers, and the manager notices the small things that shape member satisfaction. Variance across employers is wide: at major yacht clubs and marina memberships the manager works with deep staff layers; at smaller marina clubs the manager wears reservations, events, and member-services hats together.
Managers who thrive tend to carry hospitality instincts, marine fluency, and patience with member personalities. AMI, hospitality, and yacht-club management credentials anchor advancement. The trade-off is the seven-day-a-week summer cadence when members use the club, and the on-property presence expectation during the operating season.
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Median pay for a Marina Club Manager is about $77K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $45K to $135K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, and Service Orientation.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 7.7% through 2034, with roughly 36,700 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Recreation Supervisor, Entertainment Manager, and Entertainment and Recreation Services Manager.
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