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Until the day we can welcome you home again, please stand with us in our Hope Rising campaign." - Dave Schubert "Commodore"

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Aloha and welcome aboard the Hope Rising Lahaina Yacht Club Project. All profits will support the club and the rebuilding of the clubhouse.

Founded in 1965, the Lahaina Yacht Club has been a haven for generations of kama’aina, members, guests, and visitors from clubs around the world. Sailors, fisherman, ocean enthusiasts, and even landlubbers were immediately met with aloha and advised to make themselves at home.

Walking through the saloon doors felt like a journey through history in real-time. The present has destroyed our clubhouse, sailboats, and ocean vessels. However, our future is bright. The members & guests are the heart & soul of our club.

We will rebuild. We will return. Until the day we can welcome you home again, please stand with us by participating in our Hope Rising campaign.

The Lahaina Yacht Club extends to you Mahalo Nui Loa for your kokua and your business.

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This message is for all, especially our West Coast friends who know all too well the horrendous effects of wind and fire. The commodore of the Lahaina Yacht Club writes:

“Aloha All,

“I am writing this so I can respond to all of those who reached out to us with concern and support. I truly wish I could do this on a more personal 1 to 1 based response but losing the town, club and my own residence I am a bit overwhelmed at this time.

“We in Lahaina and at the LYC feel the love. We appreciate all your inquiries of concern and offerings to help. I know a lot of clubs are organizing fundraisers and other things to assist LYC and that is truly amazing. We are absolutely humbled by the support and efforts to help.”

“We have had a few quick meetings and have set a short action step-up plan to secure a spot to rebuild, set up donation buttons on our website, continue some e-commerce through our ship store and also function best we can as a club (just without a clubhouse). We are working on drafting info regarding these steps and processes to not only our members but our friends and reciprocal clubs. Included will also be a new P.O. Box for physical correspondence.

“Things are happening but our immediate priority has been to take care of our members and employees with housing, unemployment, food, etc. … all other things LYC are right behind that.

“We are truly grateful for all of your support and offerings to help Lahaina Yacht Club and you will be hearing from us soon.

“We hope to see you all back here in Lahaina and at LYC as soon as we rebuild.

“Mahalo,” Dave Schubert

The Pacific Coast Yachtimg Association consists of Pacific International Yachting Association representing clubs from southwest Canada, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association represents clubs in Northern California, and Southern California Yachting Association in Southern California from Morro Bay to San Diego, Arizona, and Mexico. The PCYA is not soliciting donations. We are responding to the many clubs and associations asking what they can do to support the citizens of Lahaina and LYC. Understanding that too many offers from too many directions is not helpful in a crisis, we suggest a course both simple and direct:

Lahaina Yacht Club has made it easy to donate. Simply go to LYC.us .

With the rest of the nation we support the people of Maui as they recover, rebuild and grieve for their losses.

We have enjoyed the hospitality at the club for many years. Exchanging club burgees and enjoying lobster dinners. Our hearts go out to all the members and employees there.

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We are Lahaina Strong

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Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed over 90 people, and that number keeps increasing. More than 250 buildings in historic Lahaina Town have been destroyed which includes Lahaina Yacht Club on Front Street.

The fires started August 8 and fanned out across the island, growing in size and destructive power. It became national news as Hawaii declared a state of emergency on August 9, with aerial video showing the devastation.

As the co-host of the biennial Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race , Lahaina Yacht Club has been home to members and visitors since 1965. Here is a message from LYC Commodore Dave Schubert :

I write this with pure sorrow. Our beloved Lahaina Yacht Club and Lahaina Town has been devastated. The entire town of Lahaina and our home is gone and now just ash and rubble. What you are seeing in the news is probably accurate but just a small part of our reality. No power, water, etc… but we are an amazing community.

The people here are resilient. I have received many emails from reciprocal clubs across the country offering support and I want to assure that we will strive to rebuild, rebound, and come back better. We love and appreciate all of the heartfelt sentiments and support across the country.

To those amazing Commodores sharing such respect and support, I will absolutely share those caring messages after I get my/our lack of housing in check. To date quite a few of us Commodores, Past Commodores, and Board Members are now without homes. I do ultimately believe it will take all of us to be involved in rebuilding and all will commit to our future commitment to LYC.

Without hesitation, I am far more afraid for our general membership and their well-being. This town has so many amazing people. We are Lahaina Strong and most importantly we need to look out for the health and well-being of our families, friends, and membership and all those we love.

I hope this all makes sense. I am shedding tears as I write it. Lahaina Yacht Club and our strength has always been our family approach, our strength at its finest. Love and support to Lahaina and LYC.

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• May-June 2016

Harness the Wind

Catch a ride on the salty breeze with Lahaina Yacht Club.

Story by Shannon Wianecki | Photography by Ben Ferrari

As we leave Lahaina Harbor, the Pacific Ocean is a velvet blue expanse with hardly a white nick of wind. The late morning breeze, though light, is still strong enough to propel a sailboat. That’s good, because today is the first regatta of the Lahaina Yacht Club’s 2016 season, and I’m excited to help monitor the action from aboard the race committee boat.

Ian Ponting attempts to measure the wind speed with a tiny wind vane attached to his cellphone. “Eight knots on the geekometer,” he crows, pleased with his gadget’s accuracy. Ponting serves as rear commodore, in charge of the club’s races both big and small. As we motor out into the deep blue, he and fellow club member Dan O’Hanlon heave huge yellow buoys overboard to mark today’s course. Unlike racetracks on land, regatta courses are contingent on wind direction and shift accordingly during a race. Other contingencies Lahaina yachters might encounter? Whales and submarines.

Eight trim sailboats approach the start line. Among them are Snickers , the club’s own Olson 30, and Gung Ho, the fastest boat in today’s lineup. The boat captains trade friendly banter, jockey for position, and try not to ram into one another—or worse, lose their wind. Ideally, when the start horn shrieks, they’ll sail between the buoys on a strong tack.

O’Hanlon and Ponting synchronize their watches. I raise the four-minute signal flag. O’Hanlon hollers out a ten-second countdown and then blasts the horn: the race is on! Sails fill and surge forward. O’Hanlon immediately shoots up a flag, alerting a boat that it crossed the line prematurely. Gung Ho must maneuver back to the start, losing precious minutes. Gung Ho’s captain and owner, Keahi Ho, takes the penalty in stride. Competition during these club regattas is just stiff enough to make the races fun.

Yachting is a relatively small sport on Maui—which is surprising until you consider the limiting factors. Hawai‘i is a far reach from everywhere; sailing to or from this isolated archipelago is a major commitment. Sailing within Hawai‘i isn’t easy, either. Small-boat harbors are few and far between here, and slips are in high demand. The channels separating the Islands are infamous, known worldwide for their volatile seas and currents. When you leave a Hawaiian harbor, you enter the wilderness of the open ocean.

That wilderness is a siren’s call to some, such as beloved restaurateur Floyd Christenson . Back in the 1960s, he and his family sailed around the South Pacific before setting anchor in Maui and opening Mama’s Fish House, one of the most successful restaurants in the state. He and a handful of other sailors founded the Lahaina Yacht Club in 1965. They transformed a dilapidated laundry on Front Street into an oceanfront clubhouse and contracted Hawaiian artist Sam Ka‘ai to design a burgee—the pennant that identifies the club. Ka‘ai drew a white sperm whale on a red backing.

“I grew up with that logo on everything,” says Ponting. Like most club members, he honed his appetite for yachting elsewhere before moving to Hawai‘i. He’s originally from the Bay Area, but his family has been entwined with Lahaina Yacht Club for decades. In 1974 his uncle won the club’s showcase regatta, the Vic–Maui. Held every other year since 1968, the international yacht race starts in Victoria, Canada, and ends roughly two weeks later in Kā‘anapali. When a boat arrives at the finish line—no matter what time of day—club members greet it with banners, refreshments, and flower lei.

Naturally, when Ponting moved to Maui sixteen years ago, he gravitated to the club. “It was kind of seedy back then,” he admits. Aside from the Vic–Maui, “there was no sailing.” It’s well known that sailing clubs without active boating programs become drinking clubs. For close to twenty years, the “yacht” part of the Lahaina Yacht Club languished while its sailors waited for a slip to open up in Lahaina Harbor. Finally, eight years ago, the harbormaster called. Once the club had a place to park a boat, they bought one: Snickers .

Today, Snickers trails behind the other yachts in the race. The current leaders, Noa and Boondoggle, approach the first mark, a buoy they have to clear. Gung Ho suddenly darts between them, having jibed from far behind. In one sleek maneuver, Gung Ho has stitched up its lost time. All three boats round the mark in perfect sync. Their crews strike the jib sails and hoist silky spinnakers, which inflate like brilliant balloons.

Soon the entire fleet is sailing with the wind towards the finish line. The spinnakers cut a colorful swath across the backdrop of the West Maui Mountains. On calm days like this, sailing is a profoundly serene sport. But even on gusty days when the wind roars through the rigging, a sailor’s inner ear registers the absence of an engine’s high-pitched wail—registers and rejoices. To harness the wind, to hitch a ride on the planet’s very breath is a kind of magic.

O’Hanlon and Ponting keep an eye out for humpback whales, and for the Atlantis Submarine, which has surprised a yacht captain or two in the past by surfacing unexpectedly. As Snickers passes by, they assure me that she’s not a slow boat, but is often skippered by captains and crews in training. The chance to sail her is one of the perks of club membership.

The perks are many. Throughout the year, the club hosts numerous regattas and fishing tournaments. Members have exclusive access to the clubhouse that hangs over the water on Front Street. They can flash their membership card to gain entrance at almost any yacht club in the world—including posh addresses in San Francisco or Shanghai. And, perhaps best of all, Lahaina Yacht Club offers junior and adult sailing lessons.

“We’re trying to nurture the community,” says Ponting, who helped launch the club’s junior sail program in 2009. “It was the most sought-after summer camp on the island—with no advertising.” The club now hosts Hawai‘i’s largest junior regatta. “Teaching kids how to sail gives them a great sense of self, responsibility, and teamwork.”

Teamwork is essential in the final moments of today’s race, to capitalize on the building breeze. As each yacht crosses the finish line, I record its time down to the seconds. We won’t know the official winners until O’Hanlon calculates the scores based on each boat’s handicap. The last boat limps in lazily, its crew already cracking open beers. We motor off to retrieve the buoys and catch several humpbacks frolicking. We dive into the deep blue, to listen to their underwater songs—yet another perk of the sailing life.

A few hours later, the clubhouse fills with sailors freshened up and ready to celebrate. Trophies from past regattas glitter behind the bar and colorful burgees from yacht clubs around the world hang from the rafters. The chef piles snacks onto the crowded tables. I sit down beside Nancy Goode, who crewed today on Boondoggle . She remembers the moment she discovered the power of sailing, forty years ago in Southern California. A boat captain handed her a line and told her when to pull on it. She felt the boat move faster. She was hooked.

Goode and her boyfriend planned to sail around the world. When he decided to go without her, two fellows from Alaska found her crying on the dock. We’re sailing to Hawai‘i tomorrow, they said. She joined them. Upon landing in Lahaina, she got a job on a trimaran, leading snorkel tours. She now skippers monthly ladies’ sails, introducing other women to the wonders of travelling by wind.

O’Hanlon interrupts the socializing to announce the regatta’s winners: Noa places first, Gung Ho second. Jeff Kaiser, the gracious club commodore, stands to make another announcement. “Twenty years ago, Kea Ho won Sportsman of the Year,” he says. “History repeats itself. I’d like to congratulate his son, Nalu Ho, for winning Sportsman of the Year in 2015.” The deserving eighth-grader recently sailed with his father to Tahiti and back. He grins shyly and accepts his award—clearly a club member in the making. Meanwhile, Goode locks eyes with me and pencils my name in for her next ladies’ sail.

Attend a regatta:  Lahaina Yacht Club hosts regattas year-round. You can hitch a ride on a yacht for the day, enter your own boat in the race, volunteer aboard the committee boat, or help welcome the incoming Vic–Maui racers. View the club’s calendar online.

Learn to sail:   Lahaina Yacht Club offers five-day sailing lessons for adults (co-ed and women only) and juniors (ages nine to fifteen). Novice sailors should know how to swim, have strength enough to hoist a sail, bring gloves, and wear layered clothing and sun protection. Adults: $200 member, $400 nonmember. Juniors: $250 member, $300 nonmember

Become a club member:   Two existing members need to sponsor you. Attend some of the events above and you’re on your way. Visit Lyc.us or call 808-661-0191.

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Lahaina community loses Doug Shue

By staff | mar 24, 2020.

Doug Shue passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 8 at the age of 83.

Beloved Lahaina community personality Doug Shue passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 8 at the age of 83.

He is survived by his wife, Carrie Irwin; children Robin, Steve and Greg; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as his first wife and mother of the children, Lynn Shue.

Doug was born in Goshen, Indiana and graduated from Indiana University. He came to Maui when the old Hilton was being built and later went into private practice as a CPA.

He worked for decades as a CPA here on the West Side, and he will be fondly remembered as the former commodore of the Lahaina Yacht Club and Toastmaster of the Lahaina Jackpot Fishing Tournament for many years.

“He was a big man with an even bigger heart,” remembered a close friend following his passing.

His three children all attended Lahainaluna High School and went on to establish families and business careers of their own.

Robin is a teacher in Portland, Steve owns a health club in Tempe and Greg is an architect in San Antonio.

The Lahaina community sends its fond aloha to the Shue family and will remember always the positive influence and contributions of Doug Shue.

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The Yacht Club is a member-only restaurant/bar located in the center of downtown Lahaina directly on the water front. We went as guests of two members and arrived in plenty of time to enjoy the sunset over Lanai. We enjoyed the good selection of draft... beers and wines while enjoying the tremendous views. We ate lots of appetizers and ordered a smallish dinner. The apps were excellent and the small dinners were also quite good. Service was excellent. It's cozy and we really enjoyed the vibe. More

A Members Only Club! Visiting yachtsman, other Yacht Club members and guests are always welcome but reservations is a MUST. The Staff is very friendly and there to see you have a good time. You can't beat the view and while other restaurants on Front... Street boast waterfront dining the Lahaina Yacht Club is not just water front, they are over the water literally. We have had four dinners here and the food was superb on each visit and our server Zeb was so attentive and nice. We always had a great time and were welcomed warmly. More

We went for happy hour with a group of friends. The food and drinks were excellent and the happy hour prices are very reasonable. The service was very friendly although a bit slow, especially as more patrons arrived. The Molokai beef burger was excellent. Keep... in mind that someone in the party either needs to be a LYC member or a member of a reciprocal yacht club. More

Went for Lobster Thursday - I thought our lobsters were mediocre at best - they weren't hot when they arrived at our table. The bruschetta, however, was insanely delicious. Service was friendly but erratic. We dined courtesy of a friend who's a member. Not one... of my more memorable meals. More

We were a large party and came on one of their Lobster nights. Service was perfunctory. Setting is pretty. Most of us ordered Lobster, and the meal consisted of a boiled lobster and a small cup of melted butter and a small wedge of lemon.... And that is IT! No vegetable. No garnish of parsley. No bib, extra napkins or wet naps provided. Meal was very expensive and the lobster was only fair—mealy claw meat and tough tail meat. A big disappointment. Several of our party belong to the Lahaina Yacht club and several others are reciprocal members. While I appreciated the ambiance, I see no need to ever return. More

NEW MENU with loads of good options. Primerib every night except Sun. when only bar service available. LYC is a membership location .so needed to be a member, a reciprocol member from another yacht club, or guest of a member. Try it out, especially, if... you are a member and haven't been since the new menu. Chexk out my photos; prime rib, scallops, and baby wedge salad. More

We were at the Lahaina Yacht Club for a private event and it was fabulous. The venue was perfect. Sharlene went out of her way to make sure everything was just right. The meal was delicious. I can't say enough good things!

What a gem. I was able to use my reciprocal yacht club membership & had a great dinner here. Super friendly and welcoming staff...great drinks/food....live music and a beautiful waterfront view.

LYC has the best waterfront in town, great service, delicious food and fantastic value! We absolutely love this place! I always order the pork ribs and coconut rice and they are always tasty! Lobster night is also good! If you are a member of a... yacht club, you must go here or look at joining it! You won't be disappointed!! More

My future son in law has reciprocity from his local yacht club, so he got us in. Its a beautiful spot on the ocean. Casual and not overly crowded. Food was good, and not overpriced.

It was nice to have the welcome that we had. Good thing we brought our Yacht Club card, we did get asked to show it because it was a private club. We had a great time and met a hand full of really nice people,... they were very welcoming. More

We dropped in for lunch and had an excellent time! The food was great, ocean front dining view, exceptional service and everyone was very friendly. I am sure this club receives more than their share of out of town guests, but we were made to... feel right at home. The Ceviche was particularly good as were the Ahi and Mahi-Mahi sandwiches. My only regret is that we didn't know about Thursday lobster night until it was too late for reservations. Next time!! (NOTE: Remember to bring your local yacht club membership card for entry). More

My old stomping ground I was a member for years, walked in an Thumper sponsored my group he was a boAt captain in the 70-90's, we had a Mai Tai. and then lunch it was wonderful great service and tasty meal and the view and... the memories were special. It is club but if you are in town there is usually a friendly member if you ask nice who will sponsor you! ask for Thumper!! More

Not many places offer FRESH whole lobsters so put THURSDAYs at LYC on your schedule of places to have dinner. It is a private club. They have receptical services with many other yacht clubs and if not a member go as a guest of a... member. Food prices are affordable, other menu items, and ocean front smack dab in the middle of Front Street in Lahaina town Hope you go. More

This is another good restaurant in Lahaina with ocean views. We came with friends who were Yacht Club Members, so I don't know if it is open to the general public, but the food and service is good and the views can't be beat. Enjoy.

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Lahaina victims mourned as search continues 'until all are found'

Sep. 10—Families and friends remember David Nuesca Jr., 59, and John "Thumper " McCarthy, 74, who died in the Lahaina inferno.

WAILUKU—No new names since Tuesday have been added to list of those known to have died in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, but the slow, methodical process of identifying the 115 individuals recovered so far continues.

The Maui Police Department has released the names of 55 of the fatalities, with six others identified but whose relatives have yet to be notified.

On Aug. 29, Maui County reported that 100 % of the 5-square-mile burn zone had been surveyed by specialized search and recovery teams. Officials said that all the recognizable human remains to be found had been recovered, leaving in doubt whether the true number of people killed in the inferno that destroyed over 2, 200 structures, most of them residences, will ever be known.

Officials added that efforts to recover and identify bone fragments and other partial remains will be ongoing as the ruins of Lahaina are cleared.

Since Thursday, the county's daily fire update has reported that 99 % of the disaster area had been searched. When asked about the discrepancy, a county Joint Information Center spokesperson said, "We backed it up to 99 % because the government (Federal Emergency Management Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maui County ...) will always be looking. There are still those that are unaccounted for. It will remain at 99 % until all are found. The search for those unaccounted for will continue."

The FBI and MPD on Friday released still unaccounted-for in the wake of the deadly fire and are seeking information on scores of others who were included on a much longer list released the previous week.

MPD has yet to officially acknowledge the death of Kirk Carter, 44, of Lahaina, who died Aug. 15 at Straub Medical Center's Burn Unit in Honolulu. The department did not respond to Honolulu Star-Advertiser requests last week asking why Carter's name has not been added to, even though the Honolulu Medical Examiner confirmed his identity and notified his family almost a month ago. MPD also did not respond to a request to clarify whether Carter is included in its wildfire death toll of 115.

MEANWHILE, the families and friends of those who died in the Lahaina fire are struggling to deal with that knowledge, along with their own losses.

Davilynn Severson recalls saying goodbye to her uncle, David Nuesca Jr., 59, on Aug. 8 as she departed from their longtime family home on Malolo Place. Both her husband and 4-year-old daughter suffer from bad asthma, she said, and they wanted to leave before the smoke from the wildfire worsened.

Four generations of their extended family lived in two homes on a property that was built by her grandparents.

"Everything happened so fast, as everyone knows in Lahaina. That fire was definitely devastating, " said Severson, 32. "But that was our third fire that we fought in Lahaina. Including myself, we didn't think this fire was going to turn out to be that way.

"The last conversation that I had with my uncle was, 'I 'll see you later.'"

Before they left, Nuesca tried to reassure his niece that everything would be OK.

"My uncle said, 'Nah, no worries ; not going come down here.'

"I'm not sure what my uncle's last words would have been, but what I believe, when I talk about my uncle, is definitely he would've just stayed with the house."

Nuesca's name was released Aug. 27 by MPD as one of the 115 Lahaina wildfire fatalities.

The happy-go-lucky Nuesca was raised in Kahana and Lahaina, Severson said. In his younger years he paddled for Kahana Canoe Club in a dominating crew known as the "egg-­beaters, " because "they were untouchable, " according to his niece.

"As a brother, an uncle, and grand-uncle, he was always willing to give anything he had, especially to the kids, and lived the simple life of enjoying each day and each other's company."

Eleven other family members escaped Lahaina safely and for now are living in different locations, adding to their sadness and grief. Severson and her husband and daughter received a voucher to stay in a Kihei Airbnb unit but will have to move Sept. 27, she said.

"It just sucks and it's sad that we're all kind of scattered, because there's not really a place that can hold all of us at once, and we do have a couple dogs, " she said. "So it's frustrating and hard to find help and hope."

Anyone wishing to assist the family may donate directly to them through her mother's @cganer Venmo account.

RETIRED FISHING charter captain John "Thumper " McCarthy, 74, was a fixture at the Lahaina Yacht Club on Front Street.

"He greeted everyone with a personal greeting, loved to see people, loved to be around everybody, " said Dave Schubert, yacht club commodore. "To be fair, Front Street has probably been his life longer than the eight years I've known him, whether he was at the yacht club or whether he used to go Pi Artisan (Pizzeria ), or on days we weren't open even the Lahaina Fish Co. He had a little scooter for the last couple of years and would go up and down the street. He knew everybody."

To celebrate his 70th birthday, Schubert said an impromptu parade was held with McCarthy sitting in the back of a convertible cruising up and down Front Street accompanied by honking horns.

Friends previously had rallied around McCarthy last summer with a GoFundMe fundraiser to help with his recovery after a fall that affected his mobility.

Originally from Newport Beach, Calif., his remains were found at his home off Front Street. MPD released McCarthy's name Sept. 3.

"The outpouring over the weeks of uncertainly when we didn't know, we were getting phone calls, messages and emails from the mainland asking, 'How's Thumper ?' We was extremely well-known and extremely missed, " Schubert said. "We're missing a huge part of our yacht club."

The venerable Lahaina Yacht Club also lost its 58-year-old clubhouse in the fire. The club has 800 members, including 400 on Maui, and hosts the biennial Vic-Maui Yacht Race, first contested in 1965, from Victoria, British Columbia, to Lahaina.

Losses included boats used in the club's popular summer sailing classes for youngsters, according to Schubert, who lost his home in the fire, escaping the flames with his girlfriend with only 20 minutes to spare.

The yacht club's auxiliary group has been making checks of members and staff, and so far McCarthy is the only one known to have died in the fire. A relief fund has been set up to assist employees, about a dozen of whom lost their homes, at.

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Lahaina Yacht Club is an ocean-side restaurant in the middle of Lahaina.  It’s at:

835 Front Street Lahaina, HI 96761 808-661-0191

About Lahaina Yacht Club

In order to eat at Lahaina Yacht Club (LYC), you must be a member of this club or a member of another yacht club with reciprocity. Membership here costs $500 initiation plus $500 per year dues, and you need to be sponsored by two club members. The only way around those fees is to eat here as a guest of a member, which is the way I got in.  You don’t have to own a boat to be a member.  And there are other benefits for membership besides being able to dine here, such as involvement in yacht races, sailing programs, and the camaraderie of other members.

This restaurant is next door to very similar restaurants with the same oceanfront views along this part of Front Street in Lahaina.  Those others are Kimo’s , Koa’s, and Lahaina Fish Co .  None of those require any membership, so you can eat there without the need to join the Lahaina Yacht Club.

LYC is open for lunch, dinner, and happy hour.  They have prime rib night on Tuesdays and lobster night on Thursdays. The regular lunch menu includes several choices of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and entree plates. The dinner menu is longer, with the addition of many full-size meat and seafood entrees, plus several side dishes. At happy hour (3 to 5 PM) there are a few appetizers and snacks, and a different entree for each day of the week.

See below for the Lahaina Yacht Club menu list and food photos.

For reviews, menus, photos of other restaurants on this side of Maui see West Maui restaurants .

Lahaina Yacht Club menu (subject to change)  $$ Moderate

Lunch appetizers.

BBQ Pork Quesadilla Crispy Calamari Fresh Island Ceviche Double Lovin’ Bruschetta Coconut Crusted Shrimp Panko Ahi Roll Habanero Fire Wings Stuffed Mushrooms

Lunch Salads or Wraps

LYC Chinese Caesar Red White & Bleu Southwestern Chopped House

Lunch Sandwiches

Ahi BLT Cilantro Chicken Sandwich BBQ Pork Grilled Mahi Mahi French Dip Reuben Club House Turkey & Bacon

Mushroom & Swiss Volcano Southwestern Plain

Specialties

Fresh Hawaiian Catch Hawaiian Ribs Lemon Caper Mahi Fish & Chips Teriyaki Chicken Fish Tacos

Dinner Appetizers

Dinner salads, dinner meat entrees.

Filet Mignon Sirloin Steak Chicken Marsala Coconut Chicken Baby Back Ribs Beef Stroganoff Burger or Mahi Sandwich

Dinner Seafood Entrees

Honey Lime Ahi Crab Stuffed Mahi Bacon Grilled Scallops Fresh Hawaiian Catch Shrimp Scampi Seafood Brochette

Dinner Sides

Twice Baked Potato Mashed Potato Coconut Ginger Rice Mushroom Risotto Vegetable Du Jour French Fries

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