The Boating Life Made Easy.
One membership opens the door to a maintained fleet, practical captain training, concierge-level dock support, and unlimited boating at every location in your home club.
Own the memories.
Not the maintenance.
Freedom Boat Club San Diego & Channel Islands gives you all the fun of boating without the hassle of owning a boat. No slip fees, no trailer, no repair bills, and no weekends spent cleaning.
No experience necessary. Tour the docks, choose your plan, train with a licensed captain, book a boat from your phone, and show up ready to go. We handle everything else.
WATCH HOW THE CLUB WORKS
See how easy your boating life can be.
From your first tour to your favorite weekend on the water, it all starts here.
Five steps. Endless possibilities.
From your first visit to your first day on the water, we've made every step easy.
YOUR FIRST VISIT
Take a dock tour.
See it for yourself before you join. Walk the docks with our team, explore the boats, meet the dock staff, and see how a boating day works from check-in to hand-off.
Your membership representative will explain the plans and pricing and help you find the right fit. No pressure. No obligation.
Schedule your tour
YOUR WAY TO BOAT
Choose your membership.
Pick the access level that matches how and when you want to boat. Every plan includes unlimited boating at your home club, free training, and reciprocal access to other eligible Freedom Boat Club locations.
Simple pricing: a one-time initiation fee, monthly dues, and the fuel you use. No hidden fees.
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CONFIDENCE COMES STANDARD
Train with a captain.
Never driven a boat? You're in the right place. Train one-on-one with an experienced, licensed captain in the office and on the water you will actually be boating.
You'll learn docking, navigation, safety, getting underway, and local routes. Your captain can help you earn your California Boater Card before your first solo reservation.
YOUR BOAT, YOUR DAY
Reserve your boat.
Open the member app or online dashboard, choose your date, marina, and ideal boat, and book in minutes.
Once you use a reservation, another slot opens immediately. Explore every location within your home club, subject to your plan and boat availability.
Explore the marinas
THE BEST PART
Arrive. Enjoy. Repeat.
Your boat is clean, fueled, and waiting at the dock. Our concierge staff helps you load up, reviews the boat with you, and gets you underway.
Bring friends, family, and the dog. Spend your day fishing, cruising, tubing, or pulling up to a waterfront restaurant. Return to our friendly dock staff, hand us the lines, and we'll handle the cleaning, maintenance, and repairs.
Discover fun activitiesYour next adventure starts here.
With a range of boats across San Diego and the Channel Islands, you can choose the right launch point for every kind of outing.
Pontoons, slide pontoons, bowriders and cruisers for family days and watersports.
Pilothouse and center-console fishing boats, near the inlet and bait barge.
Fishing boats, cabin cruisers and bowriders for Bay cruising and offshore outings.
Offshore-ready center consoles and a cabin cruiser for fishing and whale watching.
A pontoon, bowriders and center console for watersports and South Bay cruising.
Pilothouse fishing boats, a center console, Quicksilver cabin cruisers and an electric Duffy.
Pilothouse fishing boats, a center console, a luxury harbor pontoon and an electric Duffy.
More time boating.
Less of everything else.
All the reasons members love the boating life without the burdens of ownership.
No ownership headaches
No slip fees, storage, cleaning, repairs, or trailering.
Predictable costs
Maintenance and repairs are handled without surprise ownership bills.
A whole fleet
Choose a fishing boat one day and a cruiser the next.
Training for life
Free, unlimited one-on-one instruction with a licensed captain.
More places to boat
Enjoy sister-club reciprocity and access to 450+ locations worldwide.
Ready to get on the water?
See the boats, meet our dock team, and find the membership that's right for you. Your next favorite memory is waiting.
Phone inquiries: 8am–5pmQuestions? We've got answers.
Everything you might want to know before your first day on the water.
Visit our full FAQsNo. New members receive free, unlimited, one-on-one instruction from an experienced, licensed captain. Many join without ever having driven a boat.
You need a California Boater Card before your first solo reservation. Your captain can help you earn it as part of your training.
As long as you need. Your captain works with you in the office and on the water until you're comfortable and ready.
Book through the member app or online dashboard. Choose your date, marina and boat. You can have up to four active reservations at a time.
As often as you like at your home club, subject to your membership plan and boat availability. Once a reservation is used, you can book another.
Boating is available from sunrise to sunset. Overnight boating is not permitted.
Bring your Boater Card, sun protection, food, drinks, and any fishing or watersports gear. Safety equipment and life jackets are on board. For children, ask the dock concierge about available jacket sizes; rental shops near the docks may have tubes and boards.
You pay only for the fuel you use. Boats are always fueled by our professional dock staff before you arrive for your outing. Our boating concierge will let you know refueling procedure for the marina you're boating from as it may vary by marina location.
Yes. Guests are welcome up to the boat's rated capacity, with no guest fee, and dogs are welcome at all locations. Children under 13 must wear life jackets.
Yes. Membership includes two captains from the same household. Your spouse also completes training and obtains a California Boater Card.
Yes. You receive unlimited access within your home club, plus reciprocal access to the sister club and participating Freedom Boat Club locations.
Safety comes first. When conditions are unsafe, you can cancel or reschedule. Dock staff will let you know when boats are being held at the dock.
There is a one-time initiation fee, monthly dues and the fuel you use. Plan pricing is covered during your no-pressure dock tour. You can also call or text (619) 837-8177.
Absolutely. Book a dock tour to explore the fleet, meet the team and discuss the membership options that fit you.