For over a hundred years, DRYA has promoted and helped organize yacht racing among the numerous sailing clubs in southeast Michigan that represent DRYA's member clubs.

The DYC has a long tradition of sailing programs available to varied interests, skill levels and ages. As a premier US Sailing member organization and founding member of the 100+-year-old Detroit Regional Yacht-Racing Association (DRYA), the DYC is a strong advocate for Detroit sailing. In addition to its long running learn-to-sail program, each year the DYC hosts both the Memorial Regatta and the Fall Sweepstakes Regatta, as well as Flying Scot specific regattas.

A member-run club occupying a central location on Lake Saint Clair east of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Crescent Sail Yacht Club (CSYC) is focused on the promotion and enjoyment of sailing and has something to offer sailors of all interests and skill sets. CSYC runs a major one-design regatta and an annual summer DRYA regatta.

A Detroit-based sailing and boating club originally founded for employees and retirees of Detroit Edison continues to offer sailing lessons to the public and sponsors a DRYA-sanctioned regatta on Lake Saint Clair and a Flying Scot specific event in the river.

The DBC offers a wide variety of activities for boaters and non-boaters alike and owns a fleet of Flying Scots, which are used for pleasure sailing and to continue the long tradition of instructing future sailors. Each year, the DBC hosts a DRYA-sanctioned regatta in conjunction with the Grosse Pointe Club.

Located at the Belle Isle Boat House (the original home of the Detroit Boat Club), the DCSC is a community-based organization, open to the public, offering youth and adults the opportunity to learn to sail and enjoy Detroit's rich marine environment.​