The Regulations and Procedures set forth the various requirements regarding the service of alcohol and entertainment during the function. The Yacht Club requires a police detail if certain conditions apply and these requirements are detailed in the regulations so please read carefully. The cost of a police detail is TBD (*subject to current rates) and is due with your final payment.
Please Note:
rOpen flame is STRICTLY PROHIBITED per order of the Quincy Fire Department.
rAll payments to the Squantum Yacht Club made online through our website: https://squantumyc.clubexpress.com unless authorized otherwise.
rAs applicable, cost for Massachusetts State Police Detail is subject to current rates, and will be included and processed with rental agreement payments.
Availability
The function hall is available to be rented events, typically four hours on weekend days. Monday-Thursday slots are also available.
Friday 7p- 11p
Saturday | Sunday Day: 11a-3p or 12p- 4p | Eve: 7p-11p
For questions and other possible times please email HallRental@SquantumYC.org or call (617)770-4811 ext. 2.
Rates (4 hours) *Minimum $300 at the bar for all events (except schools):
Schools (Mon-Thu):........................................$280
Regular Members (Any Time):....................$525
All other Members (Any Time):..................$625
Nonmembers (Mon-Thu):............................$800
Nonmembers (Fri):..........................................$900
Nonmembers (Sat & Sun):..........................$1200
Weddings (10:00am-10:00PM)..................$2800
Fees/Additional Costs (as applicable)
Police Detail*.............................TBD *Subject to police detail rates; paid through Club Express in advance
Guidelines
- Rental comes with a full bar and bartenders. All beverages are purchased through the club.
- You are permitted to come in one hour before the event to decorate.
- You can bring in a caterer of your own or do your own cooking in the large kitchen provided with the rental.
- We have (14) 6 ft. round tables and (6) 6 ft. rectangular tables.
- We do not provide linens.
- Wine/champagne toasts or other special requests may be arranged through Tap Manager. For tap questions and special orders contact [Tap Manager] for further information or direction.
Requirements
- No alcohol is allowed to be brought into the hall by event hosts; all beverages are provided by the club for purchase.
- State Police Detail required for functions with use of the bar + music + dancing
- Dates will be held for seven (7) days from date of a contract request pending deposit.
- We now require payment, including and police detail costs to be processed through our online system accessible through our website: https://squantumyc.clubexpress.com
- The rental agreement must be returned with 50% deposit of the hall fee. The balance along with the money for the Detail and special order drinks, must be paid within 21 days of the function.
- There is a $300 minimum at the bar for all events.
- There will be an 18% gratuity added to the final bill for open bar arrangements (including events with strictly non-alcoholic drinks being served as an “open bar”).
Restrictions
vNo open flames per Quincy fire department, except for sterno for warming trays
v*No metallic confetti or glitter *
vNo air-conditioning
Cancelation Policy
The hall is not reserved until a deposit of 50% of the total rental amount has been paid. The balance is due 21days before the event or the rental will be cancelled and the deposit forfeited***
Function Hall Rental Regulations And Procedures
1. A member of Squantum Yacht Club, or approved non-members, may rent the upstairs hall to host a function there. The function rental includes the use of the entryway, the upstairs hall, the front deck off the upstairs hall, the kitchen off the upstairs hall, and the bathrooms located on the first floor of the Squantum Yacht Club.
2. The member, or approved non-member, shall be in attendance during the function and shall not leave the function before the last function guest leaves Squantum Yacht Club. The member, or approved non-member, shall be responsible for the conduct of the function guests and for any damage to Squantum Yacht Club caused by anyone associated in any way with the function rental.
3. Function rentals are not permitted for bachelor/bachelorette parties, 21st birthday parties or post-wedding- reception parties. Tickets shall not be sold for any function rental. The Executive Committee of the Squantum Yacht Club shall be entitled to accept or reject any function rental, at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion.
4. Any misrepresentation of information on the rental application can result in immediate termination of the rental and the forfeiture of all monies paid.
5. No beverages of any kind may be brought to or consumed at the function rental unless purchased from the function bar provided by Squantum Yacht Club. The function bar shall be closed thirty minutes before the function rental concludes and never later than 11:30 pm. The function bar may be closed at any time in the sole discretion of the Squantum Yacht Club, its agents, servants, or employees.
6. Providing alcoholic beverages to minors and the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors at or during any function is strictly prohibited. Squantum Yacht Club shall immediately terminate the function and require the member to remove the function guests from Squantum Yacht Club in the event of violation of this regulation.
7. Function rentals shall be scheduled by contacting the Squantum Yacht Club Function Committee and paying a nonrefundable deposit equal to 50% of the function rental fee. The function rental fees are as determined by the Squantum Yacht Club and shall be available from the Function Committee upon request. A function rental is not scheduled on the function rental calendar until the payment of the 50% deposit to the Squantum Yacht Club. The Squantum Yacht Club shall not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the failure of the member, or approved non-member, to confirm by payment of deposit or any resulting unavailability of the function rental date. The renter shall sign and return to the Function Committee a function rental agreement on the form to be provided by the member of the Function Committee. The balance of the function rental fee shall be paid to Squantum Yacht Club fourteen days prior to the function rental or the function rental shall be cancelled by the Function Committee.
8. If the following three apply; (1) a function bar is requested by the member as part of the function rental, (2) entertainment is provided at the function, and (3) there is dancing expected, then there shall be an additional charge for the cost of the “police detail” which shall become mandatory for that function rental.
9. Function rental fees do not include decorations or the provision of any items for the function rental other than tables and chairs. The renter may arrange for access to the upstairs hall on the date of the function rental, prior to the function rental, as the schedule of Squantum Yacht Club permits, for the purpose of setup, decoration or delivery of catering supplies and entertainment equipment. Squantum Yacht Club shall not be responsible for loss or damage to any items delivered to Squantum Yacht Club prior to, during, after, or used in connection with the function rental.
10. It shall be the renter’s responsibility to completely clean the kitchen and its equipment at the conclusion of the function rental. No food or other function rental debris shall be left in the kitchen.
11. No decorations belonging to Squantum Yacht Club may be removed from walls or the ceiling.