2025 Membership Registration
Join Barnegat Bay Society with a BCB Membership
Maritime enthusiasts and sailors of Barnegat Bay, NJ are joining together in support of NJ’s official Tall Ship, oyster schooner A. J. Meerwald.
The “Barnegat Bay Society.”
Show your support through annual membership to the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, the non-profit organization that owns and operates the vessel in ports throughout NJ and beyond.
Barnegat Bay (BB) Society Members are invited to exclusive events in the bay and throughout NJ.
Sunday, July 13th – For Barnegat Bay Society Members and supporters of the Schooner A. J. Meerwald and the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, join us for an .afternoon send off beach party with a VIP flotilla and vessel visits from the shore for guests. Raw oysters, beverages and music on the shores of Save Barnegat Bay
BB Society Membership starts at $100.
*Please Select The option for Barnegat Bay Society when purchasing your membership. Email director@bayshorecenter.org with questions or call 8567852060
Bosun ($100)
- One CAMM pass – includes free admission to other maritime museums in our network., Free Admission to the Delaware Bay Museum and Programs, 10% Discount on AJM Sail Tickets & BCB Museum Store Merchandise, A.J.’s Pub access with up to 9 guests, Membership Card (1)
First Mate ($250)
- One CAMM pass – includes free admission to other maritime museums in our network., Free Admission to the Delaware Bay Museum and Programs, 15% Discount on AJM Sail Tickets & BCB Museum Store Merchandise, A.J.’s Pub access with up to 9 guests, Membership Card (2)
Captain ($500)
- Two CAMM passes – includes free admission to other maritime museums in our network., Free Admission to the Delaware Bay Museum and Programs, 15% Discount on AJM Sail Tickets & BCB Museum Store Merchandise, A.J.’s Pub access with up to 9 guests, Membership Card (2)
Grande Mariner ($1000)
- Four Complimentary tickets to sail aboard A.J. Meerwald ($200 value), Two CAMM passes – includes free admission to other maritime museums in our network., Free Admission to the Delaware Bay Museum and Programs, 20% Discount on AJM Sail Tickets & BCB Museum Store Merchandise, A.J.’s Pub access with up to 9 guests, Membership Card (2)
*CAMM – Council of American Maritime Museums
2024 Members
Grande Mariner
Burton & Jeanne Doremus
Joe & Louise Huber
Jerry “Indiana” Lanz
Kathryn & Bob Michel
Jill Mortensen
Wade & Pamela Sjogren of Whibco
Jason Vail & Aimee Burgin
Robert Woodruff of Woodruff Energy
Chief Mate
David Acree
Mark Allen
Craig Becker
Nancy & Robert Benz
Roseann Berggren
Don & Lil Boose
John & Ben Romanik
Ed & Mary Broderick
Patricia & Ken Cavender
Jerry Chambers & Tracey Mitchell
Dan Chelius & Jen Dudley
Carlton Chew
Michael Chirappa
Bob & ValerieConley
Robert Frantz
Sandra Cummins
Suzanne Cunningham & Ken Kramer
Wendy & James Daly
Matthew Edson & Laura Buonpastore
Scott Williams
Robert Franz
Ted & Judy Frett
Greg Graham
William Daily
Barbara Guardiola
Nicholas Hillyer
Barney & Debi Hollinger of Sail Loft Marina
Ron & Cora Holmes
Helen Jackson
Roger Justis
Brian Keenan
Gary Dos Santos
Joe Kroger of KC Consulting
Chuck Lammers
Shirley Lauer Eggert
Nicole McCoy
Elizabeth & Dan Thompson
George & JoanMiller
Rita Moonsammy
Richard Moran
Bruce & Linda Nicholson
Kevin & Kimberly Nocon
Carlton & Patricia Penn
Donald Robbins
John Hancock
Kathleen Wagner & Jeff Menzel
Stephen & Bonnie Schmidt
Pat & RichardSmith
Carol Steketee
Kathleen Arleth
Walter Surdam
Jan Tarpine & John Barton
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Carl & BeverlyTotten
Margaret Daily
Tom & Jane Verba
Kathleen Stevenson
Richard Westergaard
Susan Wiggins
Carl & Eloise Williams
Michael Wynne
James & Penelope Yorke