Join the Klahaya Community

This likely means you previously joined the waitlist - try and login at members.klahaya.net - if you're successful it should show you your waitlist position. If you have trouble feel free and email our membership director.

No. Klayaha is a private club. You must be a member or invited guest to use our facilities.

Anyone can join Klahaya, but membership spots are capped at 245 families and there is currently a waitlist.

There are no restrictions on any members of the public for joining Klahaya, other than needing to be 18 years of age or older and going through our waitlist/membership process (including paying all associated fees.)

We do not have any neighborhood or city boundary requirements/restrictions to join.

t’s tough to predict exactly how many/ how fast membership spots will open up. A lot of factors go in to why families depart their membership spots; economy, moves, graduations, etc. In a normal economy we usually estimate between 15-20 memberships to become available each year. Just as many may decline membership offers each year. So we may move anywhere between 15-40 families off the waitlist in a given year. There is really no way to know for sure and outliers abound on small and large scales.

Login to members.klahaya.net and it will show you your position on the waitlist. This is updated as we work through new memberships each spring.

All membership offers are made by email.

Please keep your email contact information this up-to-date by emailing membership@klahaya.net with any changes.

Typically, offers are given 1 week timeline to reply and either accept or decline membership. If we don’t hear back from you either way, within the timeframe specified in your membership offer email, we will remove you from the waitlist.

Unfortunately, if  you are not able to join our membership when your name comes up off the waitlist and you are offered a spot, then you must re-apply and go to the back to the end of the waitlist. As a volunteer run club, and with such a long waitlist, there are too many complications involved in allowing deferrals.

Yes! We try to accommodate this as best we can, but usually need to limit tours to summer dates only. As a volunteer run club, availability of individuals to give these tours is very limited in our “off” season, if at all, especially since the club is closed with no staff during this time. Email membership@klahaya.net if you would like to inquire more about this.

As stated in our bylaws, a member can only transfer their membership to one of their own children. Members can not transfer their membership to their own siblings, cousins, parents, friends, or neighbors, etc.

No. The person who applies for a waitlist spot is the only one we allow to “accept” an offer of membership. We do not swap names or spots on our waitlist unless for  special pre-approved waitlist applications. These “special circumstances” are handled on a case-by-case basis, and must be approved by the membership director or board prior to waitlist application submission. Please contact the membership director if you would like to explore special circumstances prior to submitting your application: membership@klahaya.net

No. Memberships can only be transfered from a parent-member to one of their children as stated within our bylaws.

Also, one of the wonderful things about Klahaya, and why our waitlist is actually better off than most of our peer-pools in the greater Puget Sound, is because memberships are not tied to deeds, home owners associations, or geographic boundaries, and thus allows for a bit more turnover for various reasons. This also contributes to a much more engaged membership and overall more membership diversity than other clubs.

No. Klahaya Swim Team participates in the Greater Seattle Summer Swim League (GSSSL.) According to GSSSL bylaws, only “members” of associated swim clubs are able to participate in the league. Waitlisted families are not considered “members” of Klahaya until recieving an official membership offer and paying associated dues and fees.

However, waitlisted non-members can sign up for group swim lessons (not private swim lessons or tennis lessons.) Spots are open to members first, and waitlisted families can sign up a week before each session starts (typically 4-5 sessions each season.) See more information here: https://klahaya.net/activities/lessons-overview

Waitlisted non-members can also sign up for the Water Polo team as well, depending on space available.

No. Historically, this may have happened for past members at our club. However, in 2022 the total membership voted in favor of sunsetting any fee returns. This is in line with most other peer pools in the Puget Sound and is necessary for upkeep of our facilities.

All of our policies are always subject to change, and as of Spring 2025 we are no longer able to accommodate waitlisted non-members to sign up for tennis lessons. This may change again in the future! However, after many years of having the capacity to allow waitlisted non-members to join group tennis lessons, it is no longer feasible. When the policy was implemented to allow waitlisted non-members to sign up for tennis lessons we had different member demographics and a waitlist that was only about a quarter of the size it is today. With our current long waitlist and demand for tennis courts and lessons, we have to forgo this accomodation for now.