The genesis of the Essex Yacht Club can be found in the Inaugural Eastern Frostbite Dinghy Regatta held on March 4 and 5, 1933 with racing off the old Steamboat Dock. Frostbiting had begun a year earlier on Manhasset Bay, Long Island, giving dinghy sailing a tremendous boost. When a neutral meeting ground was required for rival frostbite fleets, Walter Rowe organized a regatta at Essex. On March 4, 1933 a fleet of 23 Class A and B boats, assembled […]
We are located on the waterfront in Essex, Connecticut, overlooking the beautiful Connecticut River. Our clubhouse is only six miles up river from the Old Saybrook Light on Long Island Sound, and a short cruise to beautiful Hamburg Cove. ECYC sponsors a variety of fun social events and activities throughout the year. Please check our EVENT Page for updates! The club also conducts a wide selection of boating activities for both novices and experienced boaters and sailors. Corinthians are actively […]
The Salty Dog Sailing Club (SDSC) of Denver is a Colorado nonprofit group of adults interested in sailing and socializing with others who share their love of sailing. Boat owners and non-boat owners, singles and couples are welcome. The Club hosts about 12 partial-day sails or weekend sails each season at area lakes. Three-day weekend sails may include Granby, Dillon, and Pueblo, as well as McConaughy in Nebraska and Glendo in Wyoming. Salty Dog members and friends also organize blue […]
The club is owned and run by its Members, membership is currently set at 230. Membership is open to the general public. Most Members live in the surrounding communities of Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills and Calabasas. WYC is both a sailing club and a social club, you are not required to live on the lake or own a boat to become a member. The Clubhouse is located at the Landing on the Lake in Westlake Village. WYC promotes, […]
The Vallejo Yacht Club has an comprehensive sailing program including, an active racing calendar, monthly cruise outs, and off shore coastal ventures. The club also offers sailing classess and courses for all levels of expertise. Membership in the Vallejo Yacht Club is open to anyone interested in boating and related activities. Ownership of a boat is not required.
The Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Season was the 45th Anniversary of the formation of the UCI Sailing Team. In those 45 years the team has garnered 7 National Championships, 50 All American honors, 5 ICSA Dinghy National low point winners and numerous Conference Championships. However a lot has changed in 25 years. The team has gone from a full fledged varsity program with a full time coach and athletic department perks to a viable student run racing program. Less than three […]
The South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club is an organization of people banded together for the purpose of mutual interest in the field of boating, education, and general involvement in boating. We hereby lend our services to assist the public and others concerned in the field of boating, for the safety and welfare of boating in general. Chartered in 1961 as the “Boat Club”, the name was changed to “South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club” in 1978 Members enjoy summer boating activities […]
The Singlehanded Sailing Society was conceived to provide a forum where sailors and others interested in the sport of singlehanded sailing could share their ideas and experiences. It is the intent of the SSS to make it possible for such sailors to compete in seaworthy sailing vessels of various types and designs on a fair and equitable basis. The purpose of the races is to provide an organized arena in which ideas, equipment, designs, and vessels specifically created, built, modified, […]
In 1951, the Silver Gate Yacht Club began as just a dream in the hearts of a handful of San Diego Boat owners, but it soon evolved into a commitment to make this dream a reality. The first step was the completion of by-laws that were needed to receive a state charter. These by-laws came together during an overnight camp out on the bare sands of Shelter Island and were finished at dawn. An event celebrated at our Silver Fizz […]
The San Luis Yacht Club is located on the Avila Pier in Avila Beach, which is tucked in the northern bight of San Luis Obispo Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Situated on a South facing beach with the prevailing winds and swell from the Northwest, the San Luis Yacht Club enjoys the greatest weather on the Central Coast. The San Luis Yacht Club was established in 1937 with emphasis on boating activities. moorings: SLYC has one mooring […]
The History Committee continues to work to maintain a record of the many artifacts, books, trophies and more that are in storage and displayed throughout the yacht club. In 1886 a group of local boating enthusiasts joined together to found what has become a cornerstone yacht club in the annals of American yachting. San Diego Yacht Club’s facilities had humble beginnings in a number of locations, including an old ferry boat. SDYC has been at its present location on Point […]
The objective of this Club shall be to encourage the sport of yachting in cooperation with the Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) and the San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs (SDAYC). In so doing, the Club will promote an active social schedule for the benefit of its members and their guests. In all of its endeavors the Club will foster a Corinthian spirit and promote the traditions of the sport.” The roots of the Point Loma Yacht Club go back […]
Just before Christmas in 1975, a half-dozen couples sat down together to discuss the feasibility of forming a full-service yacht club in Channel Islands Harbor. In January of 1976, the Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club was established, and officially incorporated on August 17, 1976, with founding Commodore Floyd Woodcock at the helm. PCYC officers, committee heads and club members routinely appeared at government offices in pursuit of our aim – a place in the county plans for a clubhouse and marina. […]
In January 1913, a handful of sailors met at Peterson’s Boat House at the foot of 12th Street in Oakland. They formed Oakland Yacht Club which was incorporated in December of that year. Early history of Bay Area yacht clubs suggests that there were two yacht clubs named “Oakland.” It is thought that our Club has its roots in several former clubs including The Panama YC. Judge H.W. Pulcifer was elected the first Commodore, and the first meetings of the […]
The club membership, I am told, is for the sole purpose of one thing: the pursuit of furthering the hobby and past time of sailing and encouraging all of the family to participate, including the “little ones.” I have also been told that those folks seeking new membership who do not sail … are not invited to join. Sailing IS very important here. All events at the club are planned or in concert with different sailing events, races, regattas, meets […]
Island Yacht Club was founded in 1970 by a group of sailboat racers who wanted to offer the best possible value in a yacht club. Located in the Alameda Marina on the sunny and calm Oakland / Alameda Estuary, IYC is ideally located for a quick day sail or a warm downwind sail home after a day’s thrashing on San Francisco Bay. IYC is an all volunteer non-profit Yacht Club open to any and all interested in sail or power. […]
The Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club history began one lovely afternoon in August of 1935 when Arthur and Marjorie Johnson took Max Barbour canoeing at Long Pond. The Johnson’s wanted to fully show Max this beautiful sheltered haven with its many arms just 15 miles from St. John’s, and yet without a summer home on it. According to Arthur Johnson, Max’s mind took off like a rocket and he said, “Our maritime people must have a yacht club.” The following spring […]
The West Kelowna Yacht Club has great facilities for up to 149 people for meetings, weddings, birthday parties and more. The Club was largely renovated in 2014 with new floors, ceilings, walls, lighting and bar furniture. The Bar was redesigned and now has two serving locations. Pictures here of the club taken in 2014 are here. The Club is used for regular meetings of the West Kelowna Rotary Association, The Kinsmen Club of Westbank, and Okanagan Business Excellence. Commercial gas […]
The idea of forming a Yacht Club was first conceived by a group of charter members. To generate interest a sailing race was organized for August 1951. The wind did not attend, but many people did. Encouraged, the organizers arranged a meeting for November at the OK Landing United Church hall. With a good attendance it was quickly decided to form a yacht club, with Dr. Hugh Campbell Brown elected Commodore, Dr. Leon Causier Vice Commodore, Horace Gailbraith legal advisor, […]
Stamps Landing Yacht Club (SLYC) was founded in 1989 by a number of boat owners based at Heather Civic Marina, and with the assistance of Stamps Landing Pub (now the Wicklow). Many original members were formerly members of the Jib Set. Over the years our membership has evolved to include members who keep their boats at Burrard Bridge Marina, Spruce Marina, and even as far afield as the Sunshine Coast and the Gulf Islands. Actually, no. Some of our members […]