Thanks to all who attended the annual Meeting and Holiday Party. Special thanks to Tim Brown and the entire staff at Haley Mansion and thank you to our raffle and auction donors for their generosity. Congratulations to Frank Murphy for a most-deserved Commodore’s Award. Thank you to outgoing director of the Board, Greg Gilmartin and welcome OJ O’Connell and Andy Stoddard! On November 27, 2015 Paul Risseeuw 72; loving husband of Mary Risseeuw and devoted father of Reynolds Risseeuw passed […]

The Minuteman Yacht Club is organized to promote the pleasures of boating on Long Island Sound. The Club also represent the interests of the Westport, Connecticut boating community, particularly with respect to matters affecting safety and Westport boating facilities. During boating season, the Club holds a variety of events and activities, including beach dinners, receptions and cocktail parties at its clubhouse at Ned Dimes Marina at Compo Beach. Go to the CALENDAR OF EVENTS page to see what’s scheduled in […]

Milford Yacht Club maintains the charm of an old fashioned boating club while providing modern amenities such as a full service restaurant, swimming pool and marina. Members and their guests enjoy coming in from a day of yachting, then cooling off in the pool before relaxing on the deck with drinks before dinner. Often the clubhouse is jumping with the excitement of a weekend regatta or grooving to the live music on a Sunday afternoon.

The Mattabesett Canoe Club was organized January 7, 1896 by a group of canoe enthusiasts and what became of that is now The Middlesex Yacht Club. The first location was on land owned by the Davis family at the foot of College Street on the Connecticut River in Middletown. A clubhouse was built there at a cost of $400 and rented on a three-year lease of $80 per year. The initiation fee was $5, active dies $8 and associate dues […]

As boaters we all know that one of the most important things that we boaters need whether at anchor, on the dock, or out for a day of fun on the water is a good cooler. Therefore we are going to raffle off a Pelican 95 cooler for the Ladies Auxiliary opening day raffle. You will be able to purchase them at the bar, or from one of the ladies on the Auxiliary. Tickets will be available soon. We will […]

Masons Island Yacht Club’s property and facilities are for the exclusive use of its members and invited guests. The Club is open every day from sunrise to sunset from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and at other times for special occasions. All children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times while on Club premises. Children under 10 must be supervised at all times while playing on the dock, swingset or playscape. Junior Club members and their […]

Ischoda Yacht Club, one of the oldest clubs on Long Island Sound, was founded in 1886 as the Hallika-Wallika Club by a group of boatmen, mostly fishermen, as there was very little pleasure boating at that time. In 1901, while Norwalk celebrated its 250th birthday, it’s name was changed to the Ischoda Yacht Club, a name from the Mohawk Indian Tribe which meant “A campfire around which the peace pipe was passed”, and indicating the peaceful relations the white settlers […]

Indian Harbor Yacht Club was founded in 1889 by dedicated sailors intent on being part of the thriving sailing community on Long Island Sound. The club’s mission was ‘to encourage and foster the sport of yachting, the art of yacht design and construction and the science of seamanship and navigation’. That mission holds true today as our members continue to excel on the race course, embrace the pleasures of cruising and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow members. Over the years, […]

The Housatonic Boat club is in its 128th season – the oldest active yacht club in the state! In January of 1887 seven prominent Stratford men met to form a club for, as our charter reads “ …social intercourse, and to promote and encourage an interest in yachting.” By April of that year its two-story clubhouse was raised on pilings at the edge of the river channel, at a cost of $1,204, and a 200-foot catwalk stretched across the marsh […]

The first meeting of HCYC, of which there is any record, was called an organizational meeting and was held at the Lake Breeze Tavern in Old Lyme on October 19, 1946. The Lake Breeze Tavern was located in Haines Park on Rogers Lake and subsequently burned to the ground. Apparently, a lot of effort went into planning for the meeting, as a Constitution was presented and approved on that date. Officers and Trustees were elected in accordance with the provisions […]

Welcome to the on-line home of the Halloween Yacht Club located in Stamford, CT. We are a group of boating enthusiasts who operate a non-profit facility in Westcott Cove. We have been a fixture on the Stamford shore line for 86 years and we currently number more than 300 members and their families. Membership in the Club is open to all, however our berthing facilities are currently available only to Stamford residents and are assigned on a membership seniority basis. […]

The Guilford Yacht Club, nestled among vast, virgin salt marshes on the bank of the West River in Guilford Connecticut, is Long Island Sound’s premiere yachting facility. To appreciate it fully you must experience it all – spacious floating docks, luxurious swimming pool, showers, Har-Tru tennis courts and a superb club house complete with an exquisite banquet facility for catered events. The Guilford Yacht Club is a full service facility providing yachting, swimming, tennis and various social activities in a […]

Judge Howard Dodd served as the Club’s first Commodore and his brother, Dr. Raymond Dodd its first Race Chairman. But then, as now, there were Vice Commodores and Rear Commodores and Secretaries and Treasurers and Membership Committees working in support of the program. Clearly it is impossible to identify the smallest fraction of their number. Equally clear is the fact that it doesn’t really matter; the service was rendered for the betterment of the Club and the emerging community of […]

GWC offers families and individuals a private, waterfront retreat with year-round social activities. It’s a place where serious fitness and water sport devotees, as well as recreation seekers, can enjoy their time and improve their well-being. With sweeping views of the Mianus River, the property features a full service marina, dedicated rowers boathouse, an elite fitness center, three pools, and a Clubhouse restaurant with outdoor dining and private event rooms.

Starting the first weekend in October, you may have noticed increased activity around the Club on Sundays. This is due to the Connecticut River Frostbite Squadron at Essex, better known as FBYC (Frostbite Yacht Club) fall series. As we have many new Members in the Club who may not understand why they use our Club I have condensed a short history of our relationship with the Frostbiters taken from our historical archives that were put together by Hartzel Spence (deceased) […]

The place, Black Rock, a historic seaside area of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The time, June 1919. World War I had ended only seven months before. A group of sea loving buddies had been meeting next to the rock pile at the foot of Seabright Avenue when they decided it was high time to found a yacht club. After much deliberation, they decided to name the club in honor of Captain Fayerweather, a seafarer, who had been one of the early settlers […]

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 […]

ECSA is now a member of the US Sailing MVP program. In a nutshell, you can save • $10 for individual • $5 for youth • $15 for family on your US Sailing membership if you sign up through this program. Regardless if you are current or prospective member of US Sailing, we encourage you to take advantage of the savings. To renew or join through our partnership program, sign up through this link: ussailingmvp.com/ecsa In addition to your savings, […]

A small group of men met in a temporary building on Carroll Avenu9_eeyc-club-south-yarde for the purpose of organizing a new yacht club. Their objective was to provide a suitable clubhouse, grounds and anchorage for the convenience of its members. In order to further encourage boating in all its forms, promote social recreation and interaction between its members, the Club was later organized on May 21, 1912 as the East End Yacht Club Inc. The Auxiliary was formed in 1955 to […]