The three charter members were taken aback when two weeks later, cruising yachts from the Larchmont Club anchored behind Duck Island, blowing there horns for the yacht club launch. The boys kept out of sight! In the early 1930s, Duck Island Yacht Club became one of the charter members of the Eastern Connecticut Yacht Racing Association and twice hosted the Annual ECYRA Regatta. The club had an active racing schedule going most Saturdays and Sundays. The first classes of boats […]

The Darien Boat Club is located at 135 Pear Tree Point Road in Darien, Connecticut. The Boat Club offers a well protected anchorage for the membership’s boats in a picturesque residential setting. The Long Island Sound is easily and quickly accessed by the short harbor in which it is situated between the many harbors of Stamford and Norwalk. The Darien Boat Club is ideally located for day trips to the Norwalk Islands, Five Mile River, Norwalk Harbor, Stamford Harbor, and […]

With the recent opening of navigation up the East River from New York City, Long Island Sound was just beginning to see yachting activity. Local yachtsmen sought to establish a local venue from which to test their sailing skills against each other and all challengers. This spirit of competition, on which CPYC was founded, remains its focus today. The club took its name from the point of land on the eastern shore of the entrance to the Saugatuck River from […]

Created in 1928 when Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) flooded a typical rural valley bounded by the towns of Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman, New Milford and Brookfield, Candlewood Lake is the largest lake in Connecticut.  It is 11 miles long, has a shoreline of over 60 miles and is two miles at its widest point.  The maximum depth is 85 feet, with an average of 29-30 feet.  The name comes from New Milford’s Candlewood Mountain, named after the Candlewood saplings […]

Bolton Sailing Club was founded in 1952 on Belmont Reservoir and is recognised as one of the foremost Sailing Clubs in the North of England, where it is served by a well-appointed Clubhouse and dinghy park. From its original four members, it now has a membership of approximately 400 which includes ordinary, family, associate, senior, and junior members. Belmont Reservoir is located just to the north of Bolton at Belmont Village and provides a large area of open water for […]

When our founders met on the porch of the Branford Point Hotel, their discussions often focused on plans to organize a club that would encourage the art of navigation, the advancement of aquatic sports, and gather together yachtsmen into a common interest association. Herbert Smith of East Haven, Homer H. Sheppard of New Haven, and Norman Gillette of Short Beach incorporated the Branford Yacht Club on June 24, 1909. Herbert Smith became the first Commodore (1909-1910). When the Branford Point […]

Black Rock Yacht Club traces its origins to 1874. In that year, George A. Wells, an associate of P.T. Barnum, purchased a building on the land where the clubhouse now sits. It became known as part of the George Hotel, known the world over for its elegance and charm. The Club House was used as a bar and for shore dinners. During that period it was called “Pleasure Hall”. Bathing facilities for the hotels 200 or more guests were quite […]

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The Baldwin Yacht Club has approximatey 130 member families. The majority live in southeastern Connecticut or Rhode Island but some live as far away as Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. We share a love of boating on eastern Long Island Sound and environs. The Baldwin fleet presently consists of about 60% sailboats and 40% power boats. We have a busy schedule of on-the-water events typically scheduled every other weekend from our season Commissioning Memorial Day weekend at the Mystic […]

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 […]

At 8280 feet, LGYC is one of the highest-elevation yacht clubs in the world. Lake Granby nestles under the shoulder of the towering Continental Divide, deep within the Rocky Mountains. Granby, together with neighboring Grand Lake and Shadow Mountain Reservoir are the headwaters of the Colorado River, which here begins its run to the Sea of Cortez. Admittedly, the members of the Lake Granby Yacht Club have as much interest in cruising and socializing as they do in racing … […]

One cold day in 1912, members of the Grand Lake Yacht Club enjoyed this elegant menu in the downtown Denver Club with their guest, Sir Thomas J. Lipton, British tea merchant and yachtsman extraordinaire. After an evening of frivolity and sailing stories, Lipton announced that he would sponsor a trophy to be awarded as the grand prize at an annual sailing competition held on Grand Lake. The next summer, Lipton shipped an ornate sterling silver cup to Colorado. Although he […]

The marina was sold to Bill Neuens, Jim Nicholls, Dave Simmons and Norman Petit who then started to sell Ensigns. Norm, who brought the first Ensign from Lake Minnetonka in 1968, explained, “Most guys who bought a boat from us had no idea how to sail. After we sold a boat, we went out and taught them the basics.” The Sunfish fleet went from 40 members to nothing over night! Half got into Laser sailing and the other half bought […]

The formation of a Wooden Hull Owners Association was the brainchild of Clark Sweet in 1972. Clark, like many who owned wooden hull sailboats then, felt to be at a disadvantage in his favorite races. The 60’s and 70’s saw an explosion in the manufacturing of affordable fiberglass boats, and this made equitable regatta handicapping of wooden and fiberglass vessels most difficult. Clark contacted Ray Wallace and discussed the formation of an organization dedicated to traditional wood sailboats with equal […]

Are you looking for an exhilarating day on the open sea, carefree cruising, an exciting vacation experience, comfort, and a well maintained yacht? Do you appreciate personalized service, provided by a warm, friendly and helpful staff? Windward Sailing has been offering this and more to its members for 40 years in beautiful Newport Beach. When you sail with Windward you benefit from a wide variety of vessels ranging in size from 28′ to 44′. You sail our vessels without the […]

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, […]

West Coast Yacht Club is a cruising club with cruises and events scheduled throughout the year. Sailing members can enter any Southern California Yachting Association (S.C.Y.A.) race under our burgee. Our Members are very active, participating in cruises and various other activities on the water, guaranteeing that you will get more use out of your boat, whether sail or power, by joining WCYC. In July 1931, eight young men decided to form a yacht club. These boating enthusiasts constituted the […]

Founder, President of Voyager Yacht Club is the founder of Voyager Yacht Club. He has heired his family business and possesses 18 years of experience on yachting servicing. Joe has setup the company in 2006 became an entrepreneur. He serves on company’s operations and execution team to ensure flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace and has developed a framwork of the company structure. Joe has a mission to create utmost memorable joyful moment with the best services for […]

Club History A group of 35 folks gathered together at Village West Marina in October 1987, to form the Village West Yacht Club. Remember our Past Commodores A modular unit was found and placed on the property, the “point”, and became our clubhouse. We have done a lot of work on the building and property for the enjoyment of our membership and fellow boaters. There is a full service bar, pool table and excellent cuisine served for our events and […]

The Venture Yacht Club of San Diego is a friendly, family oriented club catering to all trailer sailors ~ new or experienced. There is something for every member of the family. We have approximately 65% participation at our meetings and 90% of the members are active in one way or another. We hold races regularly and race as a fleet with other clubs. The club plans at least one social or cruising event each month. (See Current Calendar). We have […]