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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 o...
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, Ho...
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 ...
Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics. Yelp had a monthly average of 89 million unique visitors who visited Yelp via their mobile device in Q3 2015* Yelpers have written more than 90 million reviews by the end of Q3 2015 In add...
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 en...
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 sea...
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...
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 trop...
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 taug...
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, ...
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 f...
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 ...
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, gu...
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 ...
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 build...
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 ra...