class infobox bordered style width 15em text align left font size 95 style font size larger CruisingYachtClub of Australia colspan 2 style text align center Image Burgee of cruisingycaus.svg 200px br Burgee Founded 1944 Clubhouse Rushcutters Bay, Sydney Country AUS Website http www.cyca.com.au Image Darling Point CruisingYachtClub of Australia.JPG thumb CruisingYachtClub of Australia The CruisingYachtClub of Australia CYCA , established in 1944 is known as one of Australia s premier yacht clubs, and is acknowledged as one of the leaders in ocean racing in the country. However, the club is best known as the host of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . Located in Rushcutters Bay , inner east Sydney , CYCA facilities include a marina capable of berthing yachts up to 30 meters in length and five star function rooms and restaurants. It currently has a membership of 2,500. Board of directors Commodore Garry Linacre Vice Commodore Howard Piggott Rear Commodore John Cameron Rear Commodore Michael Cranitch Treasurer Paul Billingham Directors , Richard Cawse, Geoff Cropley, Howard Piggot, Rod Skellet, John Marcos References http rolexsydneyhobart.com editorial.asp?key 863 2005 Sydney to Hobart Media Information http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 750 http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 841 http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 842 http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 1479 http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 843 http www.cyca.com.au editorial.asp?key 1482 External links http www.cyca.com.au Crusing YachtClub of Australia http rolexsydneyhobart.com Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race DEFAULTSORT CruisingYachtClub Of Australia Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sport in Sydney Category Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Category Marinas in Australia Category Sports teams in Sydney Australia sport stub ... more details
, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The first yachtclub in North America was the Royal ...Image DirkvdM cienfuegos yacht club.jpg thumb The clubhouse of the yachtclub in Cienfuegos , Cuba Image Columbia yacht club.jpg thumb Columbia yachtclub in Chicago , Illinois A yachtclub is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting . Description Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea ... setting. Although the terms YachtClub and Sailing Club tend to be synonymous, some general differences regarding the recreational use of boating boats can be broadly outlined. Historically a YachtClub tended to focus on a membership composed of yacht owners. This type of club often was extremely exclusive ... and initialism acronym e.g. New York YachtClub abbreviated to NYYC and Kamini YachtClub abbreviated to KYC . Many well known yacht clubs, including the YachtClub de France and the Royal Yacht Squadron ... Club , founded in 1718 in Russia , is the oldest yachtclub. ref http www.ycaol.com internat.htm World s oldest yacht clubs ref However, since this Russian YachtClub was established by a decree of Tsar ... association of members who organize and run the club. Therefore, the Royal Cork YachtClub founded in Ireland in 1720 is also widely acknowledged as the oldest yachtclub in the world, despite ... manner as the Neva YachtClub. ref http rcyc.ie index.php?option com content&task view&id 15&Itemid 53 History of the oldest yachtclub in the world ref It was only in 1846 that the first yacht ... understanding of what a club or society is, the Kungliga Svenska Segels llskapet Royal Swedish YachtClub , KSSS, founded 1830, becomes the oldest European yachtclub outside Britain, and the fifth ... clubs host junior sailing regattas each season. Yachtclub burgee Image Bhycburgee.jpg thumb Burgee of Barrachois Harbour YachtClub, Nova Scotia, Canada Main Burgee Members belonging to a yacht ... of Clubs, such as at their clubhouse or bar. Organization Commodore yachtclub redirects here Yacht ... more details
The CruisingClub of America CCA issues the Blue Water Medal . History It was launched in the winter of 1921 1922 by a handful of experienced offshore sailors interested in cruising and the development of the cruising type of yacht . The Club s more than 1,200 members personify the interests, achievement, experience, and love and respect for the sea of the Club s founders. Now in its 85th year, the CCA continues to use the collective wisdom and experience of its members to influence the adventurous use of the sea through efforts to elevate good seamanship, the design of seaworthy yachts, safe yachting procedures and environmental awareness. The CruisingClub of America has no clubhouse or shoreside base, and no paid staff. Rather, the Club is structured around national committees that conduct mission related work and manage the administrative operations of the organization, and around geographical Stations that provide regional focus for the membership. Primary mission focused committees include Safety at Sea, Offshore Communications, Technical, Environment, Cruising Guides and Charts, Bermuda Race, and Awards. The Club is managed by a Governing Board of Officers and elected members, and operated by standing committees including Finance, Audit, Nominating, and Membership, to name but a few. There are eleven Stations within the Club, each of which has its own Rear Commodore and officers, and which organize annual activities. Membership is by invitation. External links http www.cruisingclub.org CruisingClub of America Category Sailing in the United States Category Yacht clubs in the United States Category Sailing rules and handicapping ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 Image FFburgee.jpg thumb right alt The burgee of the Ocean CruisingClub Ocean CruisingClub Burgee The Ocean CruisingClub is an international club administered from the UK for Cruising maritime cruisers . Members are identified by a distinctive blue and yellow burgee with a stylized Flying Fish on the blue part of the flag. Founded in 1954 by the late Humphrey Barton after his east west crossing of the Atlantic in the 25 foot Vertue XXXV ref Westward Crossing, Humphrey Barton, W.W. Norton & Co. New York 1951 ref the club exists to promote long distance cruising in all its forms. The club has no premises, regarding the oceans of the world as its clubhouse, although it enjoys visitors rights with a number of major clubs world wide. Membership is about what the applicant has done rather than who they are. Membership is open to anyone either as skipper, or certified as competent by the skipper, who has completed a continuous ocean passage of at least 1000 miles, measured along the rhumb line, in a vessel of under 70 feet. The Ocean CruisingClub maintains a network of over 150 Port Officers world wide to assist members in their undertakings and publishes the journal Flying Fish twice a year and a quarterly newsletter. Much published material is available for non members to review on the OCC website http www.oceancruisingclub.org www.OceanCruisingClub.org . This material ... experience of cruises over most of the naviagable waters of the globe. The club also sponsors a web site http cic.oceancruisingclub.org Cruising Information Community where information is presented by cruising area across the world. In addition the club maintains a facebook page at http www.facebook.com groups 378596952153031 The Club organizes a number of cruises in company, rallies and get togethers in different areas of the world. Awards Ocean CruisingClub gives out several annual and special awards for notable accomplishments in ocean sailing. References references Category Yacht clubs ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image World CruisingClub Logo.jpg 200px right The World CruisingClub is a UK based sailing organisation founded by Jimmy Cornell in 1986, and now run by a team from Cowes, UK, headed by Andrew Bishop. World CruisingClub are the organisers of several offshore cruising events, including the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC , Rally Portugal, ARC Europe and the Classic Malts Cruise. ref http www.isealife.com Cruising Associations.htm Cruising Associations isealife.com ref From January 2011 World CruisingClub joins forces with the US based Cruising Rally Association, and will incorporate the Caribbean 1500 and Atlantic Cup into the World CruisingClub events programme. World ARC The World ARC begins from St. Lucia in January, circumnavigating the world in approximately 15 months. ref http www.sailingnetworks.com news read 7280 World ARC Ready for Take Off sailingnetworks.com ref A total of 25 crews are participating. ref http www.boatingoz.com.au ?page 24639 World ARC starts from St. Lucia boatingoz.com.au ref World ARC is open to monohull s with a minimum Length overall LOA of convert 38 ft m , and multihull s between convert 38 ft m and convert 60 ft m , and must carry a minimum of two crew members. ref http www.matchship.com panama index.php?option com content&task view&id 26&Itemid 42 World Arc Circumnavigates the Globe matchship.com ref References Reflist External links http www.worldcruising.com World CruisingClub Home Page Category Yachting associations Category Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom ... more details
Image St pancras cruising club.jpg thumb St Pancras CruisingClub St Pancras CruisingClub is a members association of boat owners located between Camden Town and Islington on the Regent s Canal in central London . Most boats in the basin are narrowboat s, the most common form of craft on the British canals . As the club is near to King s Cross Station , it is affected by the ongoing developments at King s Cross Central , formerly known as the Railway Lands. Location and facilities SPCC is based at St Pancras Basin , next to Camley Street Natural Park , between St Pancras Station the Eurostar terminal and St Pancras Old Church the second oldest site of Christianity in England Citation needed date July 2010 . The club, which was founded in 1958, is situated in a basin that was used to handle building stone. SPCC has a Country club clubhouse Licensing laws of the United Kingdom with a bar . It constructed the first new dry dock in London for many decades, now the only one in the city. In 2001 the club became the guardian of a listed building listed water tower , originally used to refill the steam locomotive s. The Victorian Gothic brick structure, designed by the office of Sir George Gilbert Scott around 1870, was moved a few hundred metres to save it from the path of the Eurostar ref http www.ihbc.org.uk context archive 74 stpancras stpancras.html All change at St Pancras ref . Activities SPCC has gained a reputation as one of the country s foremost cruising clubs, based not least on the year round safe navigations that it conducts and marshals on the Tideway , the tidal Thames . One of the most notable cruises was the 2007 one to the Houses of Parliament protesting DEFRA ... member of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs ref http www.awcc.org.uk company.html ... as the commodore of SPCC. The club helps organise events such as the Angel Canal Festival ref http ... Club website oscoor gbx TQ298835 Coord 51.53634 N 0.12820 W region GB source enwiki ... more details
File Thames estuary yachtclub flag.gif thumb 300px left The flag of the YachtClub Thames Estuary YachtClub TEYC is located at 3 The Leas, Westcliff on Sea , Essex , England , overlooking the Thames Estuary . The club was formed in 1947 by the amalgamation of Westcliff YachtClub, which was formed in 1900, and Nore YachtClub, formed in 1902 from the old Minima YachtClub site. TEYC offers social and sailing activities for members with interests in YachtCruising and Dinghy Sailing. Races are held on a handicap basis for dinghies and shoal draft cruisers. The club is a Volvo Champion Club coaching its Cadet members in dinghy racing. Members enjoy a full social scene in the clubhouse. External links http www.teyc.co.uk Thames Estuary YachtClub Home Page Category Yacht clubs in Essex ... more details
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Corinthian YachtClub may refer to Corinthian YachtClub of San Francisco of San Francisco, California Corinthian YachtClub of Seattle of Seattle, Washington Royal Corinthian YachtClub Seawanhaka Corinthian YachtClub Yale Corinthian YachtClub of Yale University Philadelphia Corinthian YachtClub of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania disambig ... more details
facilities today. Other yacht clubs in D n Laoghaire are the Royal Irish YachtClub founded in 1831, the Royal St. George YachtClub Royal St.George YachtClub founded in 1838 and the Dunlaoghaire Motor YachtClub founded in 1965. Footnotes references External links http www.nyc.ie National YachtClub See also Boating Sailing Dinghy sailing Yacht racing Dinghy racing Cruising maritime Category ... YachtClub colspan 2 style text align center Image Burgee of nationalyc.svg 200px br Burgee colspan 2 style text align center File National YachtClub Ireland ensign.svg 200px br Ensign Founded 1871 Clubhouse D n Laoghaire, County Dublin Country IRL Website http www.nyc.ie The National YachtClub is a yachtclub located in D n Laoghaire , County Dublin , Ireland . The club was founded in 1871 as the Kingstown Royal Harbour Boat Club An active club prior to 1870 operated on the site. It is likely that it was a commercial venture loosely described as a club rather than a club as known today. ref ... Harbour YachtClub Ownership passed to a Captain Peacocke and others who formed a proprietary club called the Kingstown Harbour YachtClub , again registered at Lloyds. In 1887 the clubhouse was bought ... as the Absolute Club although this change of name was never registered. 1901 Edward Yacht ... YachtClub , following its purchase by three trustee s. In 1930 at a time when the Edward YachtClub was relatively inactive ref Yachting in Ireland flourished at that time, but there were ... a royal warrant had receded. ref to form the National YachtClub . 1931 National YachtClub The Earl of Granard had been Commodore of the North Shannon YachtClub. An agreement was reached, the National YachtClub was registered at Lloyds, and the Earl of Granard became the first Commodore yacht ... by the members, who control who may or may not be members. ref 1871 Kingstown Royal Harbour Boat Club The present clubhouse, designed by William Sterling, ref The design for the exterior of the club was a hybrid ... more details
Image Costa SmeraldaYC.png thumb Burgee of the YachtClub Costa Smeralda. YachtClub Costa Smeralda was established by the Aga Khan in 1967. It is situated at Porto Cervo in Costa Smeralda , northern Sardinia and provides services for recreational sailors. The club challenged for the 1983 America s Cup with Azzurra in Newport, Rhode Island , coming third. In 1984 it hosted the World 12 Metre Class championship, and in 1987 challenged for the 1987 America s Cup America s Cup with Azzurra 87 off Fremantle, Western Australia . The club was chosen by the Royal Perth YachtClub as the Challenger of Record for the 1987 edition. References http www.yccs.it eng club club.php coord 41 08 N 9 32 E display title DEFAULTSORT Costa Smeralda, YachtClub Category Yacht clubs in Italy Category America s Cup yacht clubs Category 1987 America s Cup Category Sport in Sardinia it YachtClub Costa Smeralda ... more details
Image Bay city marina geelong.jpg thumb 280px Boats moored in the Bay City Marina The Royal Geelong YachtClub is a yachtclub founded in 1859 ref name official http www.rgyc.com.au about rgyc history.asp Royal Geelong YachtClub History ref and based in Geelong, Victoria Geelong , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . The club received its Royal Charter royal patronage in 1924. ref name visit http visitgeelong.org waterfront boatingsailing.asp Geelong Waterfront Boating and Sailing ref The club is based on the shores of Corio Bay in Geelong city centre, Victoria central Geelong . The 223 berth ref name visit Bay City Marina was built in the 1980s in front of the clubhouse, and forms part of the Waterfront Geelong precinct. References reflist External links http www.rgyc.com.au Official Site Category Sport in Geelong Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage Geelong YachtClub, Royal Category 1859 establishments in Australia ... more details
File Canberra YachtClub 437594780 .jpg thumb Club house on Lake Burley Griffin The Canberra YachtClub was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of Canberra , which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla Its members have competed in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race . http www.smh.com.au news Sport Then there was one last of the fleet nears Hobart 2005 01 02 1104601240729.html External links http www.canberrayachtclub.com.au Canberra YachtClub Lake Burley Griffin coord 35.299 S 149.117 E type landmark region AU ACT display title Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sport in Canberra ... more details
The Royal Brighton YachtClub founded in 1875 is located at Brighton, Victoria , Australia, on Port Phillip at Lat 37 54.58 S &ndash Long 144 59. 15 E. Prominent Members John Bertrand Australian sailor John Bertrand Skipper of the victorious Australia II in the 1983 America s Cup Mark Turnbull Australian Gold Medalist in the Sydney 2000 Olympics Double Handed Dinghy 470 dinghy 470 class Sarah Blanck Represented Australia in the Athens Olympics in 2004 in the Europe Dinghy one class design External links http www.rbyc.org.au Official website Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sporting clubs in Melbourne Category Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage Brighton YachtClub, Royal Category 1875 establishments in AustraliaAustralia sport stub ... more details
class infobox bordered style width 15em text align left font size 95 style font size larger Royal YachtClub of Tasmania colspan 2 style text align center Image Burgee of royalyachtclubaus.png 200px br Burgee Founded 1880 Clubhouse Derwent River, Tasmania Derwent river , Hobart Country AUS Website http www.ryct.org.au The Royal YachtClub of Tasmania , is the largest yachtclub in the Australia n state of Tasmania , and is best known for its role as the finishing destination for the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . The club sports a range of facilities, from an 120 berth marina to on site maintenance facilities. Originally known as the Derwent Sailing Boat Club, for its location on the Derwent River, Tasmania Derwent river in Hobart , the club was founded in 1880. It was called such for thirty years until, in 1910, Edward VII of the United Kingdom King Edward VII granted the organisation permission to use the prefix Royal . External links http www.ryct.org.au Royal YachtClub Official Website http www.sailingsouth.org Sailing South Regatta http www.dinghygroup.org.au Dinghy Sailing at the RYCT References http www.ryct.org.au Royal YachtClub Official Website SAILING ON... A History of the Royal YachtClub of Tasmania Geeves, M.D. et al. Centenary Book Committee ISBN 0959621415 Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sporting clubs in Tasmania Category Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage YachtClub of Tasmania, Royal Category 1880 establishments in Australia Category Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Australia sport stub ... more details
Refimprove date January 2011 class infobox bordered style width 15em text align left font size 95 style font size larger Manly Yacht Club colspan 2 style text align center Image Myc burgee.png 200px br Burgee Founded 1950 Clubhouse East Esplanade, Manly, NSW, 2095 Country AUS Website http www.myc.org.au Manly Yacht Club MYC is a sailing club in the suburb of Manly, New South Wales Manly on the Northern Beaches Sydney Northern Beaches of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . External links http www.myc.org.au Manly Yacht Club http www.manlysailability.com.au Manly Sailability Coord 33.80315 151.2854 format dms type landmark region AU NSW display title Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sport in Sydney Category Sports teams in Sydney de Manly Yacht Club ... more details
The Royal Bermuda YachtClub RBYC is a private yachtclub that was established as the Bermuda YachtClub on November 1, 1844. In 1845, Prince Albert consented to become Patron of the Club and in 1846 the Club was permitted to add the adjective Royal to its name. ref cite book author William Frith Williams coauthors title An Historical and Statistical Account of the Bermudas From their discovery to the present time year 1848 language trans title quote url http books.google.co.uk books?id NQQOAAAAIAAJ&pg PA145 ref The RBYC flies the blue ensign with the RBYC badge. In 1933 the Club moved to its current site at Albuoy s Point, Hamilton, Bermuda Hamilton . Currently the Club has about 850 resident and non resident members. ref http www.rbyc.bm RBYC ref The Club has co hosted the biannual Bermuda Race from 1906 to 1926 with various American yacht clubs, and since 1926 with the CruisingClub of America . It also currently hosts the Charleston Bermuda Race. Cocktail The RBYC gave name to the Royal Bermuda YachtClub Cocktail , a mixed drink that contains Barbados rum , fresh Lime fruit lime juice, Cointreau , sugar or falernum . ref http www.cocktaildb.com recipe detail?id 1956 Cocktail Internet Database ref References references External links http www.rbyc.bm Official site http flagspot.net flags bm yct.html RBYC ensign Category 1844 establishments Category Yacht clubs in North America Bermuda Category Sport in Bermuda Category Hamilton, Bermuda ... more details
YachtClub colspan 2 style text align center Image sausalitoyachtclub burgee.png 200px br Burgee Founded ... The Sausalito YachtClub SYC in the city of Sausalito , California on San Francisco Bay was founded in 1942 to promote yachting , both yacht racing racing and cruising maritime cruising . Image sausalitoyachtclub2008.jpg thumb 400px Sausalito YachtClub, 2008 History The seven ... and John Hooper ref of the Sausalito YachtClub, all under the age of 20, were already junior members of other yachtclub s, but thought they could do better themselves. The founders conceived and established ... YachtClub became the obvious choice. A mood of teenage rebellion was reflected in a provision of the first ... . Later on the members rented the former club house of the San Francisco YachtClub on the Sausalito ... War II, the club moved to a wood frame building at the south end of the yacht harbor. A small boat ... it. The cluhouse was completed and dedicated on September 24, 1960. ref Sausalito YachtClub. History of the Sausalito YachtClub. Directory and Information Handbook 2009 ref Membership Most of the members of the Sausalito YachtClub are from Sausalito or neighboring areas in Marin County , San ... percentage of the members of the club own a boat. ref Sausalito YachtClub. Election of Members ... Pacific Inter ClubYacht Association PICYA . SYC offers reciprocal club privileges to visiting members of many recognized yacht clubs from around the world. Yacht racing The club organizes and manages Sausalito YachtClub races as well as races for the http www.yra.org Yacht Racing Association ... keeper Ida Lewis U.S. Junior Women s Double handed Championship. Cruising The club hosts monthly ... Weegee Gazette The Squeegee Weegee Gazette is the official publication of the Sausalito YachtClub ... An after work sailing race at the Sausalito YachtClub Image syc mercuryraceboat.jpg SYC s Race Committee ... links http www.sausalitoyachtclub.org Sausalito YachtClub home page http www.yra.org Yacht ... more details
Image Black Rock Yacht ClubAU.png right thumb Burgee of Black Rock YachtClub. Black Rock, Victoria Black Rock YachtClub is a Yachtclub for off the beach sailing boats mostly dinghies on the shores of Port Phillip Port Phillip Bay , seventeen kilometres south of Melbourne, Australia . The club was founded in 1904 and has a proud history of Olympic, world and Australian champions. Classes sailed include International 14 , Sabre dinghy Sabre , 125 dinghy 125 , 420 dinghy 420 , Moth dinghy Moth , Sabot dinghy Sabot , Optimist dinghy Optimist , Minnow dinghy Minnow , and Australian Sharpie Australian Lightweight Sharpie . In 1926 the nineteenth century warship HMVS Cerberus was scuttled to form a breakwater in front of the club and as a result launching is quite easy in most wind conditions. Recently Black Rock YachtClub hosted the Moth World Championships 2004 05 and the International 14 Worlds in 1999. The fleet of International 14s sailing out of Black Rock is particularly strong and 2005 World Champion Lindsay Irwin is a BRYC member. External links http www.bryc.yachting.org.au Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sporting clubs in Melbourne ... more details
, the club members participate in yacht races around the world including the Phuket King s Cup ... of Sailing External links http 700yachtclub.com 700 YachtClub Official Website http www.ksaf.org Korea Sailing Federation Category Sport in Seoul Category Sports clubs established in 2006 Category Yacht ... more details
Infobox organization name Larchmont YachtClub image JSJlarchmont yc.jpg image border size default 200 alt alt text see WP ALT caption Larchmont YachtClub, 1897, as photographed by John S. Johnston map ... remarks Larchmont YachtClub is a private, members only yachtclub located in the Larchmont, New York Village of Larchmont , in Westchester County , New York . History The club was founded in June 1880 ... name club ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Yachting On The Sound. Regatta Of The Larchmont YachtClub. The Contestants And The Winners. url http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html ..., about two weeks ago organized a yachtclub, which they named the Larchmont YachtClub, and elected the following named officers Commodore C. Fleming, of the Yacht Mermaid Vice Commodore W. C. France... work New York Times date July 6, 1880 accessdate 2009 11 29 ref The club was originally housed in a small church in Manor Park, Larchmont Manor Park , overlooking Horseshoe Harbor. ref name club cite web url http www.larchmontyc.org title Larchmont YachtClub accessdate 2009 11 29 quote publisher Larchmont YachtClub ref Each year since 1885 the club has hosted the Larchmont Race Week , a nine ... in offshore classes, one designs and junior sailboats. The club also hosts countless dinghy and keelboat regattas each season. By 1887 the club s membership had grown and it moved to its current location overlooking Larchmont Harbor . Larchmont YachtClub is home to several racing fleets, including ... 15 s as well as cruising boats. The club runs a junior sailing program and is host to the Mamaroneck ... motto formation Start date and years ago 1880 06 20 extinction date of extinction, optional type Yachtclub status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc ... and one of the first regattas for handicapped sailors. The club also has a junior tennis team and swimming ... External links http www.jsjohnston.org 1890s Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston https app1.regatta ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 Image CorinthianYCSeattle.png thumb Burgee of Corinthian YachtClub of Seattle Corinthian YachtClub of Seattle is a yachtclub located in Seattle , Washington. The clubhouse is located in the Ballard, Seattle, Washington Ballard neighborhood on Shilshole Bay . The club also hosts racing and events on Lake Washington in the Leschi, Seattle, Washington Leschi neighborhood. The Shilshole clubhouse is a floating clubhouse moored at Shilshole Bay Marina and is the club s primary clubhouse. Its address is 7755 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117. CYC Seattle organizes many sailboat races in the Seattle area each year, and its members have won many local, national, and world championship sailing events. CYC Seattle has several one design racing fleets associated with it, including Thistle dinghy Thistle fleet 61, Snipe dinghy Snipe fleet 444, J 24 , Thunderbird 26 Thunderbird ... on Puget Sound . Many major sailing championships have been held at Corinthian YachtClub of Seattle ... and Seattle YachtClub co hosted the first National Offshore One Design NOOD Regatta to be held in Seattle ... Handicap Racing Fleet Performance Handicap Racing Fleet PHRF fleet also races in club sponsored events. The club organizes weeknight racing from April through September and holds several weekend regattas each year. The club also has an active cruising program. History The Corinthian YachtClub of Seattle was founded on January 26, 1945, and was the third yachtclub to be formed in Seattle. In the first few years, the club members met in an unused ice house near the ferry terminal in Leschi, Seattle, Washington Leschi and the club organized racing on Lake Washington . Racing in the 1940s ... 14 classes. By 1948, the club had built a race tower and docks at Leschi on land leased from the Seattle Parks Department. When the marina at Shilshole Bay was completed, club members designed ... landmark display title Category Yacht clubs in the United States ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 class infobox bordered style width 15em text align left font size 95 style font size larger Bellerive Yacht Club colspan 2 style text align center Founded 1926 Clubhouse Bellerive, Tasmania Bellerive Quay , Tasmania Country Australia Website URL http www.belleriveyachtclub.com.au The Bellerive Yacht Club is a yacht club in the Australian state of Tasmania . It was established in 1926 to cater for a growing population in the city of Clarence, Tasmania Clarence and encourage sailing activities amongst the population there. It has since grown to over 800 members with an annual turnover of over Australian dollar A 1 million. Citation needed date December 2008 The club sports a range of facilities, from a 120 berth marina to on site maintenance facilities, a slipyard and crane, re rigging areas, refueling and storage facilities, temporary moorings, and a clubhouse containing two bars, a bistro restaurant, an outdoor barbecue area, and a function centre. The club organises a sailing calendar throughout the year which includes competitive and social events, and is also responsible for organising the annual Bellerive Regatta. The club has a friendly sporting rivalry with their western shore counterparts. The club also organises social activities for its members. External links http www.belleriveyachtclub.com.au Official Website References Category Yacht clubs in Australia Category Sporting clubs in Tasmania Australia sport stub ... more details
Use British English date November 2011 Use dmy dates date November 2011 Image RNYC logo4.jpg right The Royal Northumberland Yacht Club is based in the Port of Blyth, Northumberland , England. History The club was formed at Alnmouth in 1890 when a group of owners sought permission from the Duke of Northumberland to erect temporary sheds on the foreshore for purposes of winter refit. The Duke s Estates would not deal with them individually but only if they formed an association . By 1899 the Club had moved to the Port of Blyth . From its earliest days the Club s headquarters have been afloat. The first House Yacht was a schooner once owned by Robert Stephenson , the engineer. The second was an Admiralty concrete tug, the Cretehatch which capsized at its moorings in 1949. The present vessel is a former Trinity House light vessel LV 50 , which last saw service at Calshot Spit at the entrance to Southampton Water . Present The Club s boatyard and boat sheds are adjacent to its pontoons and fore and aft trot moorings in the South Harbour at Blyth. It also operates a boat hoist for members. There is a full racing and social programme, and its members cruise extensively. The Club publishes Sailing Directions providing detailed information for those cruising the coast from the river Humber to Rattray Head . The Club is affiliated to the RYA and provides RYA training for its members. The Club s Patron is the Duke of Edinburgh , its President is the Duke of Northumberland and for many years it was associated with Viscount Runciman of Doxford , Northumberland, Leslie Runciman, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford Walter Leslie Runciman , the 2nd Viscount serving as Admiral until his death in 1989. External links http www.rnyc.org.uk RNYC Category Yacht clubs in England Category Sport in Northumberland Category Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage ... more details
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