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A view of St. Petersburg by Alexey Zubov, 1716, shows yachts and war ships on the Neva River.. There is a long historical tradition behind yacht clubs. According to the date of establishment, the Neva Yacht Club, founded in 1718 in Russia, is the oldest yacht club. [1]
Texas Corinthian Yacht Club United States: Kemah, TX: 1937 Ventura Yacht Club United States: Ventura, CA: 1938 Waikiki Yacht Club United States: Honolulu, HI: 1944 Walnut Valley Sailing Club United States: El Dorado Lake, Kansas: 1937 Waukegan Yacht Club United States: Waukegan, Illinois: 1927 Westlake Yacht Club United States
The Barbados Yacht Club was established in 1924 with a primary focus of promoting sailing on the island of Barbados. [2] In 1932 it was granted a Royal Warrant by King George V to become the Royal Barbados Yacht Club . [ 3 ]
Royal Cork Yacht Club, seen from Owenabue River. Former ensign of the RCYC, used from 1801 to 1948. The Royal Cork Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1720, it is a claimant to the title of the world's oldest yacht club, although this is challenged by the Neva Yacht Club in Russia. [1]
The Florida Yacht Club was established by seventeen charter members in 1876. New York businessman William Backhouse Astor, Jr., was the driving force behind the creation of a club promoting boating and water sports in Jacksonville.
The Eastern Yacht Club is located in Marblehead, Massachusetts and founded in 1870. It is one of the oldest yacht clubs on the east coast with significant involvement in the history of American yachting.
The Toledo Yacht Club is among the oldest yacht clubs in North America. The Toledo Yacht Club was founded in 1865 with the name of Toledo Boat Club when two rowing clubs, the Undines and the Naiads, joined together and turned their attention to sailing. The Toledo Yacht Club was incorporated on October 3, 1885.
The New York Yacht Club Building is a seven-story Beaux-Arts clubhouse at 37 West 44th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States.Opened in 1901, the building was designed by architect Whitney Warren of Warren and Wetmore as the sixth clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC).