Larchmont Yacht Club

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Larchmont Yacht Club

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Founded	June 20, 1880; 141 years ago (1880-06-20)
Location	Village of Larchmont, Westchester County, New York
Website	www.larchmontyc.org

Larchmont Yacht Club, 1897, as photographed by John S. Johnston

Larchmont Yacht Club House c 1894

Larchmont Yacht Club House Interior c 1894

Larchmont Yacht Club 2016

Larchmont Yacht Club is a private, members-only yacht club situated on Larchmont Harbor in the Village of Larchmont, in Westchester County, New York.^[1]

History[]

The club was founded in June 1880 by Frank L. Anthony, Fred W. Flint, William C. France, Loring Lothrop and Charles E. Jenkins.^[2][3] The club was originally housed in a small church in Manor Park, overlooking Horseshoe Harbor.^[2]

Each year since 1885 the club has hosted the , a nine-day-long event featuring hundreds of boats competing and racing in Long Island Sound. Sailors compete 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.

The club hosted the 1949 Snipe World Championship and the 1996 Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Programs[]

Larchmont Yacht Club is home to several racing fleets, including Etchells, Shields, , International One Design, Ideal 18, Interclub Dinghy and Vanguard 15, as well as cruising boats. The club runs a junior sailing program and is host to the Mamaroneck High School sailing program, the Rye Country Day School sailing team, a college sailing regatta and one of the first regattas for disabled sailors.

1896 logo

The club also has a junior tennis team and swimming and diving team that competes against other clubs teams in the area.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Coordinates: 40°55′29″N 73°44′40″W / 40.92472°N 73.74444°W / 40.92472; -73.74444

Further reading[]

• Ogilvy, C. Stanley (1993), The Larchmont Yacht Club: A History, 1880–1990, Larchmont Yacht Club

External links[]

• 1890s Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston
• Larchmont Yacht Club

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