Larchmont Yacht Club

Larchmont Yacht Club

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Founded	June 20, 1880; 144 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]

Clubhouse

The club was originally housed in a small church in Manor Park, overlooking Horseshoe Harbor.^[2] The mission stated in its incorporation was "to advance, foster and support the sport of yachting, the art of yacht designing and construction, and the science of seamanship and navigation, and to acquire and provide a suitable and convenient clubhouse, anchorage and harbor basin for the use of Its members."^[4]

Regattas

Each year since 1885 the club has hosted the Larchmont Race Week, 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, Herreshoff S Class Sailboat, 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 and a college sailing regatta. Together with American Yacht Club, LYC has hosted the Robie Pierce Regatta, a regatta for sailors with disabilities.^[5]

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

1. Benjamin Cesare (April 2018). "Larchmont Yacht Club – A Living Legacy". WindCheck Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
2. "Larchmont Yacht Club". Larchmont Yacht Club. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
3. "Yachting On The Sound. Regatta Of The Larchmont Yacht Club. The Contestants And The Winners". New York Times. July 6, 1880. Retrieved 2009-11-29. A number of gentlemen having their Summer residences at Larchmont Manor, on Long Island Sound, a short distance above New Rochelle, in Westchester County, about two weeks ago organized a yacht club, which they named the "Larchmont Yacht Club," and elected the following-named officers: Commodore C. Fleming, of the Yacht Mermaid; Vice-Commodore W. C. France...
4. "The Larchmont Yacht Club Last Week Formally Put Its Fine Clubhouse Into Commission for the 1902 Season". New-York Daily Tribune. June 1, 1902. p. 4.
5. Jan Hodnett (May 28, 2019). "Robie Pierce Regatta for sailors with disabilities at American Yacht Club". Sailworld. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

40°55′29″N 73°44′40″W

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