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The Isle of Wight in the Solent has long been the epicenter of yachting in England. In 1851, a schooner painted black arrived there looking to win races. This was the yacht America, owned by John Cox Stevens, the first commodore and other members of the New York Yacht Club.

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These nine individuals agreed to form the New York Yacht Club, with Stevens to serve as commodore.  With much enthusiasm for their accomplishment, the group further agreed to assemble their yachts three days later and cruise to Newport, Rhode Island.

A summer cruise among New York Yacht Club members has been an annual event ever since, with the exceptions of 1861, 1898, and the war years of 1917-1920 and 1941-1945. In 1998, the club celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first cruise to Maine.

A rich and storied history of the New York Yacht Club is available on their website:

http://www.nyyc.org/about/history-heritage

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Located on 37 West 44th Street, New York, NY, the New York City Yacht Club is a private social and yachting club founded by a prominent New Yorker named John Cox Stevens. Originated on July 30th, 1844, the original purpose of the club was simple: to race sailing yachts. Today, the club is composed of over 3,000 members dedicated to both yacht racing and design. As one of New York’s most elite social clubs, membership to the NYYC is very exclusive, which makes photos hard to come by, but we were able to get a look inside the stunning club.

The club was first started during an outing on Steven’s own yacht Gimcrack with eight friends. On that boat, anchored in New York Harbor, the group developed their idea to form the NYYC. They designated Stevens as commodore, and three days later, announced their launching of a yacht club cruise to Newport, Rhode Island: the beginning of the historical connection between these two cities. In 1845, the NYYC’s first clubhouse was built on land granted by Stevens in Hoboken, NJ, in close proximity to the Hudson River. Read more. 

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NYYC Annual Regatta: it’s a wrap

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Newport, RI (June 12, 2022) – Harvey Jones had a specific goal when he built the 55-foot Outlier, a cold-molded wooden yacht designed by Marcelino Botin and built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. He wanted all of the intangibles that come with a boat built primarily with natural raw materials, and he also wanted something more.

“I built the boat to drive innovation in wooden boats,” said Jones. “There are companies that spend their time maintaining wooden boats, which is great, but if you don’t have innovation in wooden boat building, you’ll lose the art over time.”

With a win in the PHRF 1 division of the 168th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s 168th Annual Regatta, Jones and his Outlier team showed that the wood is still good for raceboat hulls, even when matched against the carbon fiber and fiberglass found in many modern raceboats.

“We are very proud of our performance,” said Jones. “This was the first real regatta we’ve done this year, so there was some learning going on. We came in today thinking, ‘It’s a great regatta and we’re going to do okay.’ But we had no idea we were going to win the regatta. We were lucky enough to pull out two bullets today.”

The New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta was first sailed on the Hudson River on July 16 and 18, 1846. A similar competition the previous year was called a Trial of Speed. With a few exceptions for world wars and other global crises, the event has been held every year since. For the majority of its existence, the Annual Regatta was raced on waters close to New York City.

Since 1988, however, the event has been sailed out of the Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, R.I., and has settled into the current three-day format, which includes a race around Conanicut Island, two days of buoy or navigator-course racing and nightly social activities on the grounds of the historic Harbour Court mansion.

Outlier looks like a classic yacht from the waterline up, but hides a 9-foot bulb keel underneath. She was built for Spirit of Tradition racing, but after a few years of success in SOT and classic divisions, Jones was eager to raise the bar. He entered PHRF at the Annual Regatta and found himself in a division with a 55-foot Jason Kerr design, a Tripp 65, a custom 60-foot Reichel/Pugh design and a modified Farr 40. “Chuck Allen, our tactician, called great starts, and we had the racecourse kind of mapped out,” says Jones. “We had pretty specific places we wanted to go on the course to take advantage of currents and wind conditions. Those decisions don’t always work out, but they worked out really well today.”

Chris Lewis had the same sentiment regarding his win in the 20-boat IC37 division, the regatta’s largest. “I’ve been leading going into the last day for two other IC37 events,” said Lewis. “This is the first time we’ve actually pulled it off.”

After a very strong start, Lewis and his mostly Texas-based crew on Qubit had their worst finish of the regatta, a sixth, in today’s first race. With 1984 Olympic silver medalist Terry McLaughin and the Defiant crew lurking in second, one point behind, the opening regatta of the IC37 season was effectively a dead heat with two races remaining.

Despite the pressure, Lewis and his crew stuck true to their game plan, sailing clean and working together. “We just really tried to get clean starts, not to do the high-risk starts at the boat or the pin end, which often get super crowded, especially in this fleet,” said Lewis. “The IC37 is all about teamwork, it’s a team effort.

“So I’m the skipper, but I don’t want all the accolades. It’s also about the trimmers and the tactician and the bow girl, the whole team working together. The IC37s go fast when you execute on the choreography.”

The Annual Regatta’s other big one-design class this year was the Shields. The boat has been a fixture in Newport for more than a half century. But this is only the third time the class has participated in the Annual Regatta. In 2020, when COVID forced the Annual Regatta to be held in October, the class pulled in 14 boats. This year saw a similar number and the same winner, John Burnham and Reed Baer on Grace.

“It was a day of shifts, shifts in the wind, shifts in velocity, shifts in the current,” said Burham. “While we there were plenty of fast boats in our fleet, our team sorted out the shifts and changed gears better.”

The local Shields fleet often puts 30 boats or more on the line for its Wednesday-night summer series. But strong weekday fleets don’t always transition easily to longer weekend regattas. Burnham is hopeful that participating in the Annual Regatta will become a regular component of the fleet’s season schedule.

“I should mention how much the class appreciates the chance to race in this regatta,” said Burnham. “We want to build the Annual Regatta fleet not just of locals, but of visitors from other fleets in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. It was great to have three boats sailing from Beverly Yacht Club in Marion this year.”

At the opposite end of the technology spectrum from the 60-year-old Shields were the three Maxi72s that swept the podium in the six-boat ORC A division, the Annual Regatta’s fastest fleet. First place ultimately came down to a two-boat battle between Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente and Jim Swartz’ Vesper in today’s final race.

While both teams are looking at a full season of events both in Newport and in Europe, it’s hard to put the reins on the competitive fire when two teams of 20 professional sailors, most with America’s Cup experience, meet with a regatta on the line.

“We’ve got to look after the boats,” said Sanderson, who serves as the sailing master for Bella Mente. “But it was all on in the pre-start. We were polite enough to each other, but we pushed hard, so it was really fun.”

The Bella Menta team earned the advantage off the starting line. The presence of a third Maxi72, Proteus, did occasionally complicate the race. But Sanderson and his team, including tacitican Terry Hutchinson, were able to hold the advantage over Vesper all the way to the finish line, winning the pivotal race by about 90 seconds on corrected time. After a disappointing spring performance at Les Voiles de St. Barths, when Vesper won five of six races, this regatta was a strong step in the right direction.

“We’re just trying to ramp up towards the Maxi Worlds at the end of the summer, so we’ve just got to make sure that we learn each time and really be really honest about what’s going well and what’s going badly,” said Sanderson.

“It’s been really nice here because we know what it takes to do well and we were able to do it. But don’t get me wrong, we’re a long way from being where we want to be with the boat and with our performance.” All three Maxi72s will continue the long path to the worlds at Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex in July.

The 169th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta in tentatively scheduled for June 9 to 11, 2023. The 2023 sailing calendar will be confirmed in the fall.

Top Finishers, Weekend Regatta

12 Metre (One Design – 5 Boats) 1. Freedom (M), 12 Meter 64, Takashi Okura , Alpine, NJ, USA – 1 -1 -3 -1 ; 6 2. Courageous (M), 12 Meter 66, Gary Jobson , Portland, ME, USA – 2 -2 -2 -2 ; 8 3. Columbia (T), 12 Metre 69, Kevin Hegarty Tony Chiurco , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -3 -4 -3 ; 13 4. Weatherly (T), 12 Metre 68, Steven Eddleston , Bristol, RI, USA – 4 -4 -5 -4 ; 17 5. Challenge 12 (M), 12 Metre 63, Jack LeFort , Jamestown, RI, USA – 6 -6 -1 -5 ; 18

ORC A (ORC – 6 Boats) 1. Bella Mente, Maxi 72 74, Hap Fauth , Naples, FL, USA – 1 -2 -1 -2 -3 -2 ; 11 2. Vesper, IRC 72 72, Jim Swartz , Forked River, NJ, USA – 2 -1 -3 -1 -2 -3 ; 12 3. Proteus, maxi 72 21.95, George Sakellaris , Framingham, MA, USA – 3 -3 -2 -3 -1 -1 ; 13 4. Denali, JV 66 66, Michael D’Amelio , Boston, MA, USA – 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 ; 25 5. Arctos, Andrews 70 68, Charles Bayer , Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA – 6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 ; 33

ORC B (ORC – 6 Boats) 1. Vesper, TP52 52, David Team , Newport Beach, CA, USA – 1 -2 -1 -2 -1 -1 ; 8 2. FOX, Botin 52 52, Victor Wild , San Diego, CA, USA – 3 -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 ; 11 3. Gladiator, TP52 52, Tony Langley , Retford, Nottinghamshire, GBR – 2 -3 -3 -3 -6 -3 ; 20 4. Stark Raving Mad IX, Carkeek 47 47, Jim Madden , Newport Beach, CA, USA – 4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 ; 25 5. Interlodge IV, Botin 44 44, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -4 -3 -5 ; 27

ORC E (ORC – 10 Boats) 1. Rima98, Italia 11.98 39, John Brim , Palm Beach, FL, USA – 2 -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 ; 10 2. Bravo, J 111 36.5, Andrew Ward / Sedgwick Ward , Shelter Island, NY, USA – 1 -3 -1 -2 -3 -3 ; 13 3. Christopher Dragon, Italia 11.98 39, Andrew & Linda Weiss , Mamaroneck, NY, USA – 3 -2 -4 -3 -4 -1 ; 17 4. Leading Edge, J 109 35, Tom Sutton , Houston, TX, USA – 4 -4 -3 -4 -6 -5 ; 26 5. Vento Solare, J 109 35, Bill Kneller , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 ; 29

Classics 1 (CRF MkII – 4 Boats) 1. Marilee, NY 40 58’6, Ken Colburn , Boston, MA, USA – 2 -1 -1.5 ; 4.5 2. Onawa, 12 Metre 69, Christopher Culver , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -2 -1 ; 6 3. Blackfish (spin), Taylor 49 49.0, Ron & Carolyn Zarrella , Rochester, NY, USA – 1 -3 -5 ; 9 4. Wild Horses, W Class 76 76, Donald Tofias , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -4 -2 ; 10

Classics 2 (CRF MkII – 5 Boats) 1. Dorade, S&S 52 52.5, Matt Brooks , Fremont, CA, USA – 1 -1 -1 ; 3 2. Leaf, Luders 24 38, Ben Hall , Bokeelia, FL, USA – 2 -2 -2 ; 6 3. Angelita, 8 Metre 50.33, Skelsey Croll , Greenwich, CT, USA – 3 -3 -6 ; 12 4. Abigail (spin), Alden 39, Jesse Terry , New York, NY, USA – 4 -6 -6 ; 16 5. Marionette, Ketch 42.6, Alexander von Perfall , New York, USA – 5 -6 -6 ; 17

PHRF 1 (PHRF – 6 Boats) 1. OUTLIER, Botin 55 55’9, Harvey Jones , Nantucket, MA, USA – 3 -2 -1 -1 ; 7 2. IRIE 2, Kerr 55 55, Brian Cunha , Newport, RI, USA – 1 -1 -3 -2 ; 7 3. Prevail, Tripp 65 65, Dudley Johnson , Watch Hill, RI, USA – 2 -4 -2 -4 ; 12 4. Katahdin, Farr 40 40, Trevor W. Nelson , Hingham, MA, USA – 4 -3 -4 -5 ; 16 5. Laura, Westerly Marine RP 60 60, Francis Curren / William Titus , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -3 ; 18

PHRF 3 (PHRF – 13 Boats) 1. Mischief, Lyman-Morse 40 40, David Schwartz , Bristol, RI, USA – 2 -3 -2 ; 7 2. GRIMACE, J 100 33, Dawson Hodgson , Slocum, RI, USA – 5 -1 -3 ; 9 3. Hawk, Evelyn 32-2 32, Richard & Katie Barker , Newport, RI, USA – 1 -5 -4.5 ; 10.5 4. Blackwing, Herreshoff 28 28, George Hinman , Vero Beach, FL, USA – 11 -2 -1 ; 14 5. Dark Star, Evelyn 32 M 9.750M, Roger Lowlicht , branford, CT, USA – 3 -6 -6 ; 15

Shields (One Design – 12 Boats) 1. Grace, Shields 30, John Burnham/ Reed Baer , Middletown, RI, USA – 2 -6 -1 -1 -1 -1 ; 12 2. Helen, Shields 32, Ed Adams , Middletown, RI, USA – 1 -1 -2 -2 -4 -4 ; 14 3. Tinky, Shields 30, Clayton Deutsch , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -4 -4 -6 -3 -3 ; 23 4. Apollo 11, Shields 30, Joe Bardenheier , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -5 -8 -3 -6 -12 ; 38 5. Tantrum, Shields 30, Jonathan Hough , Jamestown, RI, USA – 12 -3 -7 -8 -2 -9 ; 41

PHRF 2 (PHRF – 13 Boats) 1. Vamoose, J 133 43, Bob Manchester , Barrington, RI, USA – 1 -1 -1 ; 3 2. Wicked 2.0, J 111 36.5, Douglas Curtiss , South Dartmouth, MA, USA – 3 -2 -3 ; 8 3. Incognito, J 121 40, Joe Brito , Bristol, RI, USA – 2 -4 -4 ; 10 4. Cavalino, W-37 37, Mike Toppa , Newport, RI, USA – 6 -3 -2 ; 11 5. Camelot, Brenta 38, Jonathan Litt , Greenwich, CT, USA – 4 -5 -7 ; 16

PHRF Non-Spinnaker (PHRF – 4 Boats) 1. Star Dancer, Freedom 35 35, David Pedrick , Newport, RI, USA – 2 -1 -1 -2 ; 6 2. Frolic, Luders Navy Yawl 44, Bill Doyle , Newport, Ri, USA – 1 -2 -3 -1 ; 7 3. Ponyo, Camden Class Knockabout 28, Paul Koch , East Greenwich, RI, USA – 3 -3 -2 -5 ; 13 4. FIDELIA, Hanse 348 34, Barbara Vietor , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -5 -4 -5 ; 18

IC37 (One Design – 20 Boats) 1. Qubit, IC37 37, Chris Lewis , Austin, TX, USA – 4 -1 -2 -6 -1 -2 ; 16 2. Defiant, IC37 37, Terry McLaughlin , Toronto, ON, CAN – 6 -4 -1 -3 -3 -3 ; 20 3. RAMROD, IC37 37, Rodrick Jabin , Annapolis, MD, USA – 8 -6 -11 -1 -7 -1 ; 34 4. New Wave, IC37 37, Steve Liebel , Tampa, FL, USA – 17 -2 -4 -9 -2 -8 ; 42 5. MO, IC37 37, Benjamin/Hannah Kinney/Swett , New York, NY, USA – 5 -5 -14 -4 -9 -6 ; 43

ORC C (ORC – 8 Boats) 1. Cool Breeze, Mills 43 Custom 43, John Cooper , Cane Hill, MO, USA – 1 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 ; 12 2. Impetuous, Swan 42 42.5, Paul Zabetakis , Jamestown, RI, USA – 5 -5 -4 -1 -1 -1 ; 17 3. Tio Loco, Club Swan 42 42.5, Henry Brauer Steve Madeira , Northeast Harbor, ME, USA – 2 -4 -2 -3.5 -3 -5 ; 19.5 4. After Midnight, CTM41 41, Paul Jeka , Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA – 3 -1 -1 -6 -6 -3 ; 20 5. Zammermoos, Swan 42 42, David Fass , Mamaroneck, NY, USA – 4 -3 -5 -3.5 -5 -4 ; 24.5

ORC D (ORC – 9 Boats) 1. Escape Velocity 2, Summit 40 40, Ben Chigier , Manchester, MA, USA – 1 -1 -1 -6 -3 -4 ; 16 2. Tarahumara, J 122 40, Jack Gregg , Jamestown, RI, USA – 2 -3 -7 -2 -2 -3 ; 19 3. Teamwork, J 122 40, Robin Team , Lexington, NC, USA – 4 -4 -6 -5 -1 -1 ; 21 4. elbow room, J 122 40, Doug Evans , Milwaukee, WI, USA – 3 -8 -2 -1 -6 -2 ; 22 5. Dark Storm, J 121 39.67, Ken Comerford , Annapolis, MD, USA – 6 -2 -4 -3 -9 -5 ; 29

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The Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, the perfectly equitable rating formula for racing sailboats. Three things not yet discovered. But that didn’t, and won’t likely ever, stop Indiana Jones, Juan Ponce de León, and sailors around the world—respectively—from trying.   In 2020, the New York Yacht Club turned to ORC to handicap its performance racing fleet. This summer will mark the Club’s third season with the rule, which is administered by the  Offshore Racing Congress . The ORC Rule is managed in the United States by the  Offshore Office of US Sailing . The registration numbers for the ORC fleet for the upcoming 168th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta speak to the rule’s growing acceptance in the United States. With two weeks remaining until the first start of North America’s oldest annual regatta on Friday, June 10, the ORC fleet stands at 40 boats, ranging in length from 33 to 74 feet.

What is ORC? What changes are in store for 2022?  How can I succeed? Click  here  for a Q&A with NYYC Rating and Measurement Rules Committee Chair Ed Cesare 

“The first Annual Regatta in 1846 utilized an early handicap formula to score the boats and so has every non-wartime edition since,” says Peter Cummiskey, the event chair for the regatta. “It’s never easy to get sailors to embrace a new rating rule, so we’re very pleased to see how many boats are lining up to compete under ORC. We anticipate some great racing.”

The  New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta  was first sailed on the Hudson River on July 16 and 18, 1846. A similar competition the previous year was called a Trial of Speed. With a few exceptions for world wars and other global crises, the event has been held every year since. For the majority of its existence, the Annual Regatta was raced on waters close to New York City. Since 1988, however, the event has been sailed out of the Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, R.I., and has settled into the current three-day format, which includes a race around Conanicut Island on Friday, two days of buoy or navigator-course racing on Saturday and Sunday and nightly social activities on the grounds of the historic Harbour Court mansion. The 168th Annual Regatta is sponsored by Hammetts Hotel, Safe Harbor Marinas and Helly Hansen. The return of the  Maxi 72 class  to the Annual Regatta for the first time since 2016 will add a shot of speed and glamour to the regatta. Three of the 72-foot ocean thoroughbreds will compete in this year’s Annual Regatta. Hap Fauth’s  Bella Mente  program has been mainstay on the maxi yacht circuit for well over a decade and has recorded plenty of significant victories. But at Les Voiles de St. Barths in April, it was Jim Swartz’s  Vesper  (above) that had the edge in a two-boat battle, winning four of five races. George Sakellaris’  Proteus  will join that duo for the Annual Regatta. “It’s incredibly exciting,” says Swartz. “Match racing  Bella Mente  in big seas at St. Barths was as fun as it gets. Adding a third player will take it to the next level.” In the other classes, the speeds may be lower, but the fleets will be bigger, and the competition equally as intense. Among the newcomers to ORC this year is John Brim, who will hit the line with his Italia 11.98  Rima98 , which he acquired earlier this spring. Brim is no stranger to handicap racing, having owned a 48-footer, 60-footer and a 55-footer, each of which he raced under the IMS and IRC rules more than a decade ago. Of late, he’s focused on one-design racing—on standard windward-leeward courses—in the J/70 and IC37 classes. Last summer, during the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Cruise, he realized maybe he was missing something.  “I remembered the fun of going point-to-point,” says Brim. “I realized that has been a missing dimension because I’d been sailing the last eight years in J/70s and a couple of years the IC37s. I said, ‘This is fun.’ It was fun to also compute who won at the end of the day using the ORC handicaps. It was something different after many, many years of one-design sailing.”

Brim is also excited that the boat (a sister ship is at left) will allow him to sail with a largely amateur crew. “It’s not a full-on race boat,” he said. “I’m going to back to where I used to be and I’m looking forward to it.” Brim maintains his ambitions for the season are modest. But the Italia brand does have a reputation for success under ORC, so no one should be surprised to see  Rima98  competing for class honors at the Annual Regatta. At the Alexela 2021 ORC World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia, last August, Italia 11.98 yachts finished second, sixth and ninth in the 62-boat Class C fleet.

Racing in the 168th Annual Regatta begins on Friday, June 10, with a race around Conanicut Island starting. Two days of buoy or navigator-course racing will follow on June 11 and 12.

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Stepping inside the super-exclusive New York Yacht Club where the America's Cup race started - complete with a 25ft tall fireplace, an original Tiffany glass ceiling and $150,000 joining fee

• The New York Yacht Club at 37 W 44th St formally opened its doors on January 19, 1901
• It was designed Whitney Warren of Warren and Wetmore, who later masterminded Grand Central Terminal
• Standout features include a dining room designed to look like a ship's hold and a library with 13,000 books 

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Published: 12:33 EDT, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 13:02 EDT, 24 November 2023

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Standing 25ft high and 15ft wide, the 25-ton stone fireplace at the super-exclusive New York Yacht Club is certainly a sight to behold and I felt dwarfed by the structure as I stood close to the flame-licked hearth.

This design marvel was just one of the many jaw-dropping features I spied during a private tour of the Midtown members-only club, which formally opened its doors on January 19, 1901.   

Tucked away from the throng of Times Square on 37 W 44th St, the six-story Beaux-Arts clubhouse was purpose built by yachtsman and banker John Pierpont Morgan to accommodate the organization's burgeoning fleet of members. 

Thanks to regular maintenance, the building looks shipshape, with some of the standout features - along with the 'Model Room' fireplace - being a stunning Tiffany stained-glass ceiling, a 64ft by 19-ft Oriental rug, a grill room designed to look like the hold of an old sailing ship, and a library containing more than 13,000 books and antique manuscripts.

Standing 25ft high and 15ft wide, the 25-ton stone fireplace at the super exclusive New York Yacht Club is certainly a sight to behold. Above it, there is a magnificent stained-glass Tiffany ceiling

Tucked away from the throng of Times Square on 37 W 44th St, the six-story Beaux-Arts clubhouse was purpose built by yachtsman and banker John Pierpont Morgan to accommodate the organization's fleet of members

Before the 44th St clubhouse was built, the New York Yacht Club had a number of outposts in the wider area. The first clubhouse opened one year after the club was founded on July 15, 1845

Thanks to its eye-catching and unique ship-like design, the exterior of the 44th St building was designated as a landmark by the City of New York Landmarks Preservation Commission on September 11, 1979

It was a Wednesday night and the downstairs bar area was buzzing with members - mostly men in smart suits - with an oyster shucker dishing out rounds of fresh mollusks and a suited waiter taking drink orders. 

In keeping with the maritime theme, every way I turned, I caught sight of something sailing related, with model boats lining the walls and paintings depicting wave swept scenes.

As I put my glass down on the table, I noticed that even the paper napkins featured a design with boats and an anchor on, along with the club's motto Latin motto 'nos agimur tumidis velis' - 'we go with swelling sails.'

Other sailing motifs, I noticed, are part of the building's brick and mortar design.

For example, three bulbous bay windows at the front of the building were modeled after the sterns of 16th century Dutch ships and there are various carvings on the premises running from the cornicing to the fireplace surround depicting seaweed, shells, dolphins, lightning bolts, stars and more.

The characterful property was designed Whitney Warren of Warren and Wetmore, who later masterminded Grand Central Terminal. 

In a video tour of the clubhouse uploaded to YouTube , narrator and pro sailor Gary Jobson explains that while there were several architects in the running for the project, John Pierpont Morgan preferred Warren's 'much more whimsical design.'

To help finance the construction of the city clubhouse, members dues were raised from $25 per year to $50. 

Today, according to  ncesc.com , regular membership is a little pricier, with an initiation fee of $150,000 and annual dues of $12,000.

Along with having a buoyant bank balance, perspective members must be nominated by an existing member, with this nomination supported by at least four other members.

The membership committee will then invite the nominee to submit an application along with letters of recommendation outlining their qualifications. 

In terms of the benefits of becoming a member, ncesc.com explains that the perks include 'access to the club's facilities, which include dining rooms, bars, meeting rooms, and sailing centers.'

'Members also have access to the club's extensive library, archives, and art collection. In addition, the club organizes numerous social events throughout the year, including regattas, dinners, and receptions.'

In Jobson's video tour, he also reveals that there are 19 'comfortable bedrooms for members and their guests,' which can be booked out at a discounted rate. 

Before visiting the club, we were warned that business attire must be worn, with a tie, jacket and collared shirt for men, and a suit or a smart dress for women. 

The paper napkins in the dining room feature a design with boats and an anchor on, along with the club's motto Latin motto 'nos agimur tumidis velis' - 'we go with swelling sails'

An exterior shot of the characterful clubhouse taken in 1934. It looks much the same today

The library within the Manhattan clubhouse contains more than 13,000 books and antique manuscripts

One of the club's unique features is a grill room, designed to look like the hold of an old sailing ship

Certainly one of the club's standout spaces is the cavernous Model Room, which can comfortably accommodate more than 300 people with 3,800 square feet to play with

The space is home to 1,340 scaled replicas of sail boats, with the earliest model dating to 1819

If you can't stretch to club membership or don't have the right qualifications to join, the New York Yacht Club runs public tours on the last Tuesday of each month

Certainly one of the club's standout spaces is the cavernous Model Room, which can comfortably accommodate more than 300 people with 3,800 square feet to play with. 

Along with the fireplace, the space is home to 1,340 scaled replicas of sail boats displayed in large glass cases, with the earliest model dating to 1819.

One of the star vessels is a mini version of the 'America,' which was responsible for the start of the America's Cup. 

On August 22, 1851, the full-size 101-foot schooner, built by New York Yacht Club commodore and founder John Cox Stevens, raced against 15 English yachts from the UK's Royal Yacht Squadron in an annual race known as the '100 Guinea Cup,' which involved a lap of the Isle of Wight. 

The visiting America won, finishing eight minutes ahead of its closest rival, and the trophy was renamed in its honor and donated to the New York Yacht Club.

An accompanying 'Deed of Gift' stipulated that the cup should be held in trust as a perpetual challenge trophy and so the America's Cup race was born. 

Today it takes place every four years as a two-yacht race, fought between the previous year's winner - known as the 'defender' - and a challenger, which is usually the best boat from a series of run-off rounds. 

Before the 44th St clubhouse was built, the New York Yacht Club had a number of outposts in the wider area.

The first clubhouse opened one year after the club was founded on July 15, 1845.

The club's website notes that this location was was a one-room Gothic Revival building designed by 'noted' architect A. J. Davis, on land owned by Commodore John Cox Stevens in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Over the next half century, the club went on to occupy four additional clubhouses: two in Manhattan and two on Staten Island and it also maintained 11 'stations' at one point.

These 'stations' came in the form of smaller buildings and landings where 'members and friends could rendezvous, send a letter or make a telephone call.'

Now, along with the 44 St property, the club only has one other outpost, with this located next the water in Newport, Rhode Island. 

Thanks to its eye-catching and unique ship-like design, the exterior of the 44th St building was designated as a landmark by the City of New York Landmarks Preservation Commission on September 11, 1979.

If you can't stretch to club membership or don't have the right qualifications to join, the New York Yacht Club runs public tours on the last Tuesday of each month. And after paying a visit myself, it's a voyage well worth making. 

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The Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, the perfectly equitable rating formula for racing sailboats. Three things not yet discovered. But that didn’t, and won’t likely ever, stop Indiana Jones, Juan Ponce de León, and sailors around the world—respectively—from trying.

In 2020, the New York Yacht Club turned to ORC to handicap its performance racing fleet. This summer will mark the Club’s third season with the rule, which is administered by the Offshore Racing Congress. The ORC Rule is managed in the United States by the Offshore Office of US Sailing. The registration numbers for the ORC fleet for the upcoming 168th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta speak to the rule’s growing acceptance in the United States. With two weeks remaining until the first start of North America’s oldest annual regatta on Friday, June 10, the ORC fleet stands at 40 boats, ranging in length from 33 to 74 feet.

What is ORC? What changes are in store for 2022? 

“The first Annual Regatta in 1846 utilized an early handicap formula to score the boats and so has every non-wartime edition since,” says Peter Cummiskey, the event chair for the regatta. “It’s never easy to get sailors to embrace a new rating rule, so we’re very pleased to see how many boats are lining up to compete under ORC. We anticipate some great racing.” The New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta was first sailed on the Hudson River on July 16 and 18, 1846. A similar competition the previous year was called a Trial of Speed. With a few exceptions for world wars and other global crises, the event has been held every year since. For the majority of its existence, the Annual Regatta was raced on waters close to New York City. Since 1988, however, the event has been sailed out of the Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, R.I., and has settled into the current three-day format, which includes a race around Conanicut Island on Friday, two days of buoy or navigator-course racing on Saturday and Sunday and nightly social activities on the grounds of the historic Harbour Court mansion. The 168th Annual Regatta is sponsored by Hammetts Hotel, Safe Harbor Marinas and Helly Hansen. The return of the Maxi 72 class to the Annual Regatta for the first time since 2016 will add a shot of speed and glamour to the regatta. Three of the 72-foot ocean thoroughbreds will compete in this year’s Annual Regatta. Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente program has been mainstay on the maxi yacht circuit for well over a decade and has recorded plenty of significant victories. But at Les Voiles de St. Barths in April, it was Jim Swartz’s Vesper (above) that had the edge in a two-boat battle, winning four of five races. George Sakellaris’ Proteus will join that duo for the Annual Regatta. “It’s incredibly exciting,” says Swartz. “Match racing Bella Mente in big seas at St. Barths was as fun as it gets. Adding a third player will take it to the next level.”

In the other classes, the speeds may be lower, but the fleets will be bigger, and the competition equally as intense. Among the newcomers to ORC this year is John Brim, who will hit the line with his Italia 11.98 Rima98, which he acquired earlier this spring. Brim is no stranger to handicap racing, having owned a 48-footer, 60-footer and a 55-footer, each of which he raced under the IMS and IRC rules more than a decade ago. Of late, he’s focused on one-design racing—on standard windward-leeward courses—in the J/70 and IC37 classes. Last summer, during the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Cruise, he realized maybe he was missing something. “I remembered the fun of going point-to-point,” says Brim. “I realized that has been a missing dimension because I’d been sailing the last eight years in J/70s and a couple of years the IC37s. I said, ‘This is fun.’ It was fun to also compute who won at the end of the day using the ORC handicaps. It was something different after many, many years of one-design sailing.”

Brim is also excited that the boat (a sister ship is at left) will allow him to sail with a largely amateur crew. “It’s not a full-on race boat,” he said. “I’m going to back to where I used to be and I’m looking forward to it.” Brim maintains his ambitions for the season are modest. But the Italia brand does have a reputation for success under ORC, so no one should be surprised to see Rima98 competing for class honors at the Annual Regatta. At the Alexela 2021 ORC World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia, last August, Italia 11.98 yachts finished second, sixth and ninth in the 62-boat Class C fleet.

Racing in the 168th Annual Regatta begins on Friday, June 10, with a race around Conanicut Island starting. Two days of buoy or navigator-course racing will follow on June 11 and 12.

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Navigating the Elegance: A Comprehensive Guide to Newport County’s Yacht Clubs

• September 20, 2023

Newport, Rhode Island, renowned for its rich maritime history and picturesque coastal scenery, is a hub for sailing enthusiasts and luxury seekers alike. The city is home to a collection of prestigious yacht clubs that offer an exquisite blend of nautical charm, impeccable services, and breathtaking vistas.

A number of our Hogan Associates agents are active members of local yacht clubs and can offer insight and recommendations to suit your needs. While programs vary, typical services include boat storage and maintenance, mooring services, sailing instruction, race management, social events, and junior sailing programs. This overview of the prominent yacht clubs of Newport, as well as nearby Jamestown, Tiverton, and Little Compton is a glimpse into the offerings and options available. 

New York Yacht Club (NYYC)

5 Halidon Avenue, Newport, RI

The New York Yacht Club, founded in 1844, is the third oldest yacht club in the United States and an iconic symbol of sailing heritage. While its headquarters remain at the New York Yacht Club Building in New York City, its Rhode Island location is nestled in the exquisite Harbour Court estate and offers stunning panoramic views of Narragansett Bay. Membership here provides access to world-class dining, sailing events, and upscale amenities. The club also offers a range of sailing programs and regattas, making it an ideal choice for both experienced sailors and newcomers to the sport. The America’s Cup trophy was first won by members in 1851 and held by the NYYC until 1983.

Newport Yacht Club

110 Long Wharf Mall, Newport, RI

Situated at the heart of Newport’s historic waterfront, the Newport Yacht Club offers a perfect blend of tradition and modernity. With its relaxed atmosphere, the club provides an inviting environment for boaters of all levels. Besides access to well-maintained facilities, members can enjoy a vibrant social calendar, sailing lessons, and competitive racing events. The club’s prime location also ensures easy access to Newport’s downtown attractions.

Ida Lewis Yacht Club

170 Wellington Ave, Newport, RI

Named after the legendary lighthouse keeper, the Ida Lewis Yacht Club offers a picturesque location on Lime Rock overlooking Newport Harbor. This family-oriented club boasts a range of amenities and a lively clubhouse. Known for its emphasis on junior sailing programs, the Ida Lewis Yacht Club nurtures a love for sailing among young enthusiasts.

Sail Newport

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI

As a community sailing center, Sail Newport focuses on accessibility and education. Located within the historic Fort Adams State Park, the club offers an array of programs suitable for all ages and skill levels. From sailing lessons and rentals to regattas, Sail Newport provides a dynamic platform for embracing the joy of sailing without the need for private membership. 

Conanicut Yacht Club

40 Bay View Drive, Jamestown, RI

Just across the Newport Pell Bridge on Conanicut Island, the Conanicut Yacht Club offers a serene retreat with spectacular vistas of Narragansett Bay. Known for its welcoming atmosphere, the club provides an array of sailing activities, social events, and dining options. The junior sailing program is highly regarded, making it an excellent choice for families seeking to cultivate a love for sailing in their children.

Tiverton Yacht Club

58 Riverside Dr, Tiverton, RI

Nestled along the picturesque shores of Tiverton, Rhode Island, this club provides a haven for both seasoned sailors and newcomers alike. Services and amenities include state-of-the-art marina facilities with well-maintained docks and slips, boat storage, and a well-stocked ship’s store for all your maritime needs. Members can enjoy access to clubhouse facilities, featuring waterfront dining, bar services, and event spaces for social gatherings. TYC’s robust program calendar offers sailing lessons, regattas, and races for sailors of all skill levels, fostering a vibrant community of passionate sailors.

Sakonnet Yacht Club

163 Sakonnet Point Rd, Little Compton, RI

Sakonnet Yacht Club, situated on the scenic shores of the Sakonnet River, provides well-maintained docks and moorings, a clubhouse with a restaurant serving delicious cuisine, and a bar overlooking the water, perfect for social gatherings and events. Sakonnet Yacht Club also hosts an array of programs, from sailing lessons for beginners to regattas and races for experienced sailors, fostering a vibrant maritime community that welcomes all ages and skill levels.

Newport County is a beacon for yachting enthusiasts with a wide array of yacht clubs catering to diverse tastes. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or new to the sport, Newport County’s yacht clubs provide a range of experiences, from opulent and exclusive to community-oriented and accessible. The unique blend of history, culture, and maritime excellence ensures that any boating enthusiast can find a perfect haven for indulging in their passion. So, whether you’re navigating the competitive waters or seeking a tranquil escape, Newport’s yacht clubs invite you to embrace the allure of the sea in all its splendor.

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How Much Does a New York Yacht Club Membership Cost?

The New York Yacht Club, said to be the best club in the world by sailors, is located in New York City and New Port, Rhode Island.  It was founded in 1844 by a group of yachtsmen at the time.

The club was established in 1844, making it one of the oldest clubs in New York.

To date, the club has more than 3,000 members, and membership to the club is by invitation only.

How much does a New York Yacht Club membership cost?

Being a private club, the fees are not publically known, but from our research from third-party sources, we found the membership fees are said to be said to be low $xx,xxx annually and the initiation dues are said to be less than $25,000.  These are estimates given by a third-party source and cannot be deemed accurate.  Refer to the club for more information on the exact pricing.

To join the club, a potential member has to be nominated by a current club member, and as a requirement, the applicant needs to have applicable boating experience and three letters of recommendations.  If approved for membership, the new member is allowed to attend a reception ceremony at the Harbor Court, weather permitting in spring or at the clubhouse at 44th street in the fall.  To read more about the club’s application procedure and by-laws, you can refer to this official PDF.

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The headquarters offers high-end dining options, patios and libraries filled with books from floor to ceiling, according to Investopedia .  As per BusinessInsider.com , the primary clubhouse also features the  Model Room , which is a room featuring a massive display of model ships.

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The club’s headquarters, a six-story stone-front building, is located on 44th street in Manhattan.  Aside from this location, as mentioned, the club offers a located on the water in Newport, Rhode Island.

The club is known for starting the  Americas Cup  yacht race.

54 percent of the members are yacht owners as per the official brochure.  Of these, 1,116 are sailboards and 614 are powerboats.  The rest are yachts ranging from 22 to 289 feet long.

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‘A Day of Exploration’ at the Yacht Club de Monaco

MONACO, March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ‘A Day of Exploration’. It is the title of the Environmental Symposium organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco in collaboration with The Explorers Club   of New York. Thisconference took place under the aegis of its ‘Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach and as part of Monaco Ocean Week, organised by the Prince Albert II Foundation and the Monaco Government, in partnership with the Monaco Oceanographic Institute & Scientific Centre of Monaco. Contributions from many famous scientists and explorers such as Nina Lanza, Kathryn Sullivan, Victor Vescovo, Mike Horn, Bertrand Piccard and many more were the highlight of the day. The event was attended by the Prince of Monaco Albert II who said: “The tradition of exploration is so deeply entrenched in the history of our Principality and inherited from my great-grandfather, Prince Albert the 1st, reminds us of the urgent need to safeguard our marine envinronment and give it all the respect and devotion it warrants”. 

“Today is a very special day because for the first time we have gathered an exceptional fleet of seven explorer yachts in the YCM Marina and at the same time we received the New York Explorer Club. A large delegation of around 150 people came to visit us here at the Club and to us it’s important to have them here because we need to know more about the Planet, the ocean and their beauty. If you want to protect something, it is fundamental to have a deep knowledge of it”, said the Yacht Club de Monaco General Secretary Bernard d’Alessandri.   

A multidisciplinary, professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration and resource conservation, the Explorers Club has its the headquarter in New York City with a community of chapters around the world. It has been supporting scientific expeditions of all disciplines, uniting the members in the bonds of good fellowship for more than a century. “The Explorers Club is the leading exploration society in the world. It was founded in 1904. Women joined the club in the 1980s and it’s a really place where people come together”, underlined Richard Wiese, president of the Explorers Club. Notable members include Jane Goodall, Kathryn Sullivan, Jeff Bezos, Walter Cronkite, James Cameron, Sylvia Earle, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, The Apollo 11 crew of Neil Armstrong, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin and Michael Collins, The Mount Everest summit team of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first team to descend to the Mariana Trench Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard, the crews of the first expeditions to the North and South Poles.  

Discovering as a way to build a better world it’s the common trait of the different experiences shared during the panels held through the day. Nina Lanza, planetary scientist, fulfilled her childhood dream of working on a spaceship. She’s the lead for the ChemCam instrument onboard the NASA Curiosity rover, she’s on the science team for the NASA Perseverance rover and working with a spacecraft which is going to the Moon as well. “I really think that exploration is a leap of imagination. We’re looking for the unknown so we really can’t plan. We do our best to hypothesize what we might discover and we always find new things which I think it’s the most exciting part of my job”, said Lanza.  

The symposium was also the occasion to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Bertrand Piccard historic Breitling Orbiter 3 expedition, the first non-stop global circum navigation in a balloon. Piccard has also circumnavigated the world on a solar powered plane,   a 43,000 kilometer flight . “Today I’m not only celebrating an anniversary but also announcing a new project which is a hydrogen powered aeroplane to fly nonstop around the world”, said Piccard. He will be joined in the 2028 project, Climate Impulse, by French engineer and fellow adventurer Raphaël Dinelli, who is supervising design and construction of the aircraft and will navigate the nine-day, non-stop journey around the equator.   Piccard has a message for new generations: “I would tell to young people: stop to rely on habits, certitudes, old beliefs. You have to know that you can achieve what other people think it’s impossible and the main job for an explorer right now is to find new solutions. Solutions exist, they need to be discovered”. The Yacht Club de Monaco continues its programme hosting the 2ndMonaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous to promote sustainable and adaptable solutions for large yachts (over 24 meters). This event organized in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, will bring together innovation experts, architects and yachting enthusiast from around the world. The Rendezvous is a unique platform for collaboration and discovery of the smart, sustainable sustainable technologies shaping the future of yachting. 

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