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  1. Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, photo by Detroit

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  4. Detroit Yacht Club: Home for good times on the river since 1868

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  6. Detroit Yacht Club Photograph by Dawn Flannery

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  1. Detroit Yacht Club

    History Detroit Yacht Club House, c. 1894. The club was founded by Detroit sailing enthusiasts in 1868. The first Yacht Club buildings, a small clubhouse and boatshed, were constructed in the late 1870s at the foot of McDougall Street, just south of Jefferson Avenue.

  2. Detroit Yacht Club

    Founded shortly after the Civil War, the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC), housed in the beautifully restored 1920s Mediterranean style villa, continues to be one of the largest yacht clubs in the United States.The 1920s were golden days for the DYC. Gar Wood brought the club world class attention with his world speed records in a hydroplane and his Gold Cup victories.

  3. About

    The Detroit Yacht Club, founded in 1868, is the largest and one of the oldest most prestigious private Clubs in North America. The current DYC clubhouse, located on a private island along the banks of the Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is of Mediterranean design and was completed by George Mason in 1922. ... History. The historic Detroit Yacht ...

  4. Detroit Yacht Club

    There were earlier yacht clubs in the city, including the Peninsular Yacht Club, which was founded in 1858 or 1859 as the first yacht club in Detroit. That was followed by the International Yacht Club in 1867 or 1873 (sources disagree), which lasted until 1877. The pre-motor Motor City was in need of a new club to fill that gap.

  5. Behind the gates of Detroit's exclusive boat clubs

    Detroit Yacht Club The historic yacht club on Belle Isle is one of Detroit's crown jewels. Founded in 1868, it's one of the oldest clubs in the country, and much of that history has been preserved.

  6. Detroit Yacht Club tries to shed its stuffy image

    The Detroit Yacht Club is trying to shed its stuffy image. Walking into the men's locker room of the Detroit Yacht Club in 2014 for the first time, Colin Knapp's friend pointed to the forest ...

  7. Detroit Yacht Club: A Storied Legacy of Elegance and Community

    Nestled along the picturesque shores of Belle Isle Park in the heart of Detroit, the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) stands as a testament to the city's rich maritime history. Established in 1868, the DYC is one of the oldest and most prestigious yacht clubs in the United States.

  8. About Us

    The Detroit Yacht Club's clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the architectural treasures of Detroit, the Clubhouse was designed by the George D. Mason Company in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. ... It also works closely with the DYC Club Historian to document and share the clubhouse's history and ...

  9. Detroit Yacht Club

    With a growing history in Detroit, the DYC continues to thrive as a jewel of the city with a clubhouse as unique as its diverse membership. Erected 2011 by Detroit Yacht Club. Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Sports • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1923.

  10. Detroit Yacht Club opens 100-year-old time capsule

    0:03. 0:51. On April 22, 1922, members of the Detroit Yacht Club laid a cornerstone on their clubhouse and placed a time capsule right below it. Exactly 100 years later — to the hour — current ...

  11. Home

    The Detroit Yacht Club, founded in 1868, is the largest and one of the oldest most prestigious private Clubs in North America. The Detroit Yacht Club has been the center of Detroit society since opening its doors and continues a proud tradition and a strong commitment to excellence and quality service for all members. Our members and their ...

  12. Detroit Yatch Club opens 100-year-old time capsule

    100 years ago today, the cornerstone was laid at the Detroit Yacht Club. Inside was a time capsule, and it stayed shut Until Friday (April 22). On the club's...

  13. Detroit Boat Club (current)

    When the Detroit Yacht Club constructed its massive 90,000 square foot clubhouse on the island in 1923, the DBC began to worry about losing membership to the rival club. ... but its current condition is a common example of the way much of Detroit's history has been neglected and ill-maintained over the years," Amy Elliott Bragg wrote in Crain ...

  14. Detroit Yacht Club Getting Historic Designation

    The Detroit Yacht Club was formed in 1868 at the site of what now is Owen Park. The current clubhouse was designed by architect George Mason and built in 1922.

  15. HFC reference librarian's first book chronicles the history of the

    H FC archivist and reference librarian John Gibson does not own a yacht, and he does not want to own a yacht. Yet he has been a member of the historic Detroit Yacht Club since 2013 and wrote a book called Detroit Yacht Club as part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series. "My wife (Detroit Yacht Club co-author Toni Michnovicz Gibson) and I are ballroom dancers," said Gibson.

  16. Membership

    The Detroit Yacht Club, founded in 1868, is the largest and one of the oldest most prestigious private Clubs in North America. The current DYC clubhouse, located on a private island along the banks of the Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is of Mediterranean design and was completed by George Mason in 1922. Mr.

  17. Inside look: Can Detroit's Belle Isle Boathouse row forward?

    The Belle Isle Boathouse, not to be confused with the nearby Detroit Yacht Club, is a 40,000-square-foot Venetian Spanish-style building constructed more than a century ago.

  18. Detroit Yacht Club

    Detroit Yacht Club. Detroit Boat Club as seen from Lakeside Dr. Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org. Backside of the Detroit Yacht Club.

  19. History

    The three main clubs at that time were the Detroit Boat Club, the Detroit Yacht Club, and the Country Club of Detroit (later the Grosse Pointe Club also known as the "Little Club"). ... In the 100 year history of the DRYA, it has conducted over 40,000 separate starts and finishes for its member clubs. In addition it has a most enviable ...

  20. Historic Detroit Yacht Club Scavenger Hunt

    The Detroit Yacht Club is located at 1 Riverbank Dr, Detroit, MI 48207 on the Detroit Yacht Club island accessible via Belle Isle park. The DNR does not charge the state park entrance fee for vehicles going directly to and from the DYC. Included in the cost of your ticket is the scavenger hunt, prizes, and bottled water.

  21. Detroit Yacht Club History: Founding, Timeline, and Milestones

    About Detroit Yacht Club. ExxonMobil was formed in 1999 by the merger of two major oil companies, Exxon and Mobil. 1870 to 1911. Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of Standard Oil, established by John D. Rockefeller and partners in 1870 as the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. In 1882, it together with its affiliated companies was incorporated ...

  22. Detroit Boat Club

    Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association. The Detroit Boat Club was established in 1839, as a sport rowing club. [1] It was first created on the Detroit River during a time in which Detroit was just starting to grow. The Detroit Boat Club is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA).

  23. Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

    The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) dates to 1914 when 25 men formed a club to pursue their interests in ice boating and sailing on Lake St. Clair. The clubhouse was designed by Guy Lowell, a Boston architect and yachtsman, and was dedicated on July 4, 1929. Its Italian Renaissance façade with its 187 ft. bell tower is a well-recognized landmark to boaters around the lake, and

  24. History

    History. While the sport of sailing is the main focus of the Bayview Yacht Club today, the Club was founded in 1915 by four men, only one of whom might be called a sailor. The history of the Club starts in Detroit, then spreads, not only throughout the Michigan area, but to the Atlantic Ocean then around the world.