 Logo The Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) is a private marina and sailing club in Detroit, Michigan. Located on Belle Isle in the Detroit River between the McArthur Bridge and the DTE generating plant. The DYC clubhouse is a restored 1920s Mediterranean-style villa that is the largest yacht club in the United States. A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ...
Sailing at sunset Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat, across a body of water. ...
Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor...
Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
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A yacht club is a club ostensibly for the owners of yachts but more generally serving as a social club. ...
DYC is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA). Dryja - is a Polish Coat of Arms. ...
History
 Clubhouse & Docks Founded shortly after the American Civil War, the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) began as a small clubhouse and sailing shed, built at the foot of McDougall Street just south of Jefferson Avenue in the late 1870s. In the early 1880s, dissension tore the club apart concerning the expansion of the club's social activities. A faction formed the Michigan Yacht Club in 1882. This caused the membership to revitalize the DYC and elect James Skiffington as the Commodore in 1884. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The first clubhouse was erected on Belle Isle in 1891 at a cost of $10,000 with an additional $2,000 spent on furnishings. It was destroyed by fire in 1904. A new clubhouse was erected immediately on the ashes of the old clubhouse. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
A concrete bridge to Belle Isle opened in 1923, the same year our present $1,000,000 was dedicated. The DYC's newest home was designed by architect George Mason whose vision was also responsible for Detroit's Masonic Temple and the Gem Theatre. George Mason For other persons named George Mason, see George Mason (disambiguation). ...
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The 1920s were golden days for the Detroit Yacht Club. By the end of 1924, membership had reached 3000. Gar Wood brought world class attention to the club with his world speed records in a hydroplane and his Gold Cup victories. Beginning in 1921, the DYC started sponsoring the hydroplane races. During the Great Depression, membership severely dropped and some services were discontinued.
By 1946 the club became debt free with the bonds being paid in full. The women of the club formed the first women's sailing organization in the country and raced the club's catboats. During the 1950s, the Grill and River Vista were enlarged. Movie equipment was installed in the ballroom so that theatre quality films could be shown every Sunday evening.
An outdoor Olympic size swimming pool was added in the 1960s along with Club Front and West End Docks. The new docks increased the number of boat wells to over 350.
The DYC offers a wide range of activities in addition to sailing.
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