New York Yacht Club

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Founded	July 30, 1844
Clubhouse	44th street, Manhattan, New York City Harbour Court, Newport, Rhode Island
Country	United States
Website	http://www.nyyc.org

The New York Yacht Club is a private yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1844, it is one of the world's most distinguished and influential yachting institutions. Its members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. The organization currently has over 3,000 members. Membership in the club is by invitation only. Its officers include a Commodore, vice-commodore, rear-commodore, secretary and treasurer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... “New York, NY” redirects here. ... Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A yacht club in Cienfuegos, Cuba Columbia yacht club in Chicago, Illinois A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting. ... “New York, NY” redirects here. ... Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... A Commodore is usually the senior officer of a yacht club. ...

Clubhouses

In 1845, the club’s first clubhouse was established -- a modest, Gothic-revival building in Hoboken, New Jersey, on land donated by Commodore Stevens. After the club outgrew the little building, it moved to various locations, including Glen Cove, New York and Mystic, Connecticut, before reaching its current Newport location on the grounds of "Harbour Court." 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ... Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... A coffeeshop along Main Street in Mystic Mystic is a census-designated place located in New London County, Connecticut. ...

New York Clubhouse

Its current primary clubhouse is a six-storied Beaux-Arts landmark with a nautical-themed limestone facade, located at 37 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. Opened in 1901, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore, architects of the exterior of Grand Central Terminal. The centerpiece of the clubhouse is the "Model Room," which contains the world's largest collection of full and half hull models. In addition to its landlocked Manhattan headquarters, the club maintains "Harbour Court," a clubhouse opened in 1988 on the water in Newport. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Clubhouse was a short-lived 2004 American drama television series starring Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Cain, and Christopher Lloyd. ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... Taj Mahal Big Ben Saint Basils Cathedral For other senses of this word, see landmark (disambiguation). ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Warren and Wetmore was an architecture firm in New York City. ... The main concourse Grand Central Terminal (GCT, often unofficially called Grand Central Station) is a terminal rail station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue (42nd Street and Park Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Yacht America, an engraving by O.W. Brierky, based on a painting by Fitz Hugh Lane

The New York Yacht Club was founded on July 30, 1844 by nine gentlemen. John Cox Stevens, the leader of this group, and a prominent citizen of New York with a passion for sport, was elected commodore. George L. Schuyler and Hamilton Wilkes were also NYYC founders that, together with Stevens and two others, created the syndicate that built and raced the great schooner-yacht, America. Wilkes served as the club’s first vice-commodore. Schuyler played a key role in the founding of the America's Cup regatta, and served as its unofficial consultant until his death in 1890. Image File history File links Yacht_America. ... Image File history File links Yacht_America. ... Fitz Hugh Lane (1804-1865) was an American painter of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light. ... Jon Cox Stevens, (1785-1857) is best known for founding and serving as the first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club as well as being a member of the America syndicate which won the first Americas Cup trophy in 1851. ... In 1851 the yacht America won the British 100 Guinea regatta by 20 minutes. ... The Americas Cup trophy The Americas Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. ... A regatta is a boat race or series of boat races. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

In 1845, the club’s famous maritime flag was designed. The waters off Newport have been a key sailing venue for the NYYC since the beginning of its history. Indeed, the day the club was founded in 1844, its members resolved to sail from the Battery to Newport. Two days later they did, with several stops on the way, and trials of speed. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Flags are particularly important at sea, where they can mean the difference between life and death, and consequently where the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced. ... Battery Park (to New Yorkers, The Battery) is a 21-acre (8. ...

During the first decades of the club's history, racing for prize money was the primary objective among most members. In 1851, a syndicate of NYYC enthusiasts built and raced America, capturing the "One Hundred Sovereign Cup" at the annual regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron. On July 8, 1857, the coveted trophy was donated to the NYYC, to serve as a challenge cup for sportsmanlike competition between nations. The "America's Cup Race," named for its first winner, played a central role in the history of the club. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Royal Yacht Squadron is considered by many people to be the world’s most prestigious yacht club located on the coast at Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Some loving-cup trophies seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ...

In 1865, the Club was incorporated, adopting the motto: "Nos agimur tumidis velis" -- "We go with swelling sails." During this time, membership transformed from the "old guard" to a new generation of yachtsmen, who built large schooner yachts captained by professionals. Marking this transition was the 1866 resignation of Commodore Edwin Augustus Stevens, brother of founder John Cox Stevens and member of the America syndicate. Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... Edwin Augustus Stevens (28 July 1795-8 August 1868) left a bequest which was used to establish Stevens Institute of Technology. ...

The Great Ocean Yacht Race Between Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta, by Currier & Ives in 1867

The year 1866 is remembered in club annals for the legendary "Transatlantic Race." In December, the NYYC schooners Henrietta, Fleetwing, and Vesta raced from Sandy Hook to the Needles, Isle of Wight for a $90,000 winner-take-all prize. The Henrietta, owned by twenty-one-year old James Gordon Bennett, Jr., and skippered by Captain Samuel S. Samuels, a professional, won the race in 13 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes. Bennett would be elected commodore in 1871. Image File history File linksMetadata Yachts_Henrietta,_Fleetwing_&_Vesta. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Yachts_Henrietta,_Fleetwing_&_Vesta. ... Currier and Ives was a firm headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895). ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Sandy Hook from the top of Twin Lights Lighthouse, Highlands, NJ. Sandy Hook is a narrow coastal spit of land, approximately 6 miles in length and 0. ... James Gordon Bennett, Jr. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Club House "Station No. 6" of New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI, as it appeared in the 1890s. Photo by J. S. Johnston.

In 1876, the Mohawk, a large centre-board schooner, capsized due to its sheets being "made fast" (fastened securely) when a freak squall struck. Vice-Commodore William T. Garner, his wife and crew died in the accident. It is believed that this tragedy led to the extinction of the great centerboard schooner yachts. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 780 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 692 pixel, file size: 164 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Station No. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 780 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 692 pixel, file size: 164 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Station No. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... Yacht Valkyrie III as photographed by John S. Johnston in 1895. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The piece of chain running diagonally up and right from the bottom-left of this picture to the upper of the two yards is the fore-lower-topsail sheet. ... A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed which usually is associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow. ...

Racing Rules

In 1889, the NYYC adopted the "Seawanhaka Rule," a yacht-racing rating system which remained in effect for nearly twenty years. The "Seawanhaka Rule" was the result of collaboration between the NYYC and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club of Oyster Bay. Then, in 1902, the NYYC changed its rating system to the "Herreshoff Rule," devised by the illustrious yacht designer, Nathanael Herreshoff. Later re-named the "Universal Rule," it would be adopted by the majority of leading American yacht clubs. The rule governed yacht design for almost forty years. Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht club in the Western Hemisphere[1], located in Oyster Bay, NY, with access to Long Island Sound. ... Oyster Bay is the name of a hamlet and census-designated place on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County in the state of New York, USA. The hamlet is also the site of a station on the Long Island Rail Road and the eastern termination point of... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898 New York 30 Class Design, by Nathanael Herreshoff Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848-1938), born in Bristol, RI, was a naval architect-engineer. ... The Universal Rule determined a yachts eligibility to race in the Americas Cup from 1920 to 1937. ...

NYYC held the America's Cup for 132 years, until Australia II defeated Dennis Conner's Liberty off of Newport, Rhode Island in 1983. This record remains the longest continuous winning streak in sports history. U ALL SUK COCK ... Dennis Walter Conner (born December 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman who has participated in the Americas Cup nine times. ...

Since the loss of the Cup the NYYC has been forced to reinvent itself and the Club has got involved in team racing, dinghy racing, youth sailing, and numerous international regattas. In 2002 the Club hosted the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Sloop North American Championships. In 2006 the Club hosted the Blind Sailing World Championships. // Overview Team Racing, also known as Teams Racing, is an increasingly popular form of yacht racing. ... Dinghy racing is the competitive sport of sailing dinghies. ... The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is a volunteer organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. ...

Regattas

• 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge
• "New York Yacht Club Cruise," an annual series of races held in July or August
• "Annual Regatta," started in 1846
• "Queen's Cup Trophy"
• "12-metre Worlds"
• "Una Cup"
• "Corsair Cup"
• "Astor Cups"
• "Solution Trophy"

The 2005 Rolex Transatlantic Challenge was celebrated at the 100th anniversary of the 1905 race for the Kaisers Cup also known as The Great Ocean Race. ...

References

External links

• New York Yacht Club Official Website
  • Photographs of Manhattan clubhouse interior