
Americas's
Oldest Yacht Clubs
In Order of Year
|
Year
Founded |
Yacht
Club
|
State
|
|
1839
|
DETROIT
BOAT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1844
|
NEW
YORK YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1847
|
MOBILE
YACHT CLUB
|
Alabama
|
|
1849
|
BILOXI
YACHT CLUB
|
Mississippi
|
|
1849
|
PASS
CHRISTIAN YACHT CLUB
|
Mississippi
|
|
1849
|
SOUTHERN
YACHT CLUB
|
Louisiana
|
|
1850
|
SPRNGFIELD
YACHT
& CANOE CLUB |
Massachusetts
|
|
1853
|
CAROLINA
YACHT CLUB
|
North
Carolina
|
|
1856
|
HARLEM
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1857
|
MARYLAND
CLUB
|
Maryland
|
|
1860
|
BUFFALO
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1861
|
NEENAH
NODAWAY YACHT CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1865
|
RARITAN
YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1865
|
RIVERTON
YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1866
|
BOSTON
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1868
|
DETROIT
YACHT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1868
|
SOUTH
BOSTON YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1869
|
NEW
HAMBURG YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1869
|
PORTLAND
YACHT CLUB
|
Maine
|
|
1869
|
SAVANNAH
YACHT CLUB
|
Georgia
|
|
1869
|
SAN
FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB
|
California
|
|
1870
|
EASTERN
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1870
|
LYNN
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1871
|
MILWAUKEE
YACHT CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1871
|
NORTH
SHORE YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1871
|
SEAWANHAKA
CORINTHIAN
YACHT CLUB |
New
York
|
|
1871
|
TOMS
RIVER YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1872
|
BEVERLY
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1872
|
SANTA
BARBARA YACHT CLUB
|
California
|
|
1873
|
ALBANY
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1873
|
ST
AUGUSTINE YACHT CLUB
|
Florida
|
|
1874
|
LAKE
GENEVA YACHT CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1875
|
CHICAGO
YACHT CLUB
|
Illinois
|
|
1875
|
HUDSON
RIVER YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1875
|
RHODE
ISLAND YACHT CLUB
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1875
|
SAVIN
HILL YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1875
|
VARUNA
BOAT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1876
|
FLORIDA
YACHT CLUB
|
Florida
|
|
1876
|
DUXBURY
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1876
|
NEW
YORK ATHLETIC YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1877
|
BRISTOL
YACHT CLUB
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1877
|
NEW
BEDFORD YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1877
|
ROCHESTER
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1878
|
CLEVELAND
YACHTING CLUB
|
Ohio
|
|
1879
|
LOUISVILLE
BOAT CLUB
|
Kentucky
|
|
1879
|
MONMOUTH
BOAT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1879
|
YONKERS
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1880
|
LARCHMONT
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1880
|
OLD
DOMINION BOAT CLUB
|
Virginia
|
|
1881
|
CHELSEA
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1882
|
BEACH
HAVEN YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1882
|
MINNETONKA
YACHT CLUB
|
Minnesota
|
|
1882
|
NEW
HAVEN YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1883
|
AMERICAN
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1883
|
CAROLINA
YACHT CLUB
|
South
Carolina
|
|
1883
|
FORT
SCHUYLER CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1883
|
ONONDAGA
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1884
|
WINTHROP
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1885
|
AMERICAN
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1885
|
BAR
HARBOR YACHT CLUB
|
Maine
|
|
1885
|
CORINTHIAN
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1885
|
SHATTEMUC
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1886
|
ANNAPOLIS
YACHT CLUB
|
Maryland
|
|
1886
|
CHELSEA
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1886
|
CORINTHIAN
YACHT CLUB
OF SAN FRANCISCO |
California
|
|
1886
|
ISCHODA
YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1886
|
RED
DRAGON CANOE CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1886
|
SAN
DIEGO YACHT CLUB
|
California
|
|
1886
|
SHELTER
ISLAND YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1887
|
CEDAR
POINT YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1887
|
CHESAPEAKE
BAY YACHT CLUB
|
Maryland
|
|
1887
|
LINDSAY
PARK YACHT CLUB
|
Iowa
|
|
1887
|
HOUSATONIC
BOAT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1887
|
QUAKER
CITY YACHT CLUB
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1888
|
BAY
HEAD YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1888
|
RIVERSIDE
YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1889
|
BELLE
HAVEN CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1889
|
DORCHESTER
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1889
|
INDIAN
HARBOR YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1889
|
EDGEWOOD
YACHT CLUB
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1890
|
ENCINAL
YACHT CLUB
|
California
|
|
1890
|
KEYSTONE
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1890
|
OCONOMOWOC
LAKE CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1890
|
PLYMOUTH
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1890
|
SQUANTUM
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1890
|
STAMFORD
YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1890
|
STUYVESANT
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1890
|
TACOMA
YACHT CLUB
|
Washington
|
|
1890
|
WESTHAMPTON
YACHT SQUADRON
|
New
York
|
|
1891
|
HEMPSTEAD
HARBOUR CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1891
|
ANACORTES
YACHT CLUB
|
Washington
|
|
1891
|
MANHASSETT
BAY YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1892
|
CAPITAL
YACHT CLUB
|
District
of Col.
|
|
1892
|
COLUMBIA
YACHT CLUB
|
Illinois
|
|
1892
|
CONANICUT
YACHT CLUB
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1892
|
CORINTHIAN
YACHT CLUB
OF PHILADELPHIA |
Pennsylvania
|
|
1892
|
POUGHKEEPSIE
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1892
|
SAG
HARBOR YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1892
|
SEA
CLIFF YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1892
|
SEATTLE
YACHT CLUB
|
Washington
|
|
1893
|
HINGHAM
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1893
|
LAKE
BEULAH YACHT CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1893
|
SODUS
BAY YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1893
|
WEEKAPAUG
YACHT CLUB
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1894
|
CHAUTAUQUA
LAKE YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1894
|
COHASSET
YACHT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1894
|
HUGUENOT
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1894
|
HUNTINGTON
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1894
|
NEWPORT
YACHT CLUB (THE)
|
Rhode
Island
|
|
1894
|
PUT-IN-BAY
YACHT CLUB
|
Ohio
|
|
1894
|
SAGINAW
BAY YACHT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1896
|
MORRISANIA
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1896
|
OLD
MILL YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1896
|
PEWAUKEE
YACHT CLUB
|
Wisconsin
|
|
1896
|
SACHEM'S
HEAD YACHT CLUB
|
Connecticut
|
|
1897
|
HOUSTON
YACHT CLUB
|
Texas
|
|
1897
|
OCEAN
CITY YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1897
|
SPRING
LAKE YACHT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1898
|
CANANDAIGUA
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1898
|
ISLAND
HEIGHTS YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1898
|
JAMES
ISLAND YACHT CLUB
|
South
Carolina
|
|
1898
|
MEDFORD
BOAT CLUB
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1898
|
OHIO
RIVER LAUNCH CLUB
|
Ohio
|
|
1898
|
PAW
PAW LAKE YACHT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1898
|
PORTSMOUTH
YACHT CLUB
|
New
Hampshire
|
|
1898
|
SEASIDE
PARK YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1898
|
WEST
END BOAT CLUB
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1899
|
MASCATAWA
BAY YACHT CLUB
|
Michigan
|
|
1899
|
MANASQUAN
RIVER YACHT CLUB
|
New
Jersey
|
|
1899
|
NORTHPORT
YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|
|
1899
|
SAG
HARBOR YACHT CLUB
|
New
York
|