Oldest Yacht Clubs in America

Year Founded	Yacht Club	State
1838	Narragansett Boat Club	Rhode Island
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	Springfield Yacht Club*	Massachusetts
1853	Carolina Yacht Club	North Carolina
1856	Harlem Yacht Club	New York
1856	Hoboken Yacht Club	New Jersey
1857	Brooklyn Yacht Club	New York
1857	Maryland Club	Maryland
1858	Jersey City Yacht Club	New Jersey
1860	Buffalo Yacht Club	New York
1861	N eenah -Nodaway Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1865	Raritan Yacht Club	New Jersey
1865	Riverton Yacht Club	New Jersey
1865	Toledo Yacht Club	Ohio
1866	Atlantic Yacht Club	New Jersey
1866	Boston Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1866	Palisades Boat Club	New York
1868	Detroit Yacht Club	Michigan
1868	South Boston Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1869	Bunker Hill Yacht Club	Connecticut
1869	New Hamburg Yacht Club	New York
1869	Oshkosh Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1869	Portland Yacht Club	Maine
1869	Williamsburg Yacht Club	Virginia
1869	Savannah Yacht Club	Georgia
1869	San Francisco Yacht Club	California
1870	Eastern Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1870	Lynn Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1870	Manhattan Yacht Club	New York
1871	Milwaukee Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1871	New Jersey Yacht Club	New Jersey
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	Old Club Yacht Club*	Michigan
1872	Santa Barbara Yacht Club	California
1873	Albany Yacht Club	New York
1873	St Augustine Yacht Club	Florida
1874	Lake Geneva Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1874	Knickerbocker Yacht Club	New York
1874	Raritan Yacht Club	New Jersey
1874	Quincy Yacht Club	Massachusetts
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 Yacht Club	New York
1876	Duxbury Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1876	Florida Yacht Club	Florida
1876	New York Athletic Yacht Club	New York
1877	Bristol Yacht Club	Rhode Island
1877	Great Salt Lake Yacht Club	Utah
1877	New Bedford Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1877	Rochester Yacht Club	New York
1878	Cleveland Yachting Club	Ohio
1878	Marblehead Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1879	L ouisville 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
1881	Yale Corinthian Yacht Club	Connecticutt
1882	Beach Haven Yacht Club	New Jersey
1882	Minnetonka Yacht Club	Minnesota
1882	Narragansett Yacht Club	Rhode Island
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	Harlem Yacht 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	Inter-Lake Yachting Association
1885	Newburgh Yacht Club	New York
1885	Sandy Bay 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	Biscayne Bay Yacht Club	Florida
1887	Cedar Point Yacht Club	Connecticut
1887	C hesapeake Bay Yacht Club	Maryland
1887	Lake Champlain Yacht Club	Vermont
1887	Lindsay Park Yacht Club	Iowa
1887	Housatonic Boat Club	Connecticut
1887	Quaker City Yacht Club	Pennsylvania
1887	Volunteer Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1888	Bay Head Yacht Club	New Jersey
1888	Riverside Yacht Club	Connecticut
1889	Belle Haven Yacht Club	Connecticut
1889	Dorchester Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1889	Excelsior Yacht Club	New York
1889	Edgewood Yacht Club	Rhode Island
1889	Indian Harbor Yacht Club	Connecticut
1889	Yonkers Corinthian Yacht Club	New York
1890	Center Harbor Yacht Club	Maine
1890	Encinal Yacht Club	California
1890	Keystone Yacht Club	New York
1890	Newport Yacht Club	Rhode Island
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	Anacortes Yacht Club	Washington
1891	Hempstead Harbour Club	New York
1891	Manhasset 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	Encinal Yacht Club	California
1892	New York Athletic Club Yacht Club	New York
1892	P oughkeepsi e Yacht Club	New York
1892	Sag Harbor Yacht Club	New York
1892	Sea Cliff Yacht Club	New York
1892	Seattle Yacht Club	Washington
1892	Squantum Yacht Club	Massachusetts
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	Iroquois Yacht Club	New York
1894	Nahant Dory Club	Massachusetts
1894	Newport Yacht Club (The)	Rhode Island
1894	Put-in-Bay Yacht Club	Ohio
1894	Saginaw Bay Yacht Club	Michigan
1894	Sandusky Yacht Club	Ohio
1894	Surf City Yacht Club	New Jersey
1895	Chippewa Yacht Club	New York
1895	City Point Yacht Club	Connecticutt
1895	Erie Yacht Club	Pennsylvania
1895	Hingham Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1895	Rumson Yacht Club	New Jersey
1896	Annisquam Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1896	Bass River Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1896	Bay-Waveland Yacht Club	Mississippi
1896	Halifax River Yacht Club	Florida
1896	Jackson Park Yacht Club	Illinois
1896	Jubilee Yacht Club	Massachusetts
1896	Manitowoc Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1896	Morrisania Yacht Club	New York
1896	Old Mill Yacht Club	New York
1896	Pewaukee Yacht Club	Wisconsin
1896	Red Bank Yacht Club	New Jersey
1896	Sachem's Head Yacht Club	Connecticut
1897	Houston Yacht Club	Texas
1897	Lindsay Park Yacht Cluib	Iowa
1897	Ocean City Yacht Club	New Jersey
1897	St Regis Yacht Club	New York
1897	Spring Lake Yacht Club	Michigan
1898	Canandaigua Yacht Club	New York
1898	I sland Heights Yacht Club	New Jersey
1898	James Island Yacht Club	South Carolina
1898	M edford Boat Club	Massachusetts
1898	O hio River Launch Club	Ohio
1898	P aw Paw Lake Yacht Club	Michigan
1898	Portsmouth Yacht Club	New Hampshire
1898	S easide Park Yacht Club	New Jersey
1898	West End Boat Club	Pennsylvania
1899	Macatawa Bay Yacht Club	Michigan
1899	Manasquan River Yacht Club	New Jersey
1899	Northport Yacht Club	New York
1899	Sag Harbor Yacht Club	New York
1899	Seaside Park Yacht Club	New Jersey

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