Clearwater Yacht Club
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| Short name | CYC |
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| Founded | February 14, 1911 |
| Location | 830 Bayway Blvd., Clearwater, Florida 33767  United States |
| Website | clearwateryachtclub |
Clearwater Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Clearwater, Florida (United States).[1] The club belongs to the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs,[2] and the Florida Sailing Association.[3]
History
[edit]The club's charter and by-laws were officially registered on 14 February 1911.[4]
Snipe fleet number 46, based at the club, was very strong in the 1930s and first hosted the Midwinter Snipe Championship Regatta in 1935,[5] and has been raced ever since with the exception of the war years.[6][7]
Clark Mills was also the builder of Snipe "Honey", winner of the United States Snipe National Championship in 1951 with Francis Seavy and Howard McGaughey.[8]
CYC hosted the 1960 United States Snipe National Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Details for Clearwater Yacht Club". Active Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "MEMBER CLUBS". Florida Council of Yacht Clubs. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "FSA Member Clubs". Florida Sailing Association. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "History". Clearwater Yacht Club. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ ""Victory" Regatta... March 8-9-10". The Job Sheet. January 1946. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "NOTICE OF RACE-SNIPE CLASS INTERNATIONAL RACING ASSOCIATION-78TH MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP-CLEARWATER YACHT CLUB–MARCH 13, 14, 15, 2016" (PDF). SCIRA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "The Optimist Dinghy's Good News Story Sails Into Dublin Bay". Afloat. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Gene Fleming & History of Clearwater Yacht Club". Vimeo, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
External links
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