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Sheldrake Yacht Club
Founded1907
Websitewww.sheldrakeyc.org

Sheldrake Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in the world without a clubhouse.[1][2] Despite this deficit, the club has continued to organize regattas as well as its signature Whalers Race.[3]

History

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The club was formed in 1907 and formally incorporated in 1909; its first officers were Frank P. Coxe and William A. Hanson of White Plains, William Thomson, Arthur Fauser, Paul Wiel, and Edward T. Griffith of Mamaroneck.[4] The name is derived from the Sheldrake River in Mamaroneck. When it began, most of the boats in its fleet were motorboats.[5]

Members met on and around Harbor Island in Mamaroneck until 1952 when the organization lost its lease from the village government and was compelled to move.[6][7] Subsequent attempts to find a permanent clubhouse did not succeed but the membership continued to perform all the functions of a yacht club including participation in officially sanctioned races, election of officers and commissioning of the fleet.[8]

Environmental advocacy

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When a proposal to build a bridge from Oyster Bay to Rye was proposed and threatened the ecology of Long Island Sound, Sheldrake Yacht Club led by Martin Marcus partnered with American Yacht Club to lead a "boatercade" in protest.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Al Bamberger, Jr. (June 21, 1971). "Steinberg, Watt 'Double' in YRA; John, Shields, Ogilvy, Fraser Win". Tarrytown: Daily News.
  2. ^ "Sheldrake Y. C. Holds Fiftieth Anniversary". Golden Jubilee. Mamaroneck: The Daily Times. April 22, 1957.
  3. ^ "Whalers' Race is Postponed". Yonkers: Herald Statesman. September 30, 1963. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Two New Corporations". Dobbs Ferry: Dobbs Ferry Register. May 21, 1909.
  5. ^ "Near to New York, Happenings at Long Island Sound Resorts". The Brooklyn DailyEagle. July 31, 1910. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Yacht Club Buys Strip on Orienta". Larchmont Times. December 17, 1953. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Covering Our Local Waterfront". The Daily Times. February 24, 1955. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Boating". Yonkers: Herald Statesman. May 7, 1977. p. B 11.
  9. ^ "Democrats Sponsoring Boatercade In Protest Against Sound Bridge". The Rye Chronicle. October 9, 1969.
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