American Yacht Club (New York)

American Yacht Club
Burgee
Short nameAYC
Founded1883
Location499 Stuyvesant Avenue, Rye, New York 10580
Commodore Richard Jessop
Websitewww.americanyc.org

The American Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Rye, New York distinguished by a long history of competitive racing [1] and leadership in growing the sport among women and junior sailors.[2][3][4][5]

American Yacht Club aerial 2015
  1. ^ "Interest in Small Boats". The New York Times. November 23, 1902.
  2. ^ Glen Perry (June 2, 1934). "American Gets Adams Event N.A.Y.R.U. Makes Definite Award to Long Island Sound Club". New York Sun. p. 40.
  3. ^ "American Yacht Club". National Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Chris Szepessy (June 2017). "The Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound". Windcheck. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Youth big boat sailing goes to next level". March 22, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2022.