New Orleans Yacht Club

New Orleans Yacht Club
Burgee
Short nameNOYC
Founded1949
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Websitewww.noyc.org

The New Orleans Yacht Club (NOYC) was founded in June 1949[1] and is dedicated to further the sport of yacht racing, marine safety and seamanship.[2][3] The club is located at West End's Municipal Yacht Harbor on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain and is a member of the Gulf Yachting Association since 1953.[4][5]

Since its founding, New Orleans Yacht Club has been home to many regional and national regattas as well as sailing champions. The club annually hosts or co-hosts over 30 regattas on the lake and its membership is actively involved in many regional and national regattas, including hosting Mardi Gras Race Week and the Bastille Day Regatta.

The club holds one of the largest Wednesday Night Racing regatta series in the United States with on average 50 boats participating weekly throughout daylight saving time and has an active junior sailing program.[6]

  1. ^ "New Yacht Club is Formed", New Orleans States-Item, June 1949
  2. ^ Thorp, John Gray (July 1967), "Boating Booms on Lake Pontchartrain", Boating Magazine
  3. ^ DeMajo, John G., Memories of West End
  4. ^ Scheib, Flora K. (1986). History of the Southern Yacht Club. Pelican Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 9781455605866.
  5. ^ Gilbert, Troy (August 2018), "Boating in New Orleans, Louisiana", Southern Boating Magazine
  6. ^ Gilbert, Troy (April 2007), "Set Sail: Racing Sailboats in New Orleans", Gambit Weekly