Gulf Yachting Association

Gulf Yachting Association
Burgee
Short nameGYA
Founded1901
LocationUnited States
Websitewww.gya.org

The Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) formed in 1901,[1] is a non-profit organization consisting of 39 member and affiliate yacht club's from Houston, TX to Sarasota, FL along the Gulf of Mexico in the United States. Organized specifically to further the sport of yacht racing,[2] marine safety and seamanship, the GYA is the oldest organization of yacht clubs in the United States.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Gulf Yachting Association is Now Going Proposition". The New Orleans Times-Picayune Oct. 18, 1920.
  2. ^ "Gulf Skipper Gets 15 1/4 Points in Mallory Cup Series (Sept. 9, 1954)". The New York Times.