Clearwater Yacht Club

Boating group in Florida

Clearwater Yacht Club

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Short name| CYC
Founded| February 14, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-02-14)
Location| 830 Bayway Blvd., Clearwater, Florida 33767  United States
Website| clearwateryachtclub.org

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

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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

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1. ^ "Details for Clearwater Yacht Club". Active Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
2. ^ "MEMBER CLUBS". Florida Council of Yacht Clubs. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
3. ^ "FSA Member Clubs". Florida Sailing Association. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
4. ^ "History". Clearwater Yacht Club. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
5. ^ ""Victory" Regatta... March 8-9-10". The Job Sheet. January 1946. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States