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Harlem Yacht Club

Name: Harlem Yacht Club
Address: New York, US
Telephone: +17188853078

New York, United StatesLong Island Sound

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Type: Harbour

Yacht club on the south-west shore of City Island in the Bronx, with a mooring field in Eastchester Bay, New York.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Lies in Eastchester Bay off Long Island Sound, sheltered behind City Island. The club runs an active racing and cruising calendar from this mooring field.

Practical

Permanent and transient moorings in the club mooring field, with a launch service to shore. A restaurant and bar operate on the premises at the three-storey clubhouse on Hunter Avenue.

History

Founded in 1883, the Harlem Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in the United States and has been based on City Island since 1894. The 1898 clubhouse burned down on 29 May 1915 and was rebuilt the same year as the present three-storey building.