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© Edgartown Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Edgartown Yacht Club (EYC)

Edgartown Yacht Club (EYC) is based in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for its long-established regatta culture, harbour racing and the traditional summer yacht-club scene around Edgartown.

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© Island Sailing Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Island Sailing Club (ISC)

Island Sailing Club (ISC) is based in Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is known for the Round the Island Race, Solent racing and the sort of club life that keeps Cowes noisy in the best possible way.

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© Balboa Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Balboa Yacht Club (BYC)

Balboa Yacht Club (BYC) is based in Newport Beach, California, United States. It is known for junior sailing, harbour racing and a steady connection with offshore-minded West Coast sailors.

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© Chicago Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Chicago Yacht Club (CYC)

Chicago Yacht Club (CYC) is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is known for the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, one-design fleets and a strong Great Lakes racing tradition.

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© Michael Hodges

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Club Náutico Santa Pola

Club Nautico Santa Pola is based in Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain. It is known for local sailing, cruising access, dinghy activity and a practical marina setting for the Alicante coast.

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© Clube Naval de Cascais

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Clube Naval de Cascais (CNC)

Clube Naval de Cascais (CNC) is based in Cascais, Portugal. It is known for international regattas, Olympic-class sailing and its position on a handsome Atlantic waterfront.

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© Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC)

Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC) is based in Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is known for Corinthian racing, Cowes events and a strong local club identity on the Medina.

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© Golden Gate Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC)

Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) is based in San Francisco, California, United States. It is known for America's Cup history, bay racing and a no-nonsense sailing culture forged in proper breeze.

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© Hayling Island Sailing Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Hayling Island Sailing Club

Hayling Island Sailing Club is based in Hayling Island, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is known for championship dinghy sailing, open meetings and a race area that can serve up flat water, tide and sea breeze in equal measure.

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© Indian Harbor Yacht Club (IHYC)

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Indian Harbor Yacht Club

Indian Harbor Yacht Club is based in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is known for classic yacht-club tradition, Sound racing and a long record of serious offshore and one-design sailors.

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© Island Harbour Yacht Club (IHYC)

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Island Harbour Yacht Club (IHYC)

Island Harbour Yacht Club (IHYC) is based in Island Harbour, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is known for social cruising, local gatherings and a quieter island base for sailors who prefer a less frantic berth.

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© Itchenor Sailing Club (ISC)

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Itchenor Sailing Club (ISC)

Itchenor Sailing Club (ISC) is based in Itchenor, Chichester Harbour, United Kingdom. It is known for dinghy racing, keelboat classes and harbour sailing that rewards local knowledge and a careful eye on the tide.

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© New York Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

New York Yacht Club (NYYC)

New York Yacht Club (NYYC) is based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is known for America's Cup history, elite regattas, offshore racing and a formidable place in the sport's old ledger.

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© Michael Hodges

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Newport Harbor Yacht Club (NHYC)

Newport Harbor Yacht Club (NHYC) is based in Newport Beach, California, United States. It is known for junior sailing, match racing, harbour fleets and West Coast yacht-club tradition.

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© Newport Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Newport Yacht Club (NYC – Rhode Island)

Newport Yacht Club (NYC - Rhode Island) is based in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is known for cruising, club racing and practical access to Narragansett Bay.

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© Real Club Náutico de Barcelona

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Real Club Náutico de Barcelona (RCNB)

Real Club Nautico de Barcelona (RCNB) is based in Barcelona, Spain. It is known for Mediterranean regattas, Spanish yacht-club tradition and a central position in Barcelona sailing.

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© Royal Canadian Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC)

Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for Canadian yacht-club history, dinghy and keelboat racing, and a strong junior sailing culture.

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© Royal Cape Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC)

Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) is based in Cape Town, South Africa. It is known for South African offshore racing, cruising support and a strong Cape sailing community.

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© Royal Cork Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC)

Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) is based in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland. It is known for deep yachting history, Cork Week, harbour racing and a proper Irish welcome after a wet beat.

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© Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC)

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. It is known for harbour racing, offshore events, dinghy sailing and a busy social calendar in one of the world's great port cities.

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© Royal Lymington Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Lymington Yacht Club (RLymYC)

Royal Lymington Yacht Club (RLymYC) is based in Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is known for youth sailing, keelboat racing, cruising and a smart position on one of Britain's best sailing stretches.

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© Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS)

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is known for America's Cup pedigree, harbour racing, youth development and a national sailing profile far larger than its postcode.

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© Royal Ocean Racing Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC)

Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is based in London and Cowes, United Kingdom. It is known for the Fastnet Race, offshore championships, IRC racing and serious race management.

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© Royal Southern Yacht Club (RSrnYC)

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Southern Yacht Club (RSrnYC)

Royal Southern Yacht Club (RSrnYC) is based in Hamble, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is known for Solent racing, keelboat events, youth sailing and a long-established royal yacht-club tradition.

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© Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS)

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS)

Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS) is based in Stockholm and Sandhamn, Sweden. It is known for Baltic racing, archipelago sailing, Olympic development and a long royal-club history.

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© Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS)

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) is based in Kirribilli, Sydney, Australia. It is known for harbour racing, keelboats, dinghies and Australian yacht-club history.

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© Royal Thames Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC)

Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC) is based in Knightsbridge, London and Cowes, United Kingdom. It is known for being among the oldest yacht clubs in the world, match racing, team racing and a distinguished social and racing calendar.

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© Royal Yacht Squadron

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS)

Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is based in Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is known for America's Cup origins, Cowes Week, royal patronage and the start lines that have launched a century of ambition.

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© San Diego Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC)

San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC) is based in San Diego, California, United States. It is known for America's Cup history, junior sailing, offshore racing and a strong calendar of Southern California events.

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© Sanya Serenity Marina

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Sanya Serenity Marina

Sanya Serenity Marina is based in Sanya, Hainan, China. It is known for hosting major offshore race activity, superyacht berthing and China's developing leisure marine scene.

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© Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez (SNST)

Societe Nautique de Saint-Tropez (SNST) is based in Saint-Tropez, France. It is known for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, Mediterranean regattas and a link between old varnish and modern carbon.

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© St. Francis Yacht Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC)

St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) is based in San Francisco, California, United States. It is known for the Rolex Big Boat Series, championship fleets and a front-row position on one of the world's great racing waters.

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© Warsash Sailing Club

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Warsash Sailing Club (WSC)

Warsash Sailing Club (WSC) is based in Warsash, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is known for club racing, dinghy activity and its place in the practical Hamble sailing community.

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© Yacht Club Como

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Yacht Club Como

Yacht Club Como is based in Como, Lake Como, Italy. It is known for lake sailing, local regattas and a setting that makes even a poor tack look scenic.

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© Yacht Club de Monaco

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Yacht Club de Monaco

Yacht Club de Monaco is based in Monaco, Monaco. It is known for classic yacht events, superyacht culture, Monaco regattas and a clubhouse that signals serious intent before the docklines are even tied.

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© Yacht Club of Greece

01 Jan 2025Clubs

Yacht Club of Greece (Nautical Club of Greece)

Yacht Club of Greece (Nautical Club of Greece) is based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is known for Greek yachting tradition, racing, cruising links and a commanding position above classic Mediterranean waters.

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