Overview
The New York Yacht Club was founded in 1844 aboard a yacht anchored off the Battery and is the club that held the America's Cup from 1851 until 1983. It has two clubhouses: the landmark Model Room building on West 44th Street in Manhattan and Harbour Court on Brenton Cove in Newport, Rhode Island, where all of its racing is run. The club organizes North America's oldest annual regatta, the biennial Race Week at Newport and the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup for Corinthian yacht-club teams in its fleet of IC37s, and keeps a Sonar fleet for team racing.
- Founded
- 1844
- Federation
- US Sailing
- Phone
- +1 212 382 1000
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Regattas and series
Run or hosted by the club, per the club website. Dates and notices are on the club site.
- Annual RegattaNorth America's oldest annual regatta (first sailed 1845); Around-the-Island Race plus two days of buoy or navigator courses for ORC, PHRF, one-design and classic fleets; 172nd edition in 2026
- Race Week at Newportbiennial race week (since 1998): handicap fleets first, one-design classes after; 2026 run together with Sail Newport's Newport Regatta
- Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cupbiennial invitational for Corinthian yacht-club teams from around the world, sailed since 2009, in the club's IC37 fleet since 2019
- Queen's Cupone of the club's oldest trophies (presented 1953, successor of the 1912 King's Cup); 2026 race sailed in Maine during the Annual Cruise
- Resolute Cupyacht-club team championship
- Tiedemann Classic Regattaregatta for classic yachts in Newport
- NYYC Women's International Championshipinternational women's keelboat championship
- Bermuda Short-Handed Returnshort-handed offshore race from Bermuda back to Newport
- Morgan Cup Team Raceteam race in the club's Sonar fleet
- Hinman Masters Team Racemasters team race in Sonars
- Transatlantic Race 2025transatlantic race co-organized by the club (2025 edition)
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History and achievements
- 1844Nine yachtsmen found the club on 30 July aboard a yacht anchored off the Battery in New York Harbor; three days later the founding fleet sails for Newport on the first club cruise
- 1845First Annual Regatta on 17 July on the Hudson River: nine yachts start a 40-mile race
- 1851The schooner America, owned by a syndicate of club members, wins a race around the Isle of Wight; its trophy becomes the America's Cup
- 1930–1983The club defends the America's Cup off Newport, first in J-Class yachts and later in 12 Metres, until losing it in 1983
- 1953The Queen's Cup is presented to the club, replacing the King's Cup of 1912
- 1987–1988The club buys Harbour Court on Brenton Cove, Newport, and commissions it in June 1988 as its first permanent waterfront station; regattas move there
- 1998Race Week at Newport is created by merging the IMS national championship and a one-design championship
- 2006 · 2014The club buys 14 Sonars for team and match racing, growing the fleet to 22 by 2014
- 2009First Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup: 19 yacht-club teams from 14 countries
- 2019The Invitational Cup moves to the club's fleet of 20 one-design IC37s
Location
- Position
- 40°45.33′ N 73°58.89′ W
40.75558, -73.98156 - Address
- 37 West 44th Street
Frequently asked
Who do I call in an emergency at sea here?
Sea rescue: Coast Guard Sector New York 911. On the radio: MAYDAY on VHF channel 16.
When was New York Yacht Club founded?
In 1844.
Which regattas does the club run?
According to the club website, among others: Annual Regatta, Race Week at Newport, Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup and Queen's Cup.