Great Harbor Yacht Club, situated on picturesque Nantucket harbor, offers its members exceptional recreational opportunities and dining options while making sure to immerse our members in Nantucket’s unique locale.
The GHYC Clubhouse was designed by local architect Lyman Perry, in conjunction with seasoned Club architects, Hart Howerton. The post & beam construction of the Great Room was handcrafted in Pennsylvania, delivered to the island in sections and hand-pegged together by skilled artisans.
The interiors, designed by Boston firm Gauthier & Stacy, create a welcoming environment where members feel at home. The spaces are comfortable yet sophisticated creating the perfect balance of spaces for club events and private receptions.
GHYC offers a full complement of activities for our members and their guests to enjoy. Between the Clubhouse, waterfront facilities, state-of-the-art tennis & swim complex and fitness center & spa, GHYC offers something for every recreation and Nantucket enthusiast.
Learn more about Great Harbor Yacht Club’s Sailing Program HERE.
The Great Harbor Yacht Club is hiring Junior/Adult Sailing Program Directors:
The Great Harbor Yacht Club in Nantucket, MA is seeking two senior level Directors: Adult Sailing Director and Junior Program Director. The Great Harbor Yacht Club is a fairly new yacht club (est. 2003) with active adult and junior programs. Our programs encompass the full spectrum of skills from learn to sail to competitive racing. We are looking for mature, enthusiastic professionals who take teaching seriously and who are committed to managing programs and staff for the busy 10-week season.
To learn more and apply, CLICK HERE
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Club Profile: Sarasota Yacht Club
Camaraderie. At the Sarasota Yacht Club, a spirit of friendship and community makes everyone feel welcome. Whether you glide in dockside or step inside the new luxurious clubhouse, you’re greeted with a warm smile and outstretched hand.
Our varied membership comprised of non-boating singles and families, cruisers and athletes under power or sail, love to call the Club home. While many of our members live in Sarasota year round, many of our mariners are from out of state and still proudly fly the SYC Burgee on their bow. But everyone agrees, no matter how you arrive you always feel at home at the Club.
Sarasota Yacht Club is hiring a full-time Watersports Director.
And at the end of the day, our members can relax and enjoy the gorgeous Sarasota Bay skyline in luxury and style. That’s why our members say “Meet me at the Club!”
A Yacht Club, known as the Sarasota Yacht Club, was organized in the summer of 1907 and located on the north end of Siesta Key.
In 1913 the Club purchased a tract of land on Gulfstream Avenue in downtown Sarasota, and erected a large clubhouse which soon became known as the center of social life in Sarasota. The Club changed its name to the Sarasota Yacht Club and Automobile Club and remained very active until 1917 when John Ringling purchased the property. During World War I the Club headquartered the Sarasota Naval Militia.
The present Sarasota Yacht Club was incorporated June 21, 1926. The automobile branch of the club was not continued. Later, a clubhouse was maintained on Sarasota Municipal Pier from which members sailed their “Fish Class” fleet, winning numerous championship trophies including the 1933 Florida West Coast Fleet Championship. .
The United States government leased the Club property in 1943 for the duration of the war plus six months for use as an Air Force Crash Boat Rescue Base. The club regained control of its property in January 1946 with the payment of $100.00 to the United States government for improvements made to the site, mainly two barracks buildings, which served as a clubhouse for many years. During the war period the membership declined to 66 regular members. A new clubhouse was built in 1958.
On April 23, 2010 the Sarasota Yacht Club opened the doors to it’s newly constructed 23,000 square foot clubhouse.
Sarasota Yacht Club is hiring a full-time Watersports Director.
The International Comet Class is Alive and Well with a New Builder
Whitecap Composites has been selected as the exclusive builder of the International Comet Class. With active fleets in Maryland, New Jersey, the Midwest and Bermuda, the appointment of a new builder will keep the class going for many more years to come.
Whitecap has already completed new molds and tooling and has produced it’s first hull which has been tested at MIT and won it’s first regatta at the Pumpkin Bowl in Maryland this month.
“We are very excited to be the new builder for the International Comet Class. Our manufacturing process allowed us to use thicker cores and a more elaborate grid system resulting in a stiffer and stronger boat while maintaining the class minimum weight required by the class rules. We are also thrilled that the boat was victorious in it’s very first regatta. We feel that we have put a modern twist on such an historic design in terms of cockpit layout, ergonomics and controls.” states the owners of Whitecap Composites.
The Comet was designed by C. Lowndes Johnson as a trailerable version of the Star. The design combines a 16 foot hard chine planing hull with a classic sloop rig. Her light weight (260 lbs.), generous sail area (140 sq. ft.) and semi-flat bottom, make her easily driven to weather and can be planed off the wind in breezes of only 10 to 12 knots. The Comet carries a mainsail and jib, the mast stands twenty feet five inches above the deck and is supported by a fully adjustable three stay rig. The hulls feature watertight side tanks and a false bottom which is self-bailing in the event of a capsize. The boat has evolved greatly since 1932 and has kept pace with the times. The modern Comet sports “Go Fasts” such as vang sheeting, mast benders and depending on the skipper’s appetite for complexity, ball bearing travelers, and magic boxes for mast rake control. All sail adjustments may be placed on the cockpit coaming, to be at fingertip control from a fully hiked position.
The boat carries a crew of two for racing, making it ideal for husband and wife or parent and child teams, yet it can hold three adults for pleasure sailing. The boat is easily trailered, rigged and launched. Even more importantly, the Comet is one of the most affordable one-designs in its class.
For more information contact us at www.whitecapcomposites.com
RS Quest
RS Sailing would like to introduce the development of their latest sailboat, the RS Quest. Designed by RS Sailing and Jo Richards, the RS Quest is a 14’ 1” dinghy developed for use across all sailing programs across North America.
RS Sailing have been aware of a potential opportunity to get more people afloat through programs such as Learn To Sail and courses offered at Community Sailing Centres and are confident the RS Quest, seated between the RS Feva and RS Vision within the RS range will do just that, providing a sailboat for beginner programs right up to spinnaker improvement programs. Current sailboats used for programs of this nature require a level of upkeep so developing a sailboat requiring less maintenance and providing more versatility across all levels of sailing is the next logical step.
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Class Profile: RS Quest
RS Sailing would like to introduce the development of their latest sailboat, the RS Quest. Designed by RS Sailing and Jo Richards, the RS Quest is a 14’ 1” dinghy developed for use across all sailing programs across North America.
RS Sailing have been aware of a potential opportunity to get more people afloat through programs such as Learn To Sail and courses offered at Community Sailing Centres and are confident the RS Quest, seated between the RS Feva and RS Vision within the RS range will do just that, providing a sailboat for beginner programs right up to spinnaker improvement programs. Current sailboats used for programs of this nature require a level of upkeep so developing a sailboat requiring less maintenance and providing more versatility across all levels of sailing is the next logical step.
The RS Quest has been developed based on the following requirements from a range of Programs currently running in North America:
- To have a capacity of four people, enabling the introduction of basic sailing techniques with both students and an instructor on board
- To be a versatile dinghy that can easily cater for a whole range of sailing courses, from ‘Learn to Sail’ to ‘Racing’ and ‘Advanced Techniques’
- To be light enough in weight that youth sailors can manoeuvre the boat with confidence and ease on and off the water
- To have simple and effective control lines to meet beginner needs right through to advanced sailing techniques
- To offer both a asymmetric and symmetric spinnaker for versatile use in enclosed waters
- To include additional storage space for longer journeys
- To offer light sheet load with approximately 11m2 in the main and jib sail area, putting a focus on enjoyment for youth sailors
- To be easily reefed
- To have the ability to be easily recovered from capsizes
- To include adjustable toe straps for the varying size of sailors
The RS Quest has already undergone intense testing with the first prototype having been tested by a range of sailors over the past couple of weeks. In true RS development fashion, styling has not gone amiss. Features such as a pivoting mast and the ability to be set up for both symmetric and asymmetric spinnaker sailing are just two features that have been included, and demonstrate RS to be once again leading the way in design and development.
Features of the RS Quest include a self-draining cockpit, and a super stable hull to give maximum security and feel ultra safe. The feel of the boat is considerably larger than its size with a large cockpit for up to four people, great for training and family. The RS Quest has been designed for maximum strength in all high load areas of the deck and hull. The rig can be set up for both symmetric and asymmetric sailing – perfect for confined sailing locations and for conducting relevant spinnaker courses. The hull offers plenty of dry storage and removable thwarts and seating, as well as adjustable toe straps for versatile use.
The rig is a two-part aluminium mast, with a sealed top mast for buoyancy aiding recovery and reducing inversion. To aid the rigging process, the mast foot is on a pivot, making it easier and safer for one person to rig. Externally running halyards make for easier use and hassle free replacement as well as control lines on the boom designed for simplicity. The square head main has buoyancy in the top of the sail drastically slowing down the time it takes to invert, taking into account the varied ability of its potential sailors. Reefing on both the Dacron main and the jib is in its simplest form: slab reefing on the mainsail and roller reefing for the jib.
The RS Quest foils features a GRP pivoting centreboard and aluminium rudder blade. A cast rudder stock with a lock on the tiller for holding the rudder up and down is combined with a protective mechanism that will release on contact with the ground.
Alex Newton-Southon, Managing Director, Operations and Technical of RS Sailing commented; “We are extremely privileged and excited to be working on this project with Sailing Programs in mind in North America. It’s a new area of the market we are yet to explore and hope to provide sailing to lots more sailors, both young and old in the future with this development.”
http://www.rssailing.com/us
Club Profile: Little Traverse Sailors, Michigan
About Little Traverse Sailors
Our staff members are US SAILING, CPR and First Aid certified. Most instruction is from safety boats.
Junior Racing Programs from 10 and up
As students gain sailing skills, many will want to learn to race as well. LTS provides racing programs geared for students all levels.
The LTS Race Team (13yo and above) practices every weekday afternoon in our Lasers and 420s, as well as in J/70s and other bigger racing boats. The Race Team also travels to regattas to compete against teams from other junior racing programs around Michigan.
The LTS Junior Race Team (10yo – 12yo) introduces motivated younger skippers to the basics of racing, using both our single-handed Bugs and 420s.
Our Fleet
9 Lido 14s (14ft sloops)
6 Pixels (14ft sloops, with spinnaker)
5 Bugs (8ft singlehanded/doublehanded)
6 Lasers (13ft singlehand racers)
3 Club 420s (14ft sloops, with spinnaker & trapeze)
6 RIBs/Boston Whalers for use as instruction and safety boats.
Get in Touch
Little Traverse Yacht Club / 343 East Bay Street / Harbor Springs / Michigan / 4974
www.littletraversesailors.org/
Contact: Dan Thompson: [email protected]
