style="font-size: larger;" | Indian Harbor Yacht Club

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Founded	1889
Clubhouse	710 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830
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Website	http://www.indianharboryc.com/

The Indian Harbor Yacht Club is a U.S. boating

Boating

Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing...

 organization, located in Greenwich, CT, with access to Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...

. The club is based mainly around personally owned yachts and pleasure boats, but also has a long history of competitive races.

History

On July 1, 1889, under the leadership of Frank Bowne Jones, Richard Outwater, Henry S. Doremus, Charles J. Hart and others, the Indian Harbor Yacht Club came into being, rising from the ashes of the old Greenwich Yacht Club.

The particular business was originally stated as, "Shall be to encourage and support the sport of yachting, the art of yacht designing and building, and the science of seamanship and navigation." Later, when incorporated, the following words were added: "and to provide for the amusement and recreation of its members."

This was primarily a sailing club and Henry E. Doremus was the first Commodore, William Ross Proctor the Vice Commodore, and Charles J. Hart the Rear Commodore.

For more than 100 years, Indian Harbor Yacht Club has remained one of America's great yacht clubs with sailor's achieving national and international success in big boat, blue water and one design events.