Atlantic Yacht Club publications
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The Atlantic Yacht Club publications date from 1866 to 1891 and measure 0.42 linear feet. The collection contains yearbooks for the club and a program from the first annual regatta. In addition to the club's charter, constitution, bylaws, and rules and regulations, yearbooks in the collection list club officers, members, and yachts in the club's fleet. The yearbooks also include a signal chart identifying the flags used on each vessel in the club.
Historical note
The Atlantic Yacht Club was based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Founded in 1866, the club was formed to support and encourage recreational yachting in the New York Bay. The first club house was located at the foot of Court Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. The club house moved in 1881, to the foot of 55th Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, and again in 1898 to Sea Gate, at the western end of Coney Island. After a club house fire in 1933, the Atlantic Yacht Club fell into inactivity before being revived in the early 21st century by a new generation of sailing enthusiasts.
The Atlantic Yacht Club was a sailing social club founded in 1866. Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., the club was formed to support and encourage recreational yachting in the New York Bay. The first club house was located at the foot of Court Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. The club house moved in 1881, to the foot of 55th Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park, and again in 1898 to Sea Gate, at the western end of Coney Island. After a club house fire in 1933, the Atlantic Yacht Club fell into inactivity before being revived in the early 21st century by a new generation of sailing enthusiasts.
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- Atlantic Yacht Club. "History." Accessed December 14, 2010. http://www.atlanticyachtclub.org/history.html
Scope and Contents
The Atlantic Yacht Club publications date from 1866 to 1891 and measure 0.42 linear feet. The collection contains yearbooks for the club and a program from the first annual regatta. In addition to the club's charter, constitution, bylaws, and rules and regulations, yearbooks in the collection list club officers, members, and yachts in the club's fleet. The yearbooks also include a signal chart identifying the flags used on each vessel in the club.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Atlantic Yacht Club publications, ARC.140, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of this collection were the gift of William Peet, date unknown. Source and date of acquisition of remaining items in the collection are unknown.
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