Houston Yacht Club

The Houston Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in Texas.[1] In LaPorte, near Houston,[2] it is a member of the Gulf Yachting Association.

Houston Yacht Club
Burgee
Short nameHYC
Founded1897
Location3620 Miramar Drive, Shoreacres, TX 77571  United States
Websitewww.houstonyachtclub.com

History

The HYC was founded in 1897.[3] Originally called the Houston Yacht & Powerboat Club,[4][5] its name was changed to Houston Yacht Club in 1927, when its current Spanish-style clubhouse was built,[6][7] which has been declared an historic landmark in the Galveston Bay area of the Gulf Coast. The 27,000 square-foot clubhouse has amenities for boating enthusiasts of all ages, including bar and restaurant facilities, lounges, a ballroom with stage, meeting rooms, shower rooms, and overnight guest rooms. The pink stucco structure is affectionately called the "Pink Palace" by members.[8]

As well as local events,[9][10] the HYC has hosted many national and international regattas on Galveston Bay.[11] In 1929 and 1941, it hosted the Lipton Cup race.[12] In 2015, it hosted the J22 North American Championship.[13]

Many of the club's sailors have competed nationally and internationally,[14] including Olympic sailors John Kolius and Charlie Ogletree.[15]

References
  1. Akkerman, Dora F. (2008). From Buffalo Bayou to Galveston Bay: The History of the Houston Yacht Club. Houston Yacht Club. p. 20.
  2. Motorboating - ND. July 1936. pp. 4–.
  3. Scheib, Flora K. History of the Southern Yacht Club. Pelican Publishing. pp. 493–. ISBN 978-1-4556-0586-6.
  4. Ann Uloth Malone; Dan Becker (2011). Around La Porte. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-7385-8490-4.
  5. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Texas (1942). Houston: a history and guide. The Anson Jones Press. pp. 341–342.
  6. Lucinda Freeman (April 27, 2011). Historic Houston: How to See It: One Hundred Years and One Hundred Miles of Day Trips. iUniverse. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-1-4502-7510-1.
  7. "Houston, Texas, host to fastest hydroplane". Motorboating - ND. July 1927. p. 106.
  8. Martin, Lynn (April 1987). "Yachtline" (PDF). The Reign of The Pink Palace. Retrieved September 15, 2016 – via Rice University Woodson Research Center.
  9. "Optimist race championship ends at Houston Yacht Club". Your Houston News, July 20, 2011
  10. Motorboating - ND. July 1936. pp. 4–.
  11. "Terry Flynn wins J/22 North Americans". Scuttlebutt Sailing News, October 4, 2015
  12. Mike Vance (2011). Houston's Sporting Life: 1900-1950. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-7385-7974-0.
  13. " J/22 North American Championship at Houston Yacht Club - Day 2". Yachts and Yachting, Christopher Howell October 4, 2015
  14. "NAYRU Championships". Boating. pp. 108–. ISSN 0006-5374.
  15. Focke, Amanda. "Business & Pleasure on Houston's Waterways, 1897-1927". Rice University. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

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