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Corinthian Yacht Club (other)
Corinthian Yacht Club may refer to: ''Great Britain'' * Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch, England * Forth Corinthian Yacht Club, Granton, Edinburgh, Scotland. Established 1880. Motto ‘Affordable sailing for all’ * Royal Corinthian Yacht Club of Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (1948-2014) ''United States'' * Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Newport Beach, California, United States * Corinthian Sailing Club, Dallas, Texas, United States * Corinthian Yacht Club, Massachusetts, Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. * Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May, New Jersey, United States. * Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle, Seattle, United States. * Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States * Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club, Chicago, Illinois, United States * Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club, Oak Point, Texas, United States * Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex, Connecticut, United States * Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, New York, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club is a watersports organisation based at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. History Early history The club was founded at Erith, Kent in 1872 and moved to Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex in 1892. The Club provided the crew for the '' Endeavour'' in Thomas Sopwith's America's Cup Challenge in 1934 after a strike of Sopwith's professional crew. Five members of the club crewed the boat ''Lalage'' in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in the 6 metre class. Burnham-on-Crouch In 1931 Tiny Mitchell became Commodore of the club where he was responsible for completing the new clubhouse at Burnham-on-Crouch. The Grade II* listed building was designed by Joseph Emberton and represented Britain's contribution to the International Exhibition of Modern Architecture held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1932. The building is one of the few examples of the International style of architecture in Britain.University of BrightonDesign Archives: Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Ocean Racing Club
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is a club in London with a further clubhouse and office in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It was established in 1925 as the Ocean Racing Club, as a result of a race to the Fastnet Rock from Cowes, finishing in Plymouth. It received royal approval by King George V in November 1931 since when it has been known as the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The RORC is the principal organiser of offshore yacht races in the United Kingdom, including the Fastnet Race, the RORC Caribbean 600, the RORC Transatlantic Race and the quadrennial Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race. It was also the organiser of the Admiral's Cup and the Commodores' Cup. RORC was founded to encourage long distance yacht racing and the design, building and navigation of sailing vessels in which speed and seaworthiness are combined. In co-operation with the offshore racing department of the Yacht Club de France, RORC is responsible for IRC, the principal international handicap system for yacht racing Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club (BCYC) is a yacht club located in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. Description In 1958 ten yachtsmen founded the club as "Bahia Yacht Club" in space leased from the Balboa Bay Club. Initially, most of the members were Southern California yacht racing sailors. In 1968, the club joined with the Orange Coast Yacht Club and changed its name to "Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club". The club leased space for many years from the Irvine Company, and purchased the land and marina in 1993. The clubhouse, dedicated in 1971, has a main dining room and outdoor seating. Wet and dry slips are available for members for a monthly fee. The wet slips can accommodate boats up to 80 feet in length, and the dry slips boats up to 25 feet in length. The club is open 5 days a week, and has a full-time dock staff and shore boat. Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club has a junior sailing program that participates in events with other Newport Beach yacht clubs. Americas Cup The Bah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian Sailing Club
The Corinthian Sailing Club is a private yacht club located in Dallas, Texas, on the shore of White Rock Lake (United States). History CSC was formally incorporated in June 1939 by Tom Nash, Frank Parker and Wilfred Bruce. It was the third club to be established at White Rock Lake. Dallas Sailing Club (DSC) had been chartered in 1928, and in 1935 eleven Snipe sailors left DSC and formed the ''West Shore Sailing Club'', changing the name to ''White Rock Sailing Club'' (WRSC) that same year. Snipe Fleet 1 moved from DSC to WRSC. The Snipe sailors, and Snipe Fleet number 1, moved from WRSC to CSC in 1993. In the beginning Snipes were the primary boats at CSC, although CSC members were also racing Seagulls and Lightnings in the early 1940s. Lightning Fleet 35 was organized in 1940, the Y flyer fleet in the 1950s, Rebel Fleet 24 in 1960, and Flying Scot Fleet 23 followed in the early 1960s. Lone Star 13 and Corinthian fleets were chartered as Fleet number 1 by their classes, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian Yacht Club, Massachusetts
Corinthian or Corinthians may refer to: *Several Pauline epistles, books of the New Testament of the Bible: **First Epistle to the Corinthians **Second Epistle to the Corinthians **Third Epistle to the Corinthians (Orthodox) *A demonym relating to the port of Corinth or the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece *Corinthian order, a classical order of ancient Greek and Roman architecture *Residents or people from the town of Corinth (town), New York *The League of Corinth, a federation of ancient Greek states *Corinthian Colleges, a post secondary education company in North America currently under criminal investigation in the US. *Corinthian (comics), a character in ''The Sandman'' comics *The Corinthian (novel), novel by Georgette Heyer *The Corinthian (New York), a skyscraper in New York City *The Corinthian helmet, a style of helmet worn by hoplites in classical Greece *Corinthian leather, a marketing term used by Chrysler *Corinthian (horse), American racehorse, a 2007 Breeders' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian Yacht Club Of Cape May
Corinthian or Corinthians may refer to: *Several Pauline epistles, books of the New Testament of the Bible: **First Epistle to the Corinthians **Second Epistle to the Corinthians **Third Epistle to the Corinthians (Orthodox) *A demonym relating to the port of Corinth or the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece *Corinthian order, a classical order of ancient Greek and Roman architecture *Residents or people from the town of Corinth (town), New York *The League of Corinth, a federation of ancient Greek states *Corinthian Colleges, a post secondary education company in North America currently under criminal investigation in the US. *Corinthian (comics), a character in ''The Sandman'' comics *The Corinthian (novel), novel by Georgette Heyer *The Corinthian (New York), a skyscraper in New York City *The Corinthian helmet, a style of helmet worn by hoplites in classical Greece *Corinthian leather, a marketing term used by Chrysler *Corinthian (horse), American racehorse, a 2007 Breeders' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian Yacht Club Of Seattle
Corinthian or Corinthians may refer to: *Several Pauline epistles, books of the New Testament of the Bible: **First Epistle to the Corinthians **Second Epistle to the Corinthians **Third Epistle to the Corinthians (Orthodox) *A demonym relating to the port of Corinth or the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece *Corinthian order, a classical order of ancient Greek and Roman architecture *Residents or people from the town of Corinth (town), New York *The League of Corinth, a federation of ancient Greek states *Corinthian Colleges, a post secondary education company in North America currently under criminal investigation in the US. *Corinthian (comics), a character in ''The Sandman'' comics *The Corinthian (novel), novel by Georgette Heyer *The Corinthian (New York), a skyscraper in New York City *The Corinthian helmet, a style of helmet worn by hoplites in classical Greece *Corinthian leather, a marketing term used by Chrysler *Corinthian (horse), American racehorse, a 2007 Breeders' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinthian Yacht Club Of Philadelphia
The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia is a yacht club near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its clubhouse and dock are located at 300 W. 2nd Street in Essington, Pennsylvania. History The club was established on January 12, 1892, by 13 members of the Quaker City Yacht Club who split off to establish their own organization because of a schism in the older club. There was dissatisfaction with the diversity in social standing of newer members, and the desire to have yachts longer than the 40 foot limit set by the old club. Among the charter members were: Alexander Van Rensselaer; Anthony Joseph Drexel, Jr., Anthony Joseph Drexel, Sr., and Addison F. Bancroft. The first club officers were Commodore Edward R. Coleman; Vice-Commodore Ogden D. Wilkinson; and Rear-Commodore W. Barklie Henry, a financier. Among its early members were Edgar T. Scott, Charles Longstreth, Samuel Kent (yachting), Ernest du Pont, Walter H. Lippincott, Ralph Earle, Arthur Pew, E. R. Fenimore Johnson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club
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Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club
The Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Oak Point, Texas (United States), on the shore of Lewisville Lake. History The club was founded as Dallas Sailing Club (DSC) in 1928 on White Rock Lake. When White Rock Lake dried up in 1956, the Dallas Sailing Club, together with some members of the Corinthian Sailing Club decided to move to Lewisville Lake under the name Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club. Fleets The club has hosted active fleets of Snipe, Lightning, Pearson Ensign, Rebel, Longhorn, Tigercat, Sunfish, Lone Star 16, Victory 21, Thistle, Omega, 470, Laser, Catalina 22 and J/22 The J/22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rod Johnstone as a one-design racer and first built in 1983.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 118-119. Houghton Miff .... The J/24 class is active at the club in 2016 going forward. Sailors William E. Bracey won the Snipe Worlds in 1934. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex Corinthian Yacht Club
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Greater London to the south and south-west. There are three cities in Essex: Southend, Colchester and Chelmsford, in order of population. For the purposes of government statistics, Essex is placed in the East of England region. There are four definitions of the extent of Essex, the widest being the ancient county. Next, the largest is the former postal county, followed by the ceremonial county, with the smallest being the administrative county—the area administered by the County Council, which excludes the two unitary authorities of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. The ceremonial county occupies the eastern part of what was, during the Early Middle Ages, the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex. As well as rural areas and urban areas, it forms part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club is one of the older yacht clubs in the Western Hemisphere, ranking 18th after the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Mobile Yacht Club, Pass Christian Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Club, Biloxi Yacht Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Buffalo Yacht Club, Neenah Nodaway Yacht Club, Raritan Yacht Club, Detroit Yacht Club, San Francisco Yacht Club, Portland Yacht Club, New Hamburg Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club, and Milwaukee Yacht Club. It is located in Centre Island, New York, with access to Long Island Sound. History The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club was founded (as the "Seawanhaka Yacht Club") in September 1871 aboard the sloop ''Glance'', anchored off Centre Island. ''Glances captain, William L. Swan, was elected Seawanhaka's first Commodore. Charles E. Willis became the Vice Commodore, Frederic de P. Foster assigned as the first Secretary, Gerard Beekmanthe Treasurer and William Foulke as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
