The Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA) was established in 1912 as the Detroit River Yachting Association by the Commodores of the

Detroit Boat Club The Detroit Boat Club was established in 1839, as a sport rowing club. It was first created on the Detroit River during a time in which Detroit was just starting to grow. The Detroit Boat Club is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing As ...

and the

Detroit Yacht Club The Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) is a private yacht club in Detroit, Michigan, located on its own island off of Belle Isle in the Detroit River between the MacArthur Bridge and the DTE generating plant. The DYC clubhouse is a restored 1920s Mediterra ...

, Commodore Harry Austin and Commodore Harry Kendall, respectively. Founded to be a clearing board to assist local clubs in resolving conflicts with their individual summer regatta calendars, the DRYA is now a

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Corporation and a registered

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. The DRYA's incorporation articles summarize its purpose: The purpose of the association is to encourage and promote, in the United States and Canada, the general interest in boating,

yachting Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called ''yachts'' for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. "Yacht" derives from the Dutch word '' jacht'' ("hunt"). With sailboats, ...

, and sail racing by amateur sailors (including junior and collegiate sailors) by all appropriate means, including: *Establishing high standards of skill for

seamanship Seamanship is the art, knowledge and competence of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The'' Oxford Dictionary'' states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea." It involves topics a ...

, boathandling, and navigation of

yacht A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...

s; *Encouraging the ownership of

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s and yachts by individuals and member clubs and the development of suitable seaworthy yachts for racing and cruising; *Encouraging and improving the quality of racing by developing and publishing standard sailing instructions, by assisting and supporting member clubs in coordinating the scheduling of races,

regattas Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water ...

, and related events, by serving in an advisory capacity to member clubs in the organization, conduct and scoring of races and regattas, by providing equipment for conducting races and qualified judges to hear and decide protests and appeals and by any and all other appropriate means; * Improving communications among member clubs and individuals interested in racing and in general, to make known to the member clubs the desires of sailors eligible to race in their regattas; * Promoting, developing, adopting and equitably administering rating and handicapping rules for racing and providing handicaps to members and others; * Maintaining membership in the United States Sailing Association as a "yacht racing association" and, from time to time, membership in other organizations with similar or related purposes; * Acting as an intermediary between member clubs and individuals in their relations with civic and governmental bodies when the general interests and welfare of boating, yachting and sail racing are involved; * Maintaining harmonious relations among its member clubs and individuals.

Members

Albatross Yacht Club

Bayview Yacht Club Bayview Yacht Club is private, sailing-focused yacht club located in Detroit, Michigan. Bayview is famous for hosting the Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race as well as a number of other regional and local regattas. Bayview is a member of the Det ...

Crescent Sail Yacht Club

Detroit Sail Club

Doublehanded Sailing Association

Edison Boat Club Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...

Ford Yacht Club
Grayhaven Sail Club of Detroit
Great Lakes Yacht Club
Grosse Isle Yacht Club
Grosse Pointe Club
Grosse Pointe Sail Club

Grosse Pointe Yacht Club The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) is a private yacht club located on the shore of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. The club is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA). The clubhouse is prominently vis ...

Lake Shore Sail Club
North Star Sail Club

North Cape Yacht Club The North Cape Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in La Salle Township, Michigan, on the shore of Western Lake Erie. Regattas The club hosted recently the following competitions: *North American Championships **2002 Thistle (dinghy), Thi ...

Pontiac Yacht Club
Port Huron Yacht Club

Sailing Singles Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...

Sarnia Yacht Club
South Port Sailing Club
St. Clair Yacht Club
Toledo Yacht Club
West Shore Sail Club

Windsor Yacht Club The Windsor Yacht Club (WYC) is a private yacht club in Windsor, Ontario. It is located on the Canadian mainland just south of Peche Island overlooking the Detroit River. The clubhouse overlooks the southern shore of Peche Island and is at the n ...

External links

http://www.drya.org/
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