The Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club is a

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located in

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), on the shore of

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History

The club was founded as Dallas Sailing Club (DSC) in 1928 on

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. When White Rock Lake dried up in 1956, the Dallas Sailing Club, together with some members of the

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 cl ...

decided to move to

under the name Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club.

Fleets

The club has hosted active fleets of

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, Rebel, Longhorn, Tigercat, Sunfish, Lone Star 16, Victory 21,

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, Omega,

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and

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. The J/24 class is active at the club in 2016 going forward.

Sailors

William E. Bracey won the Snipe Worlds in 1934.

References

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External links

Official website
1928 establishments in Texas Sailing in Texas Sailing clubs in Texas