Eastern Yacht Club
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- Marblehead, Massachusetts
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| Formation | 1870 |
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The Eastern Yacht Club is located in Marblehead, Massachusetts and founded in 1870. It is one of the oldest yacht clubs on the east coast with significant involvement in the history of American yachting.[1]
The current clubhouse was constructed in 1880.[3] The first meeting of the club was at Mr. John Heard's house in Boston on March 5, 1870.[4] A club house location committee was led by B.W. Crowninshield, and a site on Marblehead neck was purchased. A new structure was built and officially opened on June 9, 1881.[4]
The Eastern Club House 1881
Construction began in 1880, and was designed in the popular stick style. Inside features a model room, with full and half hull models of member yachts through the years. Later additions are wing and a tower, staff and guest overnight rooms, a main dining room and bar. and would expand the complex to include tennis courts and a swimming pool. The club suffered a few fires over years losing the right tower tower portion.[3]
Notable races
- One Design Racing
- Marblehead Race Week
- Team Racing
- Pursuit Racing
Notable Affiliated yachts & Members
| Name | Owner | Notes |
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| Rebecca | Commodore Charles H. Joy | |
| Puritan | John Malcolm Forbes | America's Cup defender 1885 |
| Mayflower | General Charles J. Paine | America's Cup defender 1886 |
| Volunteer | General Charles Paine | America's Cup defender 1887 |
| Cleopatras Barge II | Francis B Crowninshield | |
| Constellation | Commodore Herbert Sears | nickname "Queen of the Eastern" |
Other Notable Members
Source:[5]
- Charles Francis Adams
- Edward Burgess
- Starling Burgess
- Chandler Hovey
- Bradley Noyes
- Ray Hunt
- L. Francis Herreshoff
- Ted Hood