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| Short name | CYC |
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| Founded | February 14, 1911 |
| Location | 830 Bayway Blvd., Clearwater, Florida 33767  United States |
| Website | clearwateryachtclub |
Clearwater Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Clearwater, Florida (United States). [1] The club belongs to the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs, [2] and the Florida Sailing Association. [3]
The club's charter and by-laws were officially registered on 14 February 1911. [4]
Snipe fleet number 46, based at the club, was very strong in the 1930s and first hosted the Midwinter Snipe Championship Regatta in 1935, [5] and has been raced ever since with the exception of the war years. [6] [7]
Clark Mills was also the builder of Snipe "Honey", winner of the United States Snipe National Championship in 1951 with Francis Seavy and Howard McGaughey. [8]
CYC hosted the 1960 United States Snipe National Championship.
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