Atlanta Yacht Club

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Atlanta Yacht Club
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Burgee
Short nameAYC
Founded1950(75 years ago) (1950)
Location7120 Yacht Club Drive

Acworth, Georgia 30102

Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Commodore Bryce Dryden, 2025
Website www.atlantayachtclub.org

The Atlanta Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Acworth, Georgia (United States), on the southwest shore of Lake Allatoona.

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One-Design racing began with a Penguin fleet the first season. The second season brought out five more organized fleets: Snipes, Thistles, Y-Flyers, a handicap fleet and a power boat fleet. Lasers and Optimists are the latest incorporations. [1]

Fleets and regattas

Current fleets at the club and their major regattas are:

Notable Sailors

Ted Turner [5] and Tarasa Davis [6] are among Atlanta Yacht Club's most famous sailors.

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta Yacht Club". Sailing Networks. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "The American Y-Flyer Sailing Assn. Atlanta Invitational Regatta and Beers Regatta". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ↑ 66 Thistle Class Assn. THISTLES DO BATTLE AT THE VIKING DIXIE 2015
  4. ↑ "Snipe Today". Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  5. ↑ Motor Boating, April 1967. Congressional Cup series
  6. ↑ "US Sailing". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
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