Duxbury Yacht Club

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Duxbury Yacht Club
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Founded1875
Location70 Fairway Lane, Duxbury, Massachusetts 02332
Website duxburyyachtclub.org

The Duxbury Yacht Club (DYC) is a private club located in Duxbury, Massachusetts that offers sailing, golf, tennis, paddle, swimming, and junior activities. It was founded in 1875 and was incorporated in 1895. [1] The DYC is unique among yacht clubs in the United States because it is the only American yacht club to offer athletic recreation besides yachting and golf, and one of five American yacht clubs to offer athletic recreation besides yachting. [2] It was among the first yacht clubs founded in the United States in the 19th century. [3] [4]

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Governance

The DYC is governed by an Executive Committee, a Board of Directors, and Committee Chairs.

The Executive Committee includes a Commodore, a Vice Commodore, a Rear Commodore, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and an Activities Chairperson. [2] The Board of Directors include committee chairpersons, a former Commodore, and "generalists." [2] Committee Chairs direct specific club activities and operations; e.g., finance, property, and entertainment. [2]

History

The DYC was founded in 1875, but was not incorporated until 1895. The articles of incorporation state, "The purpose for which the corporation is constituted is the encouragement of yachting and athletic exercises. The place in which the corporation is established or located is the Town of Duxbury within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." [2]

The club began by offering competitive yachting and sailing recreation in Duxbury Bay. In 1900, golf was an activity available to members after the DYC leased fields from J. Knowles Parker's farmland. A six-hole golf course was constructed between 1913 and 1915 on land acquired from the farms of Parker, Peterson, White, and Reynolds. Lawn tennis was played on the private courts of members between 1900 and 1927, until the DYC constructed three courts on its own property. [2] Theatrical stage performances produced by the DYC began in the 1940s. By the end of the 1960s, four blue clay tennis courts were added to the original three. An eighteen-hole golf course was completed in 1976 after the addition of nine holes to the original course. [2]

Notable alumni

Members

Staff

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References

  1. ↑ "THE DUXBURY YACHT CLUB :: Massachusetts (US) :: OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MIttell, David A. (1995). The Duxbury Yacht Club Story. Attleboro, Massachusetts: Colonial Lithograph. pp. iii, ix, 1, 21, 73ff, 88ff, 113ff.
  3. ↑ "America's Oldest Yacht Clubs". www.yachtclub.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ↑ "America's Oldest Yacht Clubs - YCA Member Clubs". www.ycaol.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Eric Olsen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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