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He is the current president of Liverpool Yacht Club. In November 2014, Knox-Johnston, at age 75, finished the solo transatlantic race the Route du Rhum in third place in the Rhum class. He crossed the finish line on his Open 60 Grey Power at Pointe à Pitre at 16:52 hours local time/20:52 hours GMT after 20 days, 7 hours, 52 minutes and 22 ...
A view of St. Petersburg by Alexey Zubov, 1716, shows yachts and war ships on the Neva River.. There is a long historical tradition behind yacht clubs. According to the date of establishment, the Neva Yacht Club, founded in 1718 in Russia, is the oldest yacht club. [1]
John Cox Stevens, the sporting son in the family, built a series of yachts. In 1844, on board his yacht, Gimcrack, he was named Commodore of the New York Yacht Club which he and nine others had just proposed forming. [6] [7] Stevens once served as president of The Jockey Club and set up the 1823 Great North
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Texas Corinthian Yacht Club United States: Kemah, TX: 1937 Ventura Yacht Club United States: Ventura, CA: 1938 Waikiki Yacht Club United States: Honolulu, HI: 1944 Walnut Valley Sailing Club United States: El Dorado Lake, Kansas: 1937 Waukegan Yacht Club United States: Waukegan, Illinois: 1927 Westlake Yacht Club United States
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Unlike the New York Yacht Club, American Yacht Club had the particular object of promoting the development of steam yachts. [6] One of the principal founders Jay Gould, [7] had his 228-foot steam yacht, Atalanta, built that same year. On August 7, 1884, AYC held its first regatta which was also the first race of steam yachts ever held in ...