Liberty Yacht Club

LV 107 “The Lightship”

The Lightship LV 107/WAL 529 was built in Bath Iron Works of Bath, ME in 1923, and its first station was Cape Lookout Shoals, NC where it served from 1924 to 1933, when the station was discontinued and replaced with the Cape Lookout Bell Buoy.Read more LV 107 “The Lightship”

Clipper Round the World Race

The Clipper Round the World Race was started in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston who became the first person to sail single-handed non-stop around the world in 1969. Today, it is the longest sailing race totaling over 40,000 miles as it circumnavigates the globe across some of the world’s toughest oceans. The race is divided … Read more Clipper Round the World Race

Volvo Ocean Race Newport

An exciting weekend of racing in Newport, RIRead more Volvo Ocean Race Newport

Racing Rules 101

Racing season is almost here, but after what seemed like such a long winter season, how is your memory of the Racing Rules of Sailing? Pop quiz, when does rule 18 apply at a mark? What rules apply before the start? How long do you have to raise a protest flag after you’ve been fouled?

Cloud Formations 101

As sailors, we like to have as much insight into the weather as possible. Some wind is good, too much is not as nice, and being becalmed is quite frankly, not fun. Close to shore, we can check the weather on a phone app, or listen to the weather radio, but those options are not … Read more Cloud Formations 101

About LYC

Liberty Yacht Club is located at Liberty Landing Marina directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan’s World Financial Center. Our goal is to encourage and promote sailing, motor boating and seamanship in the greater New York Harbor area in line with our motto, Friendship, Seamanship and Time Well Spent.Read more About LYC

Membership

Thank you for showing interest in joining Liberty Yacht Club! If you are interested in becoming a member, please feel free contact us either via email or speak with a current member and let them know your interest in getting involved. You can also ask a member to invite you to one of our events as a guest.Read more Membership

News

Welcome to our News section, where we regularly post news and articles of interest for our members and the sailing and boating community at large. Topics cover a broad range of interests including safety at sea, seamanship, marine weather, navigation and even boating with pets or cooking ideas.Read more News

Welcome

Welcome to Liberty Yacht Club. In this website you will find information regarding the club, including its calendar of events and activities, membership information, officers, and various stories related to recreational boating and sailing in and around NY Harbor. As you will see, LYC is a club meant for all types of boaters of all ages, power and sail.

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