Liberty Yacht Club – Friendship, Seamanship, and Time Well Spent

What Are Your (Float) Plans?

How often have you experienced someone going out for a sail or a fishing trip and you don’t know where they went or how long they would be gone? Sometimes, you’re waiting a long time and you haven’t heard from them. Is their phone dead? Are they out of cellular or VHF radio range? Did … Read more What Are Your (Float) Plans?

Dressing a Ship

During holidays, at regattas or on other special occasions, dressing a ship in brightly colored flags has been a long and fun tradition. Not only does it look festive, but it also pays homage to centuries of maritime history. The flags which are used for dressing ships are known as the International Code of Signal … Read more Dressing a Ship

Transiting Hell Gate

Hell Gate, just the sound of it brought many a man to their knees in fear. Only a small stretch of the East River between New York Harbor and Long Island Sound, for centuries it conjured up images of a treacherous journey through whirlpools large enough to swallow ships and with wild rapids churning up giant standing waves and … Read more Transiting Hell Gate

Safety at Sea

I had the opportunity to attend another Safety at Sea seminar at the Annapolis Naval Academy with some of my crew. Although I have probably taken half a dozen of these courses in the U.S. and the U.K., I always look forward to them and come out learning something new. Opening remarks, in typical fashion … Read more Safety at Sea

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

Join Us

Thank you for showing interest in joining us! If you are interested in becoming a member of the Liberty Yacht Club, 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 educational events … Read more Join Us

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

About LYC

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 lower Hudson River and greater New York Harbor area in line with our motto, Friendship, Seamanship and Time Well Spent.

Although we do not currently have a brick and mortar club house, our location is ideally situated to enjoy the benefits of Liberty State Park, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and some of the finest boating opportunities on the East Coast. Our location is also an easy five minute ferry ride from downtown New York City.

Liberty Yacht Club was launched in June 2016 with the goal of being a ‘place’ where sailors and boaters in the area can enjoy a feeling of camaraderie or esprit de corps, and regularly meet for social activities as well as educational events designed to develop good seamanship and boating knowledge. If you have interest in joining our club, please visit our Join Us page or email us at info@libertyyachtclub.org.