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

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 Seminar 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

This 28 minute documentary-style safety video is the culmination of two years of filming. The content was collected by five individual boating sub chapters: The Pilot, The Paddlers, The Sailors, The Motor Boaters and Operation Clear Channel. Along with Liberty Yacht Club’s Vice Commodore, Jim Chambers, the video seeks to tell the first-hand story of how … Read more

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.