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

Words and Phrases with a Nautical Heritage

The English language is a rich and varied language that developed over centuries, borrowing words and terms from other languages. England’s strong maritime culture also played a large role in shaping language, with many common terms being used today tracing their origins to Britain’s nautical history. For fun, we highlight some of those below: Aloof … Read more Words and Phrases with a Nautical Heritage

Beetroot-cured Salmon

Gravlax or cured salmon is one of the easiest things to make in the kitchen (or galley). All it requires is salmon, sugar and salt for the base cure and whatever aromatics or seasoning you want to use. The traditional Scandinavian gravlax uses salt, sugar, dill and perhaps a dash of white pepper. That’s it! … Read more Beetroot-cured Salmon

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

DON’T FORGET THIS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT!

So, you have finally fulfilled your dream of having a boat! Or, you have been crew on your friend’s boats for several years. If you own a boat you have the vessel registered with the U. S. Coast Guard, a port of call has been secured, and the boat has been insured. You have a … Read more DON’T FORGET THIS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT!

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?

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.