Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club
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| founded = 1894
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| location = 43 E Lake Street, Lakewood, New York
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The Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club (CLYC) is a private yacht club located in Lakewood, New York, on the south shore of Chautauqua Lake.
Fleets
The club was a powerhouse of the Snipe International Class, and still holds number 124 in the listing of Snipe fleets around the world.{{cite web |url=http://snipeusa.com/districts-and-fleets/fleet-charter/fleet-list/|title=Fleet ListTHE FIRST INTERNATIONALS|publisher=Snipe USA|accessdate=4 April 2015}} In that class, CLYC hosted the world championship in 1946, the North Americans in 1979,{{cite web |url=http://www.snipejp.org/snipe/Rulebook_2001-2004/110-139_trophy.pdf|title=Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy|publisher=SCIRA|accessdate=4 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.snipe.org/images/stories/WorldsResults/1946%20Worlds.pdf|title=THE FIRST INTERNATIONALS|publisher=Snipe Bulletin 1946|accessdate=4 April 2015}} and the Nationals in 1949, 1958 and 1966, while producing two SCIRA Commodores: Harold Griffith (1949) and Edward "Red" Garfield (1960).
CLYC is now home of the following fleets:
Sailors
Leslie Larson won the 1959 Snipe Junior National Championship along with his crew, Jim Lenna,[https://www.snipe.org/bulletin/snipe-bulletin-archive/snipe-bulletin/1950s-bulletins/291-snipe-bulletin-sept-1959/file New Yorker Nabs Snipe Title, Snipe Bulletin September 1959] and the National Championship in 1962 with his father Victor Larson (who had been second himself in 1946).[https://www.snipe.org/bulletin/snipe-bulletin-archive/snipe-bulletin/1960s-bulletins/157-snipe-bulletin-sept-1962/file LESLIE LARSON WINS AT SEATTLE, Snipe Bulletin September 1962]
References
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External links
- [http://www.sailclyc.org Official website]
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Category:1894 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Buildings and structures in Chautauqua County, New York