Long Beach Yacht Club, California
{{Short description|Private Yacht Club in Long Beach}}
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| short name = LBYC
| founded = 1929
| location = 6201 E. Appian Way Long Beach, CA 90803 {{USA}}
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| status = active
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| website = {{URL|www.lbyc.org}}
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File:Lbyc photo d ramey logan.jpg
Long Beach Yacht Club is a private yacht club in Long Beach, California. It was founded in 1929.{{cite web|url=http://www.lbyc.org/content/14/History.aspx|title=History|publisher=Long Beach Yacht Club|accessdate=16 November 2015}}
In November 2018 it was announced that the club has officially challenged for the 2021 America's Cup in January and February 2021 in Auckland, NZ.
Regattas
File:LBYC Cup Boats photo D Ramey Logan.jpg
The club maintains a fleet of Catalina 37 limited production racing boats, specifically designed race in the Congressional Cup, an event hosted by LBYC.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecongressionalcup.com/userfiles/siteDocuments/TheCongressionalCup_100/Documents/CC2013FactSheet_4_2_13.pdf|title= Congressional Cup Facts Sheet}}
Long Beach Race Week is hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and the Long Beach Yacht Club.{{cite web |url=http://www.lbrw.org/aboutus.html |title=About Us |website=www.lbrw.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305134033/http://www.lbrw.org/aboutus.html |archive-date=2005-03-05}} is the Southern California Keel Boat championship that has ushered summer into Southern California for 35 years.
By the end of 2018, The Americas Cup Committee accepted a second American challenge from Taylor Canfield and the LBYC,.{{citation|publisher=americascup.com|date=2018-12-12|title=Stars & Stripes Team USA confirm acceptance as 5th challenger of the 36th America's Cup|url=https://www.americascup.com/en/news/105}} This makes a total of 6 teams competing in The PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series for the right to challenge the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for the America's Cup in early 2021.
By the beginning of 2020, the LBYC challenge was considered doubtful.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12305511&ref=art_readmore|title= Stars and Stripes Team USA fail to pay entry fee to contest opening World Series event}}
Junior Sailing Program
The Long Beach Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program runs June 17-August 2. It is open to LBYC member families with children ages 6–17.
External links
- [https://www.lbyc.org Official site]
- [https://www.lbsailingfoundation.org Long Beach Sailing Foundation]
References
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Category:1929 establishments in California