Manila Yacht Club
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| founded = 1927
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| location =Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines
| commodore = Marco Tronqued
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| website = {{URL|myc.org.ph}}
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The Manila Yacht Club (MYC) is a members-only yacht club based in Manila, Philippines, and located in Manila Bay. The club is one of the oldest sports organization in the country.
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History
The Manila Yacht Club (MYC) was established on January 20, 1927, with its first by-laws signed by five yachtsmen: James C. Rockwell, Joseph A. Thomas, Aubrey P. Ames, Stewart E. Tait, and A.S. Heyward.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070201211338/http://www.manilayachtclub.org/|archive-date=2007-02-01 |url=http://www.manilayachtclub.org/|title=About Us|publisher=Manila Yacht Club}}
Operations of the club ceased following the outbreak of World War II when the Japanese began invading the islands in December 1941. After the war in 1945, the US Navy occupied the club. In 1947, the MYC was able to secure its property back and also began admitting female members.
In July 20, 2006, the National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) installed historical markers at the MYC Building.{{cite web |title=Manila Yacht Club |url=https://nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com/2011/10/manila-yatch-club.html |work=National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines|publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines |access-date=5 November 2023}}
File:Manila Yacht Club NHCP Historical Markers.jpg
In 2024, the National Historical Commission unveiled a historical marker at the yacht club, honoring the arrival of China Clipper to the Philippines in 1935.{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Ghio |title=Philippines-US relations have endured, thanks to 1935 flight |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/01/21/2327359/philippines-us-relations-have-endured-thanks-1935-flight |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Philstar.com}} The aircraft took off from San Francisco, carrying 110,000 letters in cargo. It landed in Manila Bay at the site presently occupied by the yacht club. The event paved the way for future of transpacific flights from the US to Southeast Asia.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Izzy |date=January 20, 2024 |title=Marker commemorating Pan Am China Clipper arrival unveiled at Manila Yacht Club |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/24/marker-commemorating-pan-am-china-clipper-arrival-unveiled-at-manila-yacht-club |website=news.abs-cbn.com}}
Involvement in sports
Along with the Philippine Sailing Association, the MYC promotes the sport of sailing. It has organized and participated in regattas. Its members has represented the Philippine in international competitions such as the SEA Games and Asian Games.{{cite news |last1=del Mundo |first1=Ida Anita |title=Smooth sailing, Manila Yacht Club’s 90th year |url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/starweek-magazine/2017/07/15/1723899/smooth-sailing-manila-yacht-clubs-90th-year |access-date=5 November 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=15 July 2017}}
Coast guard
MYC members are part of the 101st Squadron Philippine Coast Guard auxiliary. As part of PCG they do environmental cleanups and medical missions.
Commodores
- Eugene E. Wing (1940–1942){{Citation |title=Lean, Captain John Trevor, (16 July 1903–31 Dec. 1961), Secretary Royal Albert Yacht Club since 1954 |date=2007-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u51615 |work=Who Was Who |access-date=2023-11-16 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}
- Marco Tronqued (2021–present){{cite journal |last1=Olavario |first1=Fraulein |title=MYC COmmodore Marco Tronqued |journal=League |date=November-December 2022 |volume=6 |issue=2 |url=https://www.league.ph/items-21/myc-commodore-marco-tronqued |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=League Publishing Company Inc. |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|myc.org.ph}}
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Category:Sailing clubs in the Philippines
Category:Sports venues in Manila