Museum of Yachting

{{Short description|Non-profit organization and museum in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.}}

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The Museum of Yachting was a not-for-profit organization in Newport, Rhode Island which worked to preserve the culture and heritage of yachting.{{cite web |title=About the Museum of Yachting |url=http://moy.org/DefaultPermissions/AboutUs/tabid/362/Default.aspx |website=Museum of Yachting |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102003817/http://moy.org/DefaultPermissions/AboutUs/tabid/362/Default.aspx |archive-date=2 January 2012 |url-status=dead}} The Museum was founded in 1979 by John Mecray and a small group of friends and was first housed at Fort Adams. In 2007, the International Yacht Restoration School acquired the museum and, in 2008, relocated its collection to the Edward W. Kane and James Gubelmann Library located in the restored John Mecray Aquidneck Mill Building.{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.iyrs.edu/about/history |website=IYRS School of Technology & Trades |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708161624/https://www.iyrs.edu/about/history |archive-date=8 July 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Museum of Yachting at IYRS |url=http://iyrs.edu/museum-yachting-iyrs/ |website=IYRS School of Technology & Trades |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220210655/http://iyrs.edu/museum-yachting-iyrs/ |archive-date=20 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}

The Museum was home to two permanent exhibits: The America’s Cup – The Newport Years, and Coronet: The Long Life and Revival of an Historic American Schooner Yacht, the story of Coronet.{{cite web|title=Museum of Yachting Re-opens at Fort Adams|url=http://www.iyrs.org/MuseumofYachting/MoYatFortAdams/tabid/849/Default.aspx|work=Museum of Yachting Re-opens at Fort Adams|publisher=International Yacht Restoration School|accessdate=2012-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116134849/http://iyrs.org/MuseumofYachting/MoYatFortAdams/tabid/849/Default.aspx|archive-date=2012-11-16|url-status=dead}} It was also home to the American Sailboat Hall of Fame which honored sailboats built-in the United States{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.sailamerica.com/halloffame/history.htm|website=The American Sailboat Hall of Fame|accessdate=13 September 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212101514/http://www.sailamerica.com/halloffame/history.htm|archivedate=12 February 2013}} and the Single-Handed Sailors' Hall of Fame which honored achievements of outstanding solo sailors throughout the world.{{cite web |title=The Single-Handed Sailors' Hall of Fame |url=http://www.windlasscreative.com/shshof_web/singlehandedhof.htm |website=Museum of Yachting |access-date=8 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806132913/http://www.windlasscreative.com/shshof_web/singlehandedhof.htm |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=McKenzie|first=Sheena|title=The old man and the sea: 73-year-old to sail solo around world in 'bathtub' boat|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/28/sport/sven-yrvind-sail-around-world-smallest-boat/index.html|accessdate=2012-12-13|newspaper=CNN|date=2012-11-29}}{{cite news |title=Single-Handed Sailor’s Hall of Fame Lost and Found |url=https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/single-handed-sailors-hall-of-fame-lost-and-found/ |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=Newport This Week |date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708191210/https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/single-handed-sailors-hall-of-fame-lost-and-found/ |archive-date=8 July 2022}}