Stamford Yacht Club

The Club's earliest members were active people living in interesting times. The Merritt Parkway is, indeed, named after our second Vice Commodore whose Commodore, Henry K. McHarg, built a railroad town in Texas that is still called Stamford. Like hundreds of members who followed them, the founders preserved and enhanced the Club, both for their contemporaries and for generations to come.

The entrance through the Stamford breakwater is well marked, with the federal channel proceeding generally due north (at approximately 011 magnetic) from the middle of the sea wall. Observing range markers and lights should keep you in the channel. The Stamford Yacht Club mooring field is to the east of the main channel near Nun 10, with private markers leading to the Stamford Yacht Club dock.

Stamford Yacht Club is a private membership organization dedicated to the social and recreational interests of its member families since 1890. It is also a long-standing and contributing member of the community.

The Club and its members participate in many local, regional and national organizations governing and promoting the Club's key pursuits of sailing, tennis, platform tennis, and aquatics, and is proud to be a founding member of the National Sailing Hall of Fame.It is with this in mind that we have made portions of this site open to all visitors.

The Cows Trophy Race, first sailed in 1955 and won by Bill Ziegler on Bounding Home, is a wonderful race absolutely unique to the Stamford Yacht Club. It consists of an indeterminate number of legs all beginning and ending at Cows Bell R32. In the list of winners you will recognize many of the great Club boats and Club yachtsmen.

Frostbiting is a great opportunity to stay active on the water sailing JY15's through the winter months! There are many ways for SYC members to get involved-racing, race committee/chase boat operations, on the water video and photography, or general program organization. If you wish to race, please register for the 2021-2022.