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Address Eastern Yacht Club 47 Foster Street Marblehead, MA 01945 |
Phone 781.631.1400
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Reception starts at 6:00pm
Reception
About the Eastern Yacht Club
When yachting in Massachusetts was in its infancy, a group of gentlemen from Boston organized themselves as the Eastern Yacht Club. Twelve men, "imbued with the true yachting spirit," according to a contemporary newspaper account, met in March of 1870. Within a month they had enrolled 110 members with 23 yachts. Construction of the clubhouse on Marblehead Neck was completed in 1881. The founding members' purpose was the promotion of yachting; as the Eastern's history shows, this cause has never been abandoned.
A visit to the Eastern is a walk through yachting history, from the glorious days of the huge racing yachts to the present-day streamlined one-designs. The trophy cases display such treasures as the Puritan Cup, the Lambert Cup, the Cleopatra's Barge trophy, even a trophy once carried on Admiral Nelson's flagship, as well as an array of Olympic medals.
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