St. Petersburg Yacht Club
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| Short name | SPYC |
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| Founded | 1909 |
| Location | Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 |
| Website | www |
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The St. Petersburg Yacht Club (SPYC) is a private yacht club located in St. Petersburg, Florida (United States) and a member of the Gulf Yachting Association and the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs.
The club won the Adams Cup in 1979.
History
[edit]The St. Petersburg Yacht Club was founded in 1909 and the clubhouse was inaugurated on its current site in 1917.[1] One-Design Racing began two years later, when six Fish Class sailboats were acquired.[2] Offshore racing started with the Havana Race in 1930 as the forerunner for the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC).[3]
Sailors
[edit]Ed Baird, Allison Jolly, Mark Mendelblatt and Jennifer French are world class sailors from the SPYC.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Brief History of the SPYC". St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Experience the World of Luxury Yacht Charter". John T. Zhang. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "St. Pete yacht club working to resume annual race to Havana". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.