It was in the early 1880's when a group of young men, residing in Manhattan, who shared in common love of the water and boating, pooled their resources and purchased a rowboat which they transported to the Harlem River on a milk...
No, Virginia, the Harlem Yacht Club is not in Harlem – at least not now it isn’t – but, yes, it did start out there! The Harlem Yacht Club, now of City Island, was initially founded at 124th Street and the East River in...
The City Island Yacht Club (CIYC) was formed during the Winter of 1904-1905. At first, the Club was located at Herman Cordes' boathouse on the west side of City Island Avenue, just north of Ditmar Street. Ike Tabor designed the...
