A journey back in time gives all our longtime members pride in what they built and newer members’ appreciation of the past. The Coveleigh story began in 1933, when Townsend Wainwright, the owner of the property, called it Coveleigh....
Much has changed in the 120 years since "robber baron", Jay Gould and a group of his friends founded the American Yacht Club in New York City. By 1887, clearly in need of a shore station, the club purchased "12 acres and some...