Gulfport Yacht Club

The Gulfport Yacht Club was first organized in August 1938. It all happened one night when three sailboats with twelve boys between the ages of 13 and 19 were sailing on Boca Ciega Bay. The talk of the evening turned toward starting a yacht club, so C. J. Allen, better known to his younger friends as "Pop", called for a meeting of all the Gulfport youth interested in sailing. The result was the Gulfport Yacht Club, which met at various homes successfully for several years. Most of its members were... more