Niantic Bay Yacht Club

The present Club is the outgrowth of informal races first organized in the late 1930's by Colon "Semi" Soule among the heterogeneous boats then used primarily for sailing by the summer residents. Interest in sailing and racing developed rapidly among all age groups during these formative years and the Zip, through the efforts of Dave Bernard and George Flanagan, became the Club's first class boat. Through the farsighted efforts of such members as Semi Soule, Lou Richards and Lee Farrin the Club... more