Eastern Point Yacht Club

Sailboat racing in Gloucester had long since evolved from the elegant fishing schooners charging back from the Grand Banks into active one-design racing under the organization of the Cape Ann, East Gloucester and Gloucester Yacht Clubs when the occasion of Gloucester's 300th anniversary was celebrated in 1923. A long-time resident of Eastern Point, Jonathan Raymond, was called upon by the city to organize a series of schooner races as part of the festivities. Coming on the heels of a lull in sailing... more