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Tacoma Yacht Club on South Puget Sound, Washington, USA − Clubhouse & Marina

A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting. Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a marina or a delimited section of the beach or shoreline with buoys marking the areas off-limits for swimmers as well as safe offshore anchorages. On shore they also include a perimeter reserved for the exclusive use of the members of the club as well as a clubhouse with attached bar, café or restaurant where members socialize in a pleasant and informal setting.

Although the terms Yacht Club and Sailing Club tend to be synonymous, some general differences regarding the recreational use of boats can be broadly outlined. Historically a Yacht Club tended to focus on a membership composed of yacht owners, including motorboats. This type of club often was extremely exclusive, attracting the aristocracy or the high class and leaving small boat owners out of the circle. On the other hand, a Sailing Club tended to focus on a membership composed exclusively of owners of sailboats, including smaller boats such as dinghies. These became very popular towards the end of the 19th century when small boats began to be produced on an industrial scale. Now days, many Yacht Clubs offer the same sailing opportunities to their members as Sailing clubs.

Yacht clubs are often known by their initials (e.g. New York Yacht Club abbreviated as NYYC and Kamini Yacht Club abbreviated as KYC). Many well known yacht clubs, including the Yacht Club de France and the Royal Yacht Squadron, have been established under royal patronage or have been granted the title at some point in their history.

Organized and run by the membership, Yacht Clubs became a place to promote the sport of sailboat racing and cruising, as well as provide a meeting place for the particular social community. The membership is a mixture of people with specific recreational affinities. Generally, the members include those who sail as crew for cruising or racing, as well as boat owners. Also it is up to the members to decide on the objectives of the club to satisfy the membership and to attract other like-minded individuals. For example, some clubs include owners of powerboats, while others specifically exclude them. In order to overcome difficulties concerning the affinities of their members one particular club may have two sections, a sailing section and a powerboat section.

Members Clubs often have paid staff for catering, bar duty, boat yard duty, accounts, office etc. Control and organization of the club is done for the membership via members elected by the membership into roles such as Sailing Secretary, Commodore, Cruising Captain, Racing Captain etc. Smaller clubs typically have a condition of membership which requires active participation of the membership in activities such as maintenance of club facilities and equipment.

Unlike the classical clubs where the membership is the focus, certain clubs are run on a commercial basis. They may be owned by individuals or a company to provide a service and generate a profit. Often they are associated with a particular marina or port. Objectives are usually very similar to members clubs but the social side maybe more dominant.

Traditions

There is a long historical tradition behind yacht clubs. According to the date of establishment, the Neva Yacht Club, founded in 1718 in Russia, is the oldest yacht club. However, since this Russian Yacht Club was established by a decree of Tsar Peter the Great, it does not fully qualify as a proper club in the modern sense, understood as a voluntary association of members who organize and run the club. Therefore, the Royal Cork Yacht Club founded in Ireland in 1720 is also widely acknowledged as the oldest yacht club in the world, despite having gone through periods of dormancy and undergone name changes in its long history, much in the same manner as the Neva Yacht Club. It was only in 1846 that the first yacht club in Russia to adopt British-style Members Club regulations was established. Using this Western understanding of what a club or society is, the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS, founded 1830, becomes the oldest European yacht club outside the British Isles, and the fifth oldest in the world.

A number of the world's most renowned Yacht Clubs are located in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Canada, and the United States. The first yacht club in North America was the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, located on the Northwest Arm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada established in July 1837. The most prestigious of them are organized within the International Council of Yacht Clubs.

The Kieler Yacht-Club in Northern Germany organizes the yearly Kiel Week, the biggest sailing event in the world, that is celebrated since 1882.

Racing and Sailing Activities

Most clubs, regardless of the size of their craft, have a well defined racing program. Clubs may host regattas ranging from informal local events to national championships. Often clubs have a regular weekday evening racing schedule or a weekend racing schedule organized by the membership. Many yacht clubs field teams to compete against other clubs in team racing. There are also some specific boat models and lengths which have their own club. These boat ownership clubs often hold single design races for their members; the Islander 36 association is such a club. With the growth of sailing at secondary schools and universities many yacht clubs host Interscholastic Sailing Association or Intercollegiate Sailing Association regattas. Additionally, a number of yacht clubs enter into agreements with schools to provide dock space and practice facilities for the school teams year-round.

Clubs with active adult sailing programs most often feature junior sailing programs as well. Most often these programs enroll children from ages 8 to 16. Children most often learn to sail in the optimist (dinghy) and then progress to a larger single handed dinghy such as starling or laser dinghy or two handed such as 420 (dinghy). These junior sailing programs often also teach children rowing, kayaking, general seamanship and navigation. Children are also taught how to race competitively from an early age and most clubs host junior sailing regattas each season.

Club Burgee

Members belonging to a yacht club or sailing organization may fly their club's unique flag (usually triangular), called a burgee, both while under way and at anchor (however, not while racing). Traditionally, the burgee was flown from the main masthead, however it may also be flown from a small pole on the bow pulpit, or even the starboard rigging beneath the lowest starboard spreader on a flag halyard. Some traditional clubs have also been granted the right to fly a special yacht ensign at the stern.

At traditional clubs the burgee and the ensign is hoisted at 08:00 each morning and lowered each evening at sunset. This ceremony is called colours. Traditionally, the first time a member of one club visits another, there is an exchange of burgees. Exchanged burgees are often displayed on the premises of clubs, such as at their clubhouse or bar.

Organization

Yacht clubs are organized like any other club or organisation with committees, chairman, directors, etc. Due to the connection with the sea and hence the navy, the various posts use naval terminology. For example, the chairman/CEO is the Commodore. Usually, under the Commodore there are also the Vice Commodore (in charge of land-based activities) and the Rear Commodore (in charge of water-based activities); for clubs in the United States they might in turn be assisted by thePort Captain and the Fleet Captain respectively. In a few clubs in the United Kingdom the Admiral, which is one rank above the Commodore, is the senior officer. Each of these ranks has specific responsibilities to ensure the smooth running of the club.

Reciprocating Clubs

Reciprocal Agreements between clubs allow members of one club to use the facilities of a reciprocating club at no cost or at a nominal fee such as for electricity. This allows club members to cruise to many destinations without incurring the higher cost of marina moorage, etc.

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Aeolian Yacht Club
http://www.aeolianyc.com/
980 Fernside Dr
Alameda, CA 94501, USA
(510) 523-2586

Alameda Yacht Club
http://www.alamedayachtclub.org
1535 Buena Vista Ave
Alameda, CA 94501, USA

Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
http://www.abyc.org/
7201 E Ocean
Long Beach, CA 90803, USA
(562) 434-9955

American Legion Yacht Club
http://www.al291.com/sites/yachtclub/
215 15th St
Newport, CA 92663, USA
(949) 673-5070

Anacapa Yacht Club
http://www.sailorschoice.com/yachtclubs/anychome.htm
3821 Victoria Ave
Oxnard, CA 93030, USA
(805) 984-0211

Andreas Cove Yacht Club
http://www.acyc.org/
Sacramento

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
http://www.bcyc.org/
1601 Bayside Dr
Corona del Mar
92625
(949) 644-9530

Balboa Basin Yacht Club
http://www.sailorschoice.com/yachtclubs/balboabasinyc.htm
829 Harbor Island Dr., #38
Balboa Island
92660
(714) 549-2477

Balboa Island Yacht Club
futuresite
410 S. Bay Front
Balboa Island
92662
(949) 675-8418

Balboa Yacht Club
http://www.balboayachtclub.com/
1801 Bayside Dr.
Corona del Mar
92625
(949) 673-3515

Ballena Bay Yacht Club
http://www.bbyc.org/
1150 Ballena Blvd
Alameda
94501
(510) 523-BBYC

Barbary Coast Boating Club
http://www.bcbc.net/
San Francisco
(415) 905-6267

Bay View Boat Club
http://www.bvbc.org/
489 Terry Francois Blvd
San Francisco
94107
(415) 495-9500

Bel Marin Keys Yacht Club
futuresite
Navato

Ben Ali Shrine Yacht Club
http://www.ben-ali-shriners.org/Club_Yacht.htm
3262 Marysville Blvd
Sacramento
95821
(916) 684-0245

Benicia Yacht Club
http://www.beniciayachtclub.com/
400 E. Second St
Benicia
94510
(707) 746-6600

Berkeley Yacht Club
http://www.berkeleyyc.org/
One Seawall Drive
Berkeley
94710
(510) 843-9292

Blue Water Cruising Club
futuresite
PO Box 45768
Los Angeles
90045

Bridge Marina Yacht Club
futuresite
Antioch

Buccaneer Yacht Club
http://members.xoom.com/BUYC/BUYC/
San Pedro
(714) 962-4826

Butte Sailing Club
http://www.buttesailingclub.org/
Palermo

Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club
http://www.cbyc.org
211 West 22nd St
San Pedro
90731
(310) 519-1694

Caliente Isle Yacht Club
http://www.ciyc.org/
Bethel Island
(925) 684-9979

Cal Sailing Club
http://www.cal-sailing.org/
Berkeley

California Ensenada Yacht Club
futuresite
San Diego

California Yacht Club
http://www.calyachtclub.com/
4469 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey
90292
(310) 823-4567

Caltech Sailing
http://www.well.com/user/csc

Catalina Island Yacht Club
futuresite
30 Casino Way
Avalon
90704
(310) 510-0022

Cerritos Bahia Yacht Club
futuresite
6291 E. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Long Beach
90803
(562) 493-2292

Channel Island Yacht Club
http://www.yachtline.com/vcboat/clubs/ciyc.htm
Oxnard
(805) 985-CIYC

Channel Islands Naval Yacht Club
http://www.nycci.org/
Port Hueneme
(805) 985-2492

Chula Vista Yacht Club
http://www.cvyc.org/
642 Marina Pkwy #83
San Diego
91910
(619) 422-7888

Club Nautique
http://www.sailors.com/
clubnautique/
Alameda
Sausalito
San Mateo
(800) 343-SAIL

Corinthan Yacht Club of San Francisco
http://www.cyc.org/
Tilburon
(415) 435-4771

Coronado Cays Yacht Club
http://www.ccyc.org/
Coronado
(619) 429-0133

Coronado Yacht Club
http://www.coronadoyc.org/
Coronado
(619) 435-1848

Cortez Racing Association
http://www.cortezracing.com
San Diego
(619) 279-5931

Corsair Yacht Club
http://www.corsairyc.com/
PO Box 14777
Long Beach
90803
& Catalina
(310) 374-8365

Coyote Point Yacht Club
http://www.cpyc.com/
San Mateo
(650) 347-6730

Dana Point Yacht Club
http://www.dpyc.org/
Dana Point
(714) 496-2900

Dana West Yacht Club
http://www.dwyc.org
Dana Point
(949) 661-1185

Del Rey Yacht Club
http://www.dryc.org/
Marina Del Rey
(310) 823-4664

Delta Yacht Club
http://www.deltayachtclub.org/
Stockton

Discovery Bay Yacht Club
futuresite
Byron

Dos Rios Yacht Club
futuresite
Concord

Driftwood Yacht Club
http://www.dycweb.org/
Antioch

Ebony Yacht Club
http://www.ebonyboatclub.com/
Isleton
(916) 777-4430

Elkhorn Yacht Club
futuresite
Moss Landing

Encinal Yacht Club
http://www.encinal.org/
Alameda
(510) 522-3272

Fairwind Yacht Club
http://www.fairwind.org/
Marina del Rey

Folsom Lake Yacht Club
http://www.flyc.org/
Folsom
(916) 985-3704

Four Winds Yacht Club
futuresite
Garden Grove

Fremont Sailing Club
http://www.fremontsailingclub.org/
Freemont

Fresno Yacht Club
http://www.fresnoyachtclub.org
Fresno
(209) 298-3094

Gold Country Yacht Club
http://www.nccn.net/~gcyc/index.html
Grass Valley

Golden Gate Yacht Club
http://www.ggyc.org/
Oracle America’s Cup Challenge
One Yacht Road
San Francisco
94123
(415) 346-BOAT 346-2628

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
http://www.hmbyc.org/
Princeton-by-the-Sea
(650) 728-2120

Hollywood Yacht Club
http://www.scya.org/hyc
Westminister

Huntington Harbour Yacht Club
http://www.hhyc.org
3821 Warner Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(562) 592-2186

Hurricane Gulch Yacht Club
http://www.hgyc.org/
San Pedro
(310) 547-2363

Inverness Yacht Club
futuresite
PO Box 186
Inverness
94937

International Yacht Racing Club
This site developed by Steve Steiner for YachtClub.com 2001
TBD

Island Yacht Club
http://www.iyc.org/
Alameda
(510) 521-2980

Jonathan Yacht Club
futuresite
Los Angeles

King Harbor Yacht Club
http://www.khyc.org/
280 Yacht Club Way
Redondo
90277
(310) 376-2459

Kona Kai International Yacht Club
http://www.kkiyc.org/
1551 Shelter Island Dr
San Diego
92106
(619) 223-3138

Lake Arrowhead Yacht Club
http://layc.net/
Established in 1932
Lake Arrowhead
(909) 337-0725

Lake Washington Sailing Club
http://www.lwsailing.org
Sacramento
(916) 374-0433

Lakeport Yacht Club
futuresite
Lakeport

Lido Isle Yacht Club
http://www.lidoisleyachtclub.org/
Established in 1928
701 Via Lido Soud
Newport Beach
CA 92663
(949) 673-5119

Little Ships Fleet of LB
http://www.homestead.com/lsflbyc
PO Box 3943
Long Beach
90803
(562) 946-6545

Little Venice Yacht Club
futuresite
Lafayette

Loch Lomond Yacht Club
http://www.lochlomondyachtclub.com/
San Rafael
(415) 459-9811

Long Beach Single Sailing Association
http://www.lbssa.org/
PO Box 90635
Long Beach
90809
(562) 430-1715

Long Beach Yacht Club
http://www.lbyc.org/
6201 Appian Way
Long Beach
90803
(562) 598-9401

Los Angeles Yacht Club
http://www.layc.org/
Founded in 1901
285 Whalers Walk
San Pedro
90731
(310) 831-1203

Los Gatos Yacht Club
http://www.losgatosyc.com/
Los Gatos

Malibu Yacht Club
futuresite
PO Box 6556
Malibu
90264
(310) 457-2069

Marin Yacht Club
http://www.marinyachtclub.com/
San Rafael
(415) 453-9366

Marina Bay Yacht Club
http://www.marinabayyc.com/
Richmond
(510) 232-6292

Marina Venice Yacht Club
http://www.mvyc.org/
Marina del Rey
(310) 822-9082

Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club
futuresite
San Francisco
(415) 495-9344

Martinez Yacht Club
futuresite
Martinez

McAvoy Yacht Club
futuresite
Bay Point

Metropolitan Yacht Club
futuresite
Oakland

Mission Bay Yacht Club
http://www.mbyc.org/
1215 El Carmel Pl
San Diego
92109
(619) 488-0501

Monterey Penisula Yacht Club
http://www.mpyc.org/
#100 Del Monte Ave
Monterey
93940
(408) 372-9686

Morro Bay Yacht Club
http://www.mbyc.net
541 Embarcadero
Morro Bay
93422
(805) 772-3981

Napa Valley Yacht Club
futuresite
100 S Newport Dr
Napa
94559
(707) 252-3342

Navy Yacht Club Long Beach
http://www.nyclb.com/
Long Beach
(562) 983-1556

Navy Yacht Club San Diego
http://www.nycsd.org/
Fiddlers Cove Marina
Coronado
92178
(619) 437-0320

Newport Harbor Yacht Club
http://www.nhyc.org/
Newport
(949) 673-7730

North Bay Yacht Club
futuresite
San Rafael

North Star Yacht Club
http://www.northstaryachtclub.org/
Emeryville

Newport Ocean Sailing Association
http://www.nosa.org/
The Ensenada Race Official Sponsor
Newport
(949) 644-1023

Oakland Yacht Club
http://www.oaklandyachtclub.com/
Alameda
(510) 522-6868

Oceanside Yacht Club
http://www.oceansideyc.com/
Oceanside
(760) 722-5751

Ox Bow Yacht Club
http://www.oxbowyachtclub.com/
100 Ox Bow
Marina Drive
Isleton
95641
(916) 777-5918

Oyster Point Yacht Club
http://www.opyc.com/
911 Marina Blvd.
San Francisco
94080
(650) 873-5166

Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club
http://www.pcyc.org/
2600 South
Harbor Blvd.
Channel Islands Harbor
93035
(805) 985-7292

Pacific Mariners Yacht Club
http://www.pmyc.org/
13915 Panay Way
Marina Del Rey
90292
(310) 823-9717

Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Assoc.
http://www.pssala.org/
Marina Del Rey
(310) 392-9120

Pacific Sailing Yacht Club
Site is on the way!
423 Shoreline Drive
Long Beach
(562) 590-0323

Palo Alto Yacht Club
futuresite
Redwood City

Peninsula Yacht Club
http://www.pycboating.org
Water Tower
Maple Street
Redwood City
(650) 369-4410

Petaluma Yacht Club
futuresite
Petaluma

Pierpont Bay Yacht Club
http://www.pbyc.org
1363 Spinnaker Dr
Ventura
93001
(805) 644-6672

Pittsburg Yacht Club
http://www.pittsburgyc.com/
3 Marina Blvd
Pittsburg
94565
(925) 432-1056

Point Loma Yacht Club
http://www.pointlomayc.org/
1880 Harbor
Island Drive
San Diego
92101

(619) 299-7592
Point San Pablo Yacht Club
http://www.pspyc.org
700 West
Cutting Blvd
Richmond
94807
(510) 233-1046

Port Royal Yacht Club
http://www.pryc.us/
555 North Harbor Dr
Redondo Beach
90277
(310) 372-3960

Port Stockton Yacht Club
futuresite
Stockton

Presidio Yacht Club
http://www.presidioyc.org/
Richmond

Redondo Beach Yacht Club
futuresite
Redondo Beach
(310) 374-4838

Richmond Yacht Club
http://www.richmondyc.org/
Richmond
(510) 234-6959

River View Yacht Club
http://www.riverviewyc.com/
Cliff’s Marina
Sacramento

Sacramento Yacht Club
futuresite
West Sacramento
St. Francis Yacht Club
http://www.stfyc.com/
San Francisco
(415) 563-6363

San Diego Yacht Club
http://www.sdyc.org/
A Top 10 US Yacht Club
1011 Anchorage Ln
San Diego
92106
(619) 221-8400

San Ferndando Valley Yacht Club
http://home.earthlink.net/~gegcit/index.html
Van Nuys

San Francisco Yacht Club
http://www.sfyc.org/
98 Beach RoadBelvedere
94920
(415) 435-9133

San Joaquin Yacht Club
futuresite
Bethel Island

San Jose Sailing Club
http://sanjosesailingclub.com/
P.O. Box 5631 San Jose
95150

San Leandro Yacht Club
http://www.sanleandroyc.org/
20 N. Dike Rd
San Leandro
94577
(510) 351-3102

San Luis Yacht Club
http://www.slyc.org/
Avila Beach
(805) 595-9808

San Mateo Yacht Club
futuresite
San Mateo

San Pedro Yacht Club
futuresite
San Pedro

San Rafael Yacht Club
http://www.arris.com/sryc/index.html
San Rafael

Santa Barbara Sailing Club
http://www.sailsbsc.org/
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Yacht Club
http://www.sbyc.org/
130 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara
93109
(805) 965-8112

Santa Cruz Yacht Club
http://scyc.org/
Santa Cruz
(831) 425-0690

Santa Margarita Sailing Club
futuresite
Oceanside

Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club
http://www.smwyc.org/
Marina del Rey

Sausalito Cruising Club
futuresite
Sausalito

Sausalito Yacht Club
http://www.syconline.org/
Sausalito

Seal Beach Yacht Club
http://www.sealbeachyc.org/
255 Marina Drive
Long Beach
90803
(562) 594-6337

Seagate Yacht Club
http://www.seagateyachtclub.com/
16011 Bonaire Circle
Huntington Harbour
92649

Sequoia Yacht Club
http://www.sequoiayc.org/
441 Seaport Ct
Redwood City
94063
(650) 361-9472

Shark Island Yacht Club
futuresite
1099 Bayside Dr
Newport Beach
92663
(949) 760-0221

Shoreline Yacht Club
http://www.shorelineyachtclub.com/
386 Shoreline Dr.
Long Beach
90802
(562) 435-4093

Sierra Point Yacht Club
http://www.sierrapointyc.org/
500 Sierra Point Parkway Brisbane
94005
(650) 952-0651

Silver Gate Yacht Club
http://www.sgyc.org/
2091 Shelter
Island Drive
San Diego
92106

Solano Yacht Club
futuresite
Suisun

South Bay Yacht Racing Club
http://www.sbyrc.org
Marina Del Rey
(310) 822-0776

South Beach Yacht Club
http://www.southbeachyc.org/
San Francisco
(415) 495-2295

South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club
http://www.sccyc.org/
Marina Del Rey
(310) 306-2787

South Lake Tahoe Yacht Club
futuresite
South Lake Tahoe

South Shore Yacht Club
http://www.www.southshoreyc.org
Newport Beach
(949) 646-3102

Southwestern Yacht Club
http://www.southwesternyc.org/
San Diego
(619) 222-0438

Spinnaker Yacht Club
http://www.spinnakeryc.org/
San Leandro
(510) 351-7905

Saint Francis Yacht Club
http://www.stfyc.com/
A Top 10 US Yacht Club
On The Marina
San Francisco
94123
(415) 563.6363

Stockton Sailing Club
http://www.stocktonsc.org/
Stockton
(209) 951-5600

Sunset Aquatic Yacht Club
http://www.sayc.org/
Long Beach
(714) 998-2205

Tahoe Keys Marina Yacht Club
futuresite
South Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Sierra Yacht Club
http://www.tahoesierrayachtclub.com/
Tahoe

Tahoe Yacht Club
http://www.tahoeyc.com/
Tahoe City
(530) 581-4700

Tamalpais Yacht Club
futuresite
San Rafael

Tiburon Yacht Club
http://www.tyc.org/
Tiburon
(415) 789-9294

Tower Park Yacht Club
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6456/tpyc.html
Lodi

Treasure Island Yacht Club
http://www.tiyc.org/
San Francisco
(415) 434 4475

Vallejo Yacht Club
http://vyc.org/
Vallejo
(530) 753-1977

Ventura Yacht Club
http://www.venturayachtclub.org/
Ventura
(805) 642-0494

Venture Yacht Club
http://www.vycsd.com/
Mission Beach
San Diego
(858) 831-1726

Village West Yacht Club
futuresite
Stockton

Voyager’s Yacht Club
futuresite
Newport Beach
(949) 760-0221

Weber Point Yacht Club
futuresite
Stockton

Westlake Yacht Club
http://www.westlakeyc.org/
Westlake Village
(818) 889-4820

West Coast Yacht Club
futuresite
Seal Beach
(949) 369-0356

Woodenhull Yacht Club
http://www.whyc.org/
Huntington Beach

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BE = Book Excerpt.
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MA = Magazine Article.
Vid = Video.
W = Website.
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FP = Forum Post.
S = Social Media.
SP = Social Media Post.
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##.## – Topic: (2nd Level 'Numbered' Subtopic) T
##.## –  ^  Title ('Unnumbered' Directory‚ Vendor‚ Product‚+. Usually Listed Alphabetically) +
##.## –  ^  Media Title — Creators (Authors‚ Editors‚ Illustrators‚+) – Source (Publishers‚+) +
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01 – ABOUT BOATS w/Museum Directory: Early History‚ Recent History‚ Modern Vessels‚+. T
02 – BOAT BUILDING‚ OUTFITTING‚ REFITTING & REPAIR: Materials‚ Equipment‚ Builders‚+. T
03 – BOAT MARKETING: Boat Shows‚ Dealers‚ Brokers‚ Importing‚ Exporting‚ Auctions‚ Sales‚+. T
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10 – BOAT MOORAGE & STORAGE: Builders‚ Anchorages‚ Marinas‚ Yards‚ Racks‚ Stacks‚+. T
11 – BOATING ORGANIZATIONS: (Cruising Clubs‚ Educational‚ Gov-Aux.+). T
11.03 –  ^  US Coast Guard Auxiliary V
11.03 –  ^  US Power Squadrons V
11.01 – Yacht Clubs & Sailing Clubs: (CAN‚ GBR‚ USA‚+). T
11.02 – Paddling Clubs (Canoes‚ Kayaks & SUPs): T
11.03 – Boat Owner Associations: T
11.03 –  ^  BoatUS V
11.03 –  ^  ^  BoatUS Foundation V
12 – BOATING & TRAVEL: Events‚ Destinations‚ Boat Rentals‚ Charters‚ Cruises‚ Voyages‚+. T
13 – BOATING & MARITIME EDUCATION: Recreational Seamanship‚ Ship's Master & Crew‚+. T
14 – MARINE LAWS & REGULATIONS: International & National LawsLawyers‚ Investigators‚+. T
15 – DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY): Boat Building & Refitting‚ Boat Sales‚ Boat Inspections‚ Classes‚+. T
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16.02 –  ^  Fifty Years of Growth‚ 1944-1994 : District 16‚ US Power SquadronsHerbert Hearsey B
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16.03 –  ^  The ANCHOR — Anchors Aweigh Academy M
16.03 –  ^  DIY Boat Owner - The Marine Maintenance MagazineBoatUS Mad Mariner (OoB) M
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16.05 – Websites: (Incl. Articles‚ Forum Posts‚ Tech Tips‚ Tech Notes‚ Social Media‚+). T
16.05 –  ^  Anchors Aweigh Academy W
16.05 –  ^  US Coast Guard Auxiliary W
11.05 –  ^  US Power Squadrons W
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00 – HOME: CONTENTSABOUT EAB: Contact EAB, Abbreviations & Symbols, FAQ, GLOSSARY, ADs,+.
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02 – BOAT BUILDING, OUTFITTING, REFITTING & REPAIR: Materials, Equipment, Builders,+.
03 – BOAT MARKETING: Boat Shows, Dealers & Brokers, Importing & Exporting, Auctions & Sales,+.
04 – BOAT INSPECTION: Types of Marine Surveys, Marine Surveyors, Schools, DIY Inspections,+.
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06 – BOAT FINANCING: Conventional (Banks, Credit Unions,+), Unconventional (Creative),+.
07 – BOAT INSURANCE: Maritime & Recreational: Coverage, Carriers, Agents,+., Claim Processing,+.
08 – BOAT TRANSPORT: By Sea (Piggyback, Delivery Skippers & Crews, & Towing), Over-Land,+.
09 – BOAT HAULING & LAUNCHING: Drydocks, Ways, Lifts, Cranes & Hoists, Launch Ramps,+.
10 – BOAT MOORAGE & STORAGE: Builders, Anchorages, Marinas, Yards, Racks & Stacks,+.
11 – BOATING ORGANIZATIONS: Yacht Clubs & Sailing Clubs, Paddling Clubs, Boat Owners,+.
12 – BOATING & TRAVEL: Events, Destinations, Boat Rentals & Charters, Cruises, Voyages,+.
13 – BOATING & MARITIME EDUCATION: Recreational Seamanship, Ship's Master & Crew,+.
14 – MARINE LAWS & REGULATIONS: International & National LawsLawyers‚ Investigators‚+.
15 – DO-IT-YOURSELF: DIY Boat Building & Repair, DIY Boat Sales, DIY Boat Surveys, DIY Classes,+.
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