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yacht club

American  

noun

  1. an organization of yachtsmen and yachtswomen for the purpose of encouraging and directing the sport of yachting.


Etymology

Origin of yacht club

First recorded in 1830–40

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It called the resort a “flagship project” and said that it would include villas and a yacht club and host crypto and artificial-intelligence events, and that some of its proceeds would go toward charity.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

We walk down Footpath No. 82, a stone's throw from the main beach, flanked by a yacht club on one side and housing on the other.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

Payout packages can be mind-boggling for the average person who isn’t a member of their local yacht club.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2024

Reinhardt also suggested in an email to the yacht club the possibility that they could rent moorage nearby from Intercollegiate Athletics, though that option hadn’t been explored.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

The resentment of new money riles Liz Petkevich, whose husband, J. Misha Petkevich, an investment banker and former Olympic figure skater, helped found the new yacht club.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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