yacht club

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of yacht club¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

He would head for private marinas, yacht clubs and other discreet locations around Dunkirk to collect the Vietnamese migrants who had been driven from a Paris safehouse.

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

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Turn right on Bayside Drive, then walk along that street past the yacht clubs and Coast Guard station, turning right on Fernleaf Avenue, which will take you up to Ocean Boulevard.

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The high cost of membership and boats probably makes joining a yacht club low on the priority list for many college students.

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Additionally, the club lost cherished photographs of every past commodore, a significant position within a yacht club.

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