The Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) formed in 1901, is a non-profit organization consisting of 39 member and affiliate yacht club's from Houston, TX to Sarasota, FL along the

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in the

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. Organized specifically to further the sport of yacht racing, marine safety and seamanship, the GYA is the oldest organization of yacht clubs in the United States.

Regattas

*Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup. *Junior Lipton Championship *Capdevielle (multiple) *Challenge Cup *Allstate Sugar Bowl Race of Champions

Capdevielle Racing

The Commodore Auguste B. Capdevielle Memorial Trophy was commissioned in 1941 and honors Auguste B. Capdevielle who served as Commodore of the GYA for six terms. Competition for the trophy has developed and fostered inter-club rivalries, excellent seamanship and camaraderie throughout the GYA's membership. The GYA has only had three Capdevielle one-design boats in over 118 years of racing, the

Fish-class sloop The Fish class sloop, also known informally as the Fish Boat, is a one-design sailboat designed in 1919 by New Orleans resident Rathbone DeBuys, member of the Southern Yacht Club. It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on ...

, the

Flying Scot (dinghy) The Flying Scot is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Sandy Douglass as a one-design racer and first built in 1958.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 100-101. Houghton Mi ...

and the

Viper 640 The Viper 640 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Brian Bennett for racing and first built in 1996. The Viper 640 is an accepted World Sailing class boat and the official one-design boat of the Gulf Yachting Associatio ...

History

Originally formed as the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association in

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in 1901 by the leadership of Southern, Mobile, Pascagoula, Biloxi, Bay Waveland, Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian Yacht Clubs, the founding organizations of the reorganized Gulf Yachting Association in 1918 were Bay Waveland, Biloxi, Mobile, Pass Christian and the Southern Yacht Clubs

Notable member clubs

Biloxi Yacht Club The Biloxi Yacht Club (BYC) is located in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, on the shores of the Mississippi Sound. The BYC is a founding member of the Gulf Yachting Association, as well as the Mississippi Coast Yachting Association. Established in 1849, ...

- Biloxi, MS * Buccaneer Yacht Club - Mobile, AL *

Houston Yacht Club The Houston Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in Texas. In LaPorte, near Houston, it is a member of the Gulf Yachting Association The Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) formed in 1901, is a non-profit organization consisting of 39 member and affi ...

- Shoreacres, TX *

Lakewood Yacht Club Lakewood Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Seabrook, Texas and a member of the Gulf Yachting Association. The club sits on 38 acres with six sheds and seven docks. There are over 250 covered slips for power boats ranging in size from 44’ to ...

- Seabrook, TX *

Long Beach Yacht Club Long Beach Yacht Club is a private yacht club in Long Beach, California. It was founded in 1929. In November 2018 it was announced that the Club has officially challenged for the 2021 America's Cup in January and February 2021 in Auckland, NZ. ...

- Long Beach, MS *

Mobile Yacht Club The Mobile Yacht Club is a private boat club and harbor which first met as a group in 1847 before establishing a physical clubhouse in the 1850s. It is located in Mobile, Alabama. The Mobile Yacht Club sponsors and participates annually in numer ...

- Mobile, AL *

New Orleans Yacht Club The New Orleans Yacht Club (NOYC) was founded in June 1949 and is dedicated to further the sport of yacht racing, marine safety and seamanship. The club is located at West End's Municipal Yacht Harbor on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain and i ...

- New Orleans, LA *

Southern Yacht Club The Southern Yacht Club is located in New Orleans, Louisiana's West End neighborhood, on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Established on July 21, 1849, it is the fifthe oldest yacht club in the United States and a founding member of the Gulf Y ...

- New Orleans, LA *

St. Petersburg Yacht Club The St. Petersburg Yacht Club (SPYC) is a private yacht club located in St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida (United States) and a member of the Gulf Yachting Association and the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs. The club won the Mrs. ...

- St. Petersburg, FL

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