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Detroit Regional Yacht racing Association

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The Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA) was established in 1912 as the Detroit River Yachting Association by the Commodores of the Detroit Boat Club and the Detroit Yacht Club, Commodore Harry Austin and Commodore Harry Kendall, respectively.

Founded to be a clearing board to assist local clubs in resolving conflicts with their individual summer regatta calendars, the DRYA is now a Michigan Corporation and a registered Non-profit organization. The DRYA's incorporation articles summarize its purpose:

The purpose of the association is to encourage and promote, in the United States and Canada, the general interest in boating, yachting and sail racing by amateur sailors (including junior and collegiate sailors) by all appropriate means, including:

  • Establishing high standards of skill for seamanship, boathandling and navigation of yachts;
  • Encouraging the ownership of boats and yachts by individuals and member clubs and the development of suitable seaworthy yachts for racing and cruising;
  • Encouraging and improving the quality of racing by developing and publishing standard sailing instructions, by assisting and supporting member clubs in coordinating the scheduling of races, regattas and related events, by serving in an advisory capacity to member clubs in the organization, conduct and scoring of races and regattas, by providing equipment for conducting races and qualified judges to hear and decide protests and appeals and by any and all other appropriate means;
  • Improving communications among member clubs and individuals interested in racing and in general, to make known to the member clubs the desires of sailors eligible to race in their regattas;
  • Promoting, developing, adopting and equitably administering rating and handicapping rules for racing and providing handicaps to members and others;
  • Maintaining membership in the United States Sailing Association as a "yacht racing association" and, from time to time, membership in other organizations with similar or related purposes;
  • Acting as an intermediary between member clubs and individuals in their relations with civic and governmental bodies when the general interests and welfare of boating, yachting and sail racing are involved;
  • Maintaining harmonious relations among its member clubs and individuals.

    • Members

    Albatross Yacht Club
    Bayview Yacht Club
    Crescent Sail Yacht Club
    Detroit Boat Club
    Detroit Sail Club
    Detroit Yacht Club
    Doublehanded Sailing Association
    Edison Boat Club
    Ford Yacht Club
    Grayhaven Sail Club of Detroit
    Great Lakes Yacht Club
    Grosse Isle Yacht Club
    Grosse Pointe Club
    Grosse Pointe Sail Club
    Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
    Lake Shore Sail Club
    North Star Sail Club
    North Cape Yacht Club
    Pontiac Yacht Club
    Port Huron Yacht Club
    Sailing Singles
    Sarnia Yacht Club
    South Port Sailing Club
    St. Clair Yacht Club
    Toledo Yacht Club
    West Shore Sail Club
    Windsor Yacht Club

    References

    Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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