Rhode Island Yacht Club
The Rhode Island Yacht Club (RIYC), founded in 1875, is the oldest yacht club on Narragansett Bay. The Club now occupies a new facility with protected docks and mooring on Stillhouse Cove in Cranston, Rhode Island. Downtown Providence is nearby.
The original Clubhouse was destroyed by the Great Hurricane of 1938. RIYC members rebuilt the club, but when Hurricane Carol swept through in 1954, the second Clubhouse was also demolished. The photo above shows the force of Hurricane Carol as a storm surge nearly engulfs the Edgewood Yacht Club, which was located near RIYC. The Edgewood Clubhuse survived the storm, while the RIYC Clubhouse was rebuilt one more time.
The Rhode Island Yacht Club has a year-round calendar, with events such as racing, cruises and fishing tournaments. The Club boasts a newly-renovated Clubhouse with panoramic views of Narragansett Bay. To learn more about the Rhode Island Yacht Club, visit their website.
Friday, 5. June 2009 13:45
The photo shows the club that actually survived this hurricane, Edgewood Yacht Club (founded 1889) a half mile north of the Rhode Island Yacht Club that did not. Contact at http://www.EdgewoodYC.org or the sailing school at EdgewoodSailing.org.
Friday, 15. January 2010 13:36
CEWhite is absolutely correct. That’s the Edgewood Yacht Club (the initials are prominently displayed on the roof) which is still very much in existence (Google it). Not only did it weather the storm in 1954, it survived the Hurricane of 1938 as well.
JK.
Friday, 15. January 2010 22:07
Thank you for your comments and the correction. I have updated the post to reflect your comments. I plan on adding a post about Edgewood Yacht Club.
Regards,
Catie
Friday, 15. January 2010 23:36
[...] on pilings over the Providence River. The Clubhouse survived two major storms in 1938 and 1954, as seen in this photo. The Edgewood Yacht Club is now listed on the National Registry of Historic [...]