The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. As of 2001, the organization was reported to have about 3,000 members. Membership in the club is by invitation only. Its officers include a commodore, vice-commodore, rear-commodore, secretary and treasurer.
New York Yacht Club Building, 1901
Harbour Court – New York Yacht Club
The Yacht 'America' Winning the International Race, 1851, Fitz Henry Lane
The Great Ocean Yacht Race Between Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta, by Currier & Ives in 1867
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally set up by men from Britain's upper classes in the 18th and succeeding centuries.
Reform Club, a prominent club in London since the early 19th century
The bar at the Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London
A Club of Gentlemen by Joseph Highmore, c. 1730
Scene in a gentlemen's club: a cartoon of 1883 by Charles Keene