Message from the Commodore
Please see our Membership page for further information. We welcome new and prospective members to visit and to tour our facilities. Call the Club office at 718-885-2487.l
Please see our Membership page for further information. We welcome new and prospective members to visit and to tour our facilities. Call the Club office at 718-885-2487.
Please see our Membership page for further information. We welcome new and prospective members to visit and to tour our facilities. Call the Club office at 718-885-2487.
News & Updates Option 1
Workshop: Introduction to Racing/Learn to Race
Seminar: Cruising in Heavy Weather
Looking back on the 2023 Cruising Season
Marine Navigation Course starts January 13, 2024
RSVP for the Annual CIYC Awards Brunch by Monday, Oct. 2nd
News & Updates Option 2
Thin Man Wins EDLU 2024
Seminar: Cruising and Trimming the Sails
Volunteers Wanted: Club Mentor Program
News & Updates Option 3
Thin Man Wins EDLU 2024
Congratulations to CIYC’s own Todd Aven and the crew of Thin Man for their performance in the 69thAnnual Larchmont Yacht Club EDLU Race on May 11th. The event drew 49 entries and Thin Man placed first in the PHRF TOT division and sixth overall in fleet. The spinnaker course is 32 m from the Larchmont Breakwater to Gong 11B off Eaton’s Neck and back.
Click for the official RESULTS
The EDLU Race was first sailed in 1956. It has long been a classic tune-up race for the around Block Island Race and Block Island Race Week.
Photo of Thin Man from another race
Seminar: Cruising and Trimming the Sails
May 8 at 7:30 – 9:00 PM: Join us at a informative seminar to learn how to optimize the trim of your sails for a comfortable and safe voyage. The Cruising Committee of the City Island Yacht Club is pleased to present a seminar by CIYC member DallasMurphy on “Sail Trim for Cruisers”.
The restaurant and pub will be open at 5:00 and serve drinks and limited food options during this event.
Volunteers Wanted: Club Mentor Program
The Membership and Communications Committees are proud to announce an unprecedented number of new members joining City Island Yacht Club in 2024. After dedicated and coordinated efforts, including multiple Open Houses and an online awareness campaign, new sailors at all membership levels are joining our community. To help with onboarding, CIYC is launching a new Club Mentor Program to ensure each new member is welcomed and gets to know our unique sailing community with ease.
From L to R: Murat S., social member, Merima L., active member and Tayfun H., social member, celebrate together during the 2023 Going out of Commission ceremony.
Current members are needed to pair with the new members of similar membership level to provide a friendly point of contact for the new member and be available to answer questions or guide the new member in getting to know the Club and become more involved.
The expectation of a Club Mentor is to call the new member, once paired, and welcome them to the Club, offering to “show them the ropes.” Mentors are encouraged to share contact details in case the new member has a question in the future. If schedules align, a quick, in-person meet-up at the Club would be fantastic, but is not required.
The program is not meant to provide mentorship on sailing, but rather is meant to help new members get to know current members of our community faster, acclimate to the Club to get the most out of membership and build our growing community of sailing enthusiasts.
If you’re interested in being paired with a new member as their “Club Mentor,” please email Matt McDonough at . Please provide your name, contact information, and current membership type.
Thank you for your support.
News & Updates Option 4
The City Island Yacht Club cordially invites all cruisers, day sailors, and racers alike, to come out for a series of relaxed Sunday jib and main races. The races will be short, approximately one hour, and the courses will be triangles. No windward–leeward courses and no spinnakers. Also, no poling out jibs or genoas with spinnaker poles or whisker poles. Non-racers and racers are encouraged to bring family members, sailors, and non-sailors.
DATES: June 9, June 30, August 4, August 18, September 1
LOCATION: Approx 1/2 mile north-northwest of buoy 46A
START TIME: 4:00 p.m.
There will be a long start line with plenty of room for everyone to start. The start line will be between a white mark and the yellow flag on the Race Committee boat. You will not be able to miss it. The committee boat will monitor VHF channel 71. Results will be announced on the CIYC porch after the race.
Boats will be scored PHRF, time on distance, and racing boats will be scored separately from cruising boats. If you don’t have a PHRF certificate, we’ll figure out what your rating should be. There is no entry fee. If there is a NOAA small craft advisory in effect as of 10:00 a.m. on the day of the race, the race will not be held.
If you want to come out, contact Jim Dennis at or 914-714-2195. We will send you a course sheet, instructions, and answer any questions. Instructions and course sheets will also be available the day of the race from the committee boat.
DOWNLOAD SUNDAY JAM SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
DOWNLOAD SUNDAY JAM COURSE CHART
Open to CIYC and HYC members.
Congratulations to CIYC’s own Todd Aven and the crew of Thin Man for their performance in the 69thAnnual Larchmont Yacht Club EDLU Race on May 11th. The event drew 49 entries and Thin Man placed first in the PHRF TOT division and sixth overall in fleet. The spinnaker course is 32 m from the Larchmont Breakwater to Gong 11B off Eaton’s Neck and back.
Click for the official RESULTS
The EDLU Race was first sailed in 1956. It has long been a classic tune-up race for the around Block Island Race and Block Island Race Week.
Photo of Thin Man from another race
May 8 at 7:30 – 9:00 PM: Join us at a informative seminar to learn how to optimize the trim of your sails for a comfortable and safe voyage. The Cruising Committee of the City Island Yacht Club is pleased to present a seminar by CIYC member DallasMurphy on “Sail Trim for Cruisers”.
The restaurant and pub will be open at 5:00 and serve drinks and limited food options during this event.
The Membership and Communications Committees are proud to announce an unprecedented number of new members joining City Island Yacht Club in 2024. After dedicated and coordinated efforts, including multiple Open Houses and an online awareness campaign, new sailors at all membership levels are joining our community. To help with onboarding, CIYC is launching a new Club Mentor Program to ensure each new member is welcomed and gets to know our unique sailing community with ease.
From L to R: Murat S., social member, Merima L., active member and Tayfun H., social member, celebrate together during the 2023 Going out of Commission ceremony.
Current members are needed to pair with the new members of similar membership level to provide a friendly point of contact for the new member and be available to answer questions or guide the new member in getting to know the Club and become more involved.
The expectation of a Club Mentor is to call the new member, once paired, and welcome them to the Club, offering to “show them the ropes.” Mentors are encouraged to share contact details in case the new member has a question in the future. If schedules align, a quick, in-person meet-up at the Club would be fantastic, but is not required.
The program is not meant to provide mentorship on sailing, but rather is meant to help new members get to know current members of our community faster, acclimate to the Club to get the most out of membership and build our growing community of sailing enthusiasts.
If you’re interested in being paired with a new member as their “Club Mentor,” please email Matt McDonough at . Please provide your name, contact information, and current membership type.
Thank you for your support.
The Galley Tavern is holding its Grand Opening on Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th from 3 – 6pm. Come celebrate and help welcome our new stewards at CIYC.
All CIYC members are invited to a casual, pub-style Cinco de Mayo celebration, marking the restaurant’s opening for the season. Stop by to catch up with old friends, meet new friends and enjoy the Cinco de Mayo specials: $8.00 margaritas, $8.00 chips and guacamole, and $8.00 shrimp tacos (2 per order).
For regular dining hours, check the Dining page.
