Presqu'Ile Yacht Club

The Presqu’ile Yacht Club was organized in the early forties by the sailing families owning summer cottages on Presqu’ile Point. At that time, most of the boats in the club were 16’ to 18’ dinghies. The old trophies, in possession of the present club, indicate sailboat racing activity from the years 1942 to 1950. In the early fifties, however, the activity ceased and the club became dormant.In the early sixties, a new breed of sailors appeared on the Presqu’ile Bay.In 1966, with the initiative primarily of the sailors owning cottages in the Gosport area of the town of Brighton, The Presqu’ile Yacht Club was reconstituted and Bob McEwen was elected as the first commodore of this new club. The fleet of the club consisted mostly of dinghies and boats up to 20’ long.