Sailboats Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/history/sailing/sailboats/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:16:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sailboats Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/category/history/sailing/sailboats/ 32 32 168989768 Documenting the Ridge High School Sailing Program https://mrlocalhistory.org/ridge-high-school-sailing/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/ridge-high-school-sailing/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:19:29 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=82087 Views: 465 This post is part of a series in which the Mr. Local History Project will document what we believe are the early stages of a new varsity sport across the state. We plan to meet with the New Jersey clubs, coaches, administrators, parent advisors, along with their ties to the Basking Ridge High… Read More »Documenting the Ridge High School Sailing Program

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/ridge-high-school-sailing/feed/ 0 82087 High School Sailing Teams in New Jersey …Who Knew https://mrlocalhistory.org/newjerseyhighschoolsailing/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/newjerseyhighschoolsailing/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 14:52:38 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=82002 Views: 1,063 Long before football stadium lights, marching bands, and Friday night rivalries, a quieter competition was taking shape along New Jersey’s bays, rivers, and coastlines. Students were racing sailboats. Today, high school sailing is an established part of the athletic landscape for a growing number of New Jersey schools. Teams from Monmouth County to… Read More »High School Sailing Teams in New Jersey …Who Knew

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/newjerseyhighschoolsailing/feed/ 0 82002 The Flagship American Eagle & America’s Sail 250 NYC & Jersey Flair https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-impresssive-american-eagle/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-impresssive-american-eagle/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 12:18:13 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=857 Views: 17,328 UPDATE: July 3, 2026 6:30amThey’re gathering in Sandy Hook Bay on July 3 and getting ready for July 4th. That’s Eagle in there, 2nd in from the right. New Jersey residents can expect to be right in the middle of one of the largest maritime celebrations in modern American history as the 2026… Read More »The Flagship American Eagle & America’s Sail 250 NYC & Jersey Flair

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-impresssive-american-eagle/feed/ 2 857 New Jersey Ice Boating History Series https://mrlocalhistory.org/iceboating/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/iceboating/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:31:44 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=76001 Views: 1,882 Starting in 2026, Mr. Local History will partner with the New Jersey Historic Project to document the history of ice boats and ice yachts in New Jersey, from the 1850s through recent history. We love the sport so much that we even added a little New York in the mix. If you have… Read More »New Jersey Ice Boating History Series

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/iceboating/feed/ 0 76001 New Jersey’s Oldest Yacht Club is RYC – But is it Riverton or Raritan? https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jerseys-oldest-yacht-club/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jerseys-oldest-yacht-club/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:57:15 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=75127 Views: 3,906 Although both the Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy and the Riverton Yacht Club are on the opposite sides of New Jersey, they both state to have been founded in 1865. Published sources currently give the Riverton Yacht Club the bragging rights as the state’s oldest, leaving the Raritan Yacht Club holding the… Read More »New Jersey’s Oldest Yacht Club is RYC – But is it Riverton or Raritan?

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jerseys-oldest-yacht-club/feed/ 0 75127 Sailing New Jersey- Yacht Clubs-Trophies- History https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-yacht-clubs/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-yacht-clubs/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:20:57 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=75094 Views: 1,566 From early shore and lake recreation to organized racing, the culture of sailboats in New Jersey grew out of everyday life on the water. While formal club racing began with the New York Yacht Club in Hoboken with John Cox Stevens, yachting history was forever linked to Hoboken. Stevens helped turn informal boat… Read More »Sailing New Jersey- Yacht Clubs-Trophies- History

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jersey-yacht-clubs/feed/ 0 75094 The New York Yacht Club Actually Started in New Jersey https://mrlocalhistory.org/nyyc-started-in-new-jersey/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/nyyc-started-in-new-jersey/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:54:37 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=75258 Views: 2,109 If you asked most American sailors to name the single most recognized burgee in the country, the answer is almost always the burgee of the New York Yacht Club. That recognition comes straight out of history. Founded in 1844, the New York Yacht Club became the dominant institution in American sailing during the… Read More »The New York Yacht Club Actually Started in New Jersey

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/nyyc-started-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 75258 The America’s Cup and a New Jersey Angle https://mrlocalhistory.org/americas-cup-new-jersey/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/americas-cup-new-jersey/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:11:07 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=75172 Views: 1,272 If you asked most American sailors to name the single most recognized burgee in the country, the answer is almost always the burgee of the New York Yacht Club. That recognition comes straight out of history. Founded in 1844, the New York Yacht Club became the dominant institution in American sailing during the… Read More »The America’s Cup and a New Jersey Angle

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/americas-cup-new-jersey/feed/ 0 75172 The Sunfish Sailboat – Fortune Magazine’s Top 25 Best Designed Products Until China Stepped In https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sunfish-sailboat-history/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sunfish-sailboat-history/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:57:12 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=64520 Views: 3,984 Picture it: a warm afternoon on the water, a flash of colorful sail skimming across the waves. Chances are, it’s a Sunfish, the little boat that became a global phenomenon. By 1977, a year after OpSail in NYC honoring America’s Bicentennial, Fortune magazine declared the AMF Alcort Sunfish sailboat one of the “25… Read More »The Sunfish Sailboat – Fortune Magazine’s Top 25 Best Designed Products Until China Stepped In

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-sunfish-sailboat-history/feed/ 0 64520 Sailing Tropies History & Lake Naomi Club Sailing Association https://mrlocalhistory.org/lake-naomi-sailing-history/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/lake-naomi-sailing-history/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:42:14 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=60178 Views: 2,722 Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Lake Naomi gained popularity, attracting families, religious groups, and campers, including young girls who participated in summer programs that included sailing lessons. Yet it wasn’t until 1963 that the lake’s future was truly transformed. That year, a visionary developer named Logan Steele acquired over 2,600 acres of land… Read More »Sailing Tropies History & Lake Naomi Club Sailing Association

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/lake-naomi-sailing-history/feed/ 0 60178 Pocono Boathouse History – A Lake Naomi Institution https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-pocono-boathouse/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-pocono-boathouse/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:25:51 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=59566 Views: 4,556 The First Pocono Boathouse The story of the Pocono Boathouse retail establishment begins when, in 1965, Frank and Carolyn Betz built a chalet on the north side of Lake Naomi and opened a small but ambitious boating business two years later, as there was no other place to purchase boating equipment. Nestled just… Read More »Pocono Boathouse History – A Lake Naomi Institution

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-pocono-boathouse/feed/ 0 59566 Growing Up at the Cranford Canoe Club https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranfordboat/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/cranfordboat/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:54:11 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=4516 Views: 33,637 When you’re a kid, the simplest things in life often end up being the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, I learned life lessons and made friendships at the Cranford Boat and Canoe Company, also known as the Cranford… Read More »Growing Up at the Cranford Canoe Club

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