Niantic Bay Yacht Club is a private organization whose purpose is the education of youth and others in general navigation and seamanship, and to that end, provide for the teaching and practice of a knowledge thereof; to purchase, mortgage, lease and sell real estate and personal property to maintain a building on Niantic Bay and an anchroage therein; to own and operate boats; to conduct sailing races; to promote yachting and a knowledge thereof in Niantic Bay and adjacent waters and such other things as necessary or incidental , all for said purpose of general navigation and seamanship. Niantic, Connecticut

Founded in 1928, the club is dedicated to promoting family participation in sailboat racing and recreational sailing. The Club has a rich heritage of one-design racing, a respected junior sailing program, and offers social activities. Noroton, Connecticut

Formed in 1968 North Cove Yacht Club offers sailing programs for adults and junior, both members and non-members. We also hold cruises to a variety of ports of Southern New England and Long Island and offer a variety of social activities. Old Saybrook, Connecticut

The Norwalk Sail & Power Squadron is a part of this national boating safety educational organization. We have fun, we offer boating-related educational courses, and we do civic service. If you want to find others who share your love of boating, if you want to boost your boating skills and confidence, if you want to share good, wholesome family boating fun with others, look no further. You have found your new boating club! The Norwalk Sail & Power Squadron has both on and off-water family-oriented social activities — and courses in seamanship, navigation, sail, weather, engine maintenance, and many other boat-related subjects. Norwalk, Connecticut

Located in Wilson Cove, and protected by Sheffield Island, Tavern Island, and Bell Island, Norwalk Yacht Club is a casual and family-oriented sailing club. Established in 1894, the Club is well known for a highly regarded junior sailing program, an active adult sailing program, and a long tradition of racing and cruising. The Club features a newly renovated clubhouse and well protected mooring field with launch service. The club provides many activities including big boat cruising & racing, junior sailing instruction, club owned boats for use, waterfront dining, and an active year round social calendar. Norwalk, Connecticut

Formed in 1933, membership is restricted restricted to those who enjoy and participate in the sport of sailing. Racing and social activities are offered. The Off Soundings Club is a yacht racing organization with a membership of approximately 500 experienced racing sailors. Most of the membership is based in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Long Island, Massachusetts, New York State, and elsewhere in New England. The club does not operate a shore facility, but concentrates on managing two high-quality weekend race series per year, spring and fall, for its members and their invited guests. Spring racing, held in mid-June, occurs in Block Island Sound. Fall racing, held in mid-September, occurs in eastern Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay. New London, Connecticut

Established in 1943, OGYC is a family and community oriented club which offers a racing program, club owned boats for members use, sailing education for juniors and adults, and social activities. The OGYC has a long tradition of providing Greenwich residents a place for friendships to develop, power boaters to congregate, sailors to gather for leisure sails and racers to launch competitive challenges. Kayakers, paddle boarders and rowers are now plentiful in the Cove as well. Greenwich, Connecticut

Established in 1905, the Pequonnock Yacht Club moved from its namesake Pequonnock River in Bridgeport to its current location in New Haven in 2009. PYC has expanded significantly in our current location. The Club offers qualified individuals the opportunity to join as either full or associate members. Full members have voting rights in the club’s business, may lease slips and use other marina facilities. Associate members have access to the clubhouse and all its amenities, and may participate in our social events. The Club and Marina are located on 700 feet of waterfront in the historic Oyster Point district of New Haven, Connecticut.

Founded in 1920, Pequot Yacht Club is located in the historic district of Southport CT. Amidst the exquisite setting, Pequot actively promotes sailing in the greater community. Pequot Yacht Club was established for the development of interest in sailing. Since that time, members have been active cruisers and racers in the sport at the regional, national and international levels. Today, the Club supports an active junior program, a large cruising fleet, Ideal 18s, a Dyer Dhow frostbite contingent and a growing fleet of pond yachts. Pequot Yacht Club has remained an organization focused on sailing. While sailing is the priority, the Club has a social side as well, with a galley and dining room for daily lunches and evening parties throughout the year. Southport, Connecticut

The club offers a Sailing Academy for junior sailors, a Powerboat Course, Racing, Picnics & Parties, and more. One-design races in centerboard dinghies – typically MC Scows, Blue Jays, 420 and Lasers – are held monthly for members. Essex, Connecticut

Our Club is located on some of the most beautiful shoreline in Connecticut. We offer athletics and social events for men, women and children all season long. From golf, tennis, swimming and sailing to bridge, fashion shows and dinner dances, everyone finds countless ways to participate and interact with the greater family of the Club. Pine Orchard, Connecticut

The Ponus Yacht Club, founded in 1911, has been a staple on the western branch of the Stamford harbor for over 100 years. The club has matured over the years but the basic premise is the same. The Ponus is a place for hard working middle class men, women and their families come to socialize and share their enthusiasm for boating, fishing, and the current events of the day. Stamford, Connecticut

Founded in 1941, the Ram Island Yacht Club is a family-oriented association of members who share a mutual enjoyment of boating in a picturesque Noank waterfront setting. Although the club's small footprint limits its shoreside activities, the club traditionally has promoted sailing and seamanship through a strong junior sailing program which currently features classes and competitive opportunities in optis, lasers, and 420s. Many of the club’s junior sailors have later achieved great success as collegiate sailors and, as adults, in competitive racing in New England waters and beyond. Throughout the year, there are several club social functions, all of which are organized and hosted by volunteers. Noank, Connecticut

The REX Boating Club (RBC) is a membership-only boating club providing the latest Sea Ray and other top quality boats for its members' use so they can experience quality, safe, family fun while creating a lifetime of memories on Long Island Sound. At a fraction of the cost and without the obligations of ownership, the RBC introduces unprecedented value to the pleasures of boating. Members do the boating, and RBC staffers do the rest – daily cleaning, preventative maintenance and repairs, seasonal decommissioning and commissioning, winter storage, waxing and painting, etc. So. Norwalk, Connecticut

Riverside Yacht Club, with a dedicated membership composed of primarily Riverside and Old Greenwich residents and being the second oldest Yacht Club in Connecticut, continues to focus on the ideals of our founder and first Commodore George I Tyson. We encourage and provide sailing opportunities of all kinds whether it is racing, cruising, or daily excursions in the many inlets in Captain Harbor. Our recently renovated clubhouse provides a welcoming environment and safe haven to members and guests alike. Cos Cob Harbor, Riverside, Connecticut

The Sachem’s Head Yacht Club is located on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, in Guilford, Connecticut. The clubhouse near the Thimble Islands, serves an active racing fleet and is a summer base for families and juniors involved in sailing, swimming and tennis. The club was founded in 1896. The Sachems Head Yacht Club prides itself on being a sailing club with a great ‘junior program’ to continue this tradition. Guilford, Connecticut

We are a volunteer group founded in 1989 to offer persons with special needs the opportunity to enjoy sailing – not only as passengers, but as skippers – and to encourage people with and without special needs to share the experience. Sail Connecticut Access allows challenged persons to move beyond disabilities so that they may focus on abilities. Guilford, Connecticut

Saugatuck Harbor Yacht Club, located at the mouth of the Saugatuck River in Westport, Connecticut, was founded in 1959. The club has about 200 members with 160 boats each having its own slip. The split between sailboats and power boats is about even. Cruising, fishing and racing are the main on water activities with a busy year round entertainment schedule for the members. Westport, Connecticut

SYC is an active cruising club which also has a strong racing contingent. We are located on beautiful Pine Island Bay in Groton, CT just minutes to Long Island Sound and established in 1928. Our mission is: "To encourage and promote family yachting and to provide a friendly, sustainable and inclusive community through facilities and programs that foster enjoyment and pride of place." Our focus: Community – Camaraderie – Common Interest in the Sea. Groton, Connecticut

The club is a non profit private membership, family oriented social and recreational organization providing Dining, Tennis, Swimming and Boating. Its purpose is to create a sense of community by providing its members the highest quality services and facilities in a fiscally responsible manner. We offer a range of programs for both adult and junior sailors. Our 104 Slip Marina offers much more than a place to store your boat. The Marina Club Members are an active and social group with such events as race nights, cruises, dock parties and launch parties. Norwalk, Connecticut

The Shoreline Sailing Club is composed of a wonderful group of single people whose members share sailing/boating opportunities in one of the finest cruising areas in the country, Long Island Sound. Those new to sailing/boating are welcome, as well as experienced skippers and crew. Although we are a sailing club, and our primary mission is sailing, we do many activities besides following our passion for sailing. We also enjoy a wide range of social and recreational activities throughout the year. Westbrook, Connecticut

The Smith Cove Yacht Club (SCYC) was founded in 1975 and is devoted to promoting boating safety and protecting our natural resources. SCYC is primarily a cruising club offering a variety of "on the water" activities throughout the boating season. The Club's goals are to make new friends, promote camaraderie, and to share boating skills and knowledge with others. SCYC maintains club moorings in the Niantic River and Great Salt Pond, BI. Membership in the Smith Cove Yacht Club provides the mariner with an opportunity for the development of friendship with fellow mariners. Niantic, Connecticut

Offers sailing instruction, a fleet of well maintained daysailors & cruising yachts, racing, a junior program, and charter opportunities. Norwalk, Connecticut

Mission Statement: To bring people together with a common interest in historic, antique & classics boats, sharing fellowship, information, experience and exchange of ideas. To protect the heritage of boating by promoting first, the preservation and secondly, the restoration of historic, antique and classics boats... Essex, Connecticut

A family-oriented club offering a private beach, racing, club cruises and social activities. Sprite Island Yacht Club (SIYC) is a small, private club located on Long Island Sound. It offers members and their guests a one-of-a-kind island destination and a thriving club community with access to moorings, launch operations, food services, organized events (on and off the water) and so much more! East Norwalk, Connecticut

Our squadron is part of the United States Power Squadrons, a non-profit boating organization dedicated to helping people enjoy boating activities safely. Our membership includes all types of boaters and boating families (power, sail, and paddlers), novices and experienced boaters alike. You don't need a boat to join; just have a keen interest in boating-related activities and an eagerness to meet others who do, too. We have many enjoyable on-the-water and land-based activities, including boating activities, social events, learning opportunities, and other get-togethers. Many boating activities are held on nearby waters, but we also organize longer cruises and join boating activities hosted by other squadrons. We provide many quality and affordable classroom courses and seminars led by skilled and experienced volunteer instructors. We cover a full range of topics from basic boating to advanced education in navigation, boat handling and operation, and boat systems and maintenance. Stamford, Connecticut

Founded in 1890, the club offers racing, club cruises, a junior sailing program, tennis and social activities. The Club is also a long standing and responsible member of the greater Stamford community including a founding member yacht club of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, as well as local, regional and national organizations governing and promoting the Club's traditional activities of boating, tennis and aquatics. Stamford, Connecticut.

The mission of the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club is to promote excellence in boating activities among its membership and throughout the community. To accomplish this mission, we have developed a broad range of year-round, inclusive activities and programs both on and off the water. Stonington, Connecticut

Our club has been an active member of the New London community since 1933, and with over 200 members, TYC is proud to be a family friendly, informal yacht club. Our wonderful facilities include a clubhouse, dock with water and some electricity, launch service, small boat storage a beautiful white sand beach, and a large mooring area. Throughout the season the club offers a wide range of activities including Sailboat Racing, Cruising, Youth Sailing Instruction, Adult Sailing Instruction, a swimming program for children and a variety of social events throughout the year. New London, Connecticut

The University of Connecticut Sailing Team is a student run club sport. Every weekend during the fall and spring the team competes in regattas throughout New England and is a member of NEISA. Groton, Connecticut

Established in 1908, Wadawanuck Club is located at the head of Stonington Harbor off Fishers Island Sound in southeastern Connecticut. Offering sailing, swimming, tennis and dining, the club is private and for the use of members, their guests and invited visitors. The club operates from Memorial Day to mid-September and hosts sailing regattas and other athletic and social events during the summer season. Stonington, Connecticut

Waterbury chapter of America's Boating Club (ABC) is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons (USPS), the largest all-volunteer, not-for-profit, boating education organization in the U.S. The ABC mission is to promote recreational boating safety through civic service, self education and fellowship to members of a Fraternal Boating Club. Waterbury chapter of ABC offers many opportunities in this three-fold mission and invites you to explore our web site to see how membership in Waterbury chapter of ABC can help you "Expand Your Boating Horizons". Waterbury chapter of ABC offers a wide range of Advanced Boating Education & Training courses and seminars open to the boating public. These programs are recognized to be among the most complete and well designed boating education available and range from basic seamanship to advanced celestial navigation. Waterbury, Connecticut

Windjammers offers more sailing events on and off the water than any other organization in the Long Island Sound area. What could be more fun than getting your friends and family together for an evening of casual Thursday night racing from May to September? For serious racing, there are numerous weekend regattas held throughout the season. We also have an active group of cruising sailors who venture to coves and ports throughout the region all season long. And you won't want to miss the family focused Annual Port Jefferson Race & Rendezvous -- a fun combination of racing, cruising, and celebration of summer! Milford, Connecticut

Coed Sailing Team at Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut