San Diego Yacht Club Becomes NSHOF Founding Member

April 2, 2010

The Board of the San Diego Yacht Club voted yesterday to become a Founding Member of the National Sailing Hall of Fame in Annapolis, Maryland.

San Diego Yacht Club joins several other prestigious yacht clubs in the United States, including New York Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, Eastport (Annapolis) Yacht Club and Nantucket Yacht Club, in supporting the National Sailing Hall of Fame as it moves forward on plans for construction of a new facility on Annapolis City Dock, a place which will become "a home for the Sport of Sailing."

"The NSHOF will be a place where the public can see what the sport of sailing is all about," said SDYC Commodore Bill Campbell. "Through interactive access, yacht clubs all around the country will be able to tell their stories, with a focus on their contribution to American history and with programs run year-round, for junior sailors right through to America's Cup and Olympic veterans. San Diego Yacht Club considers itself one of the premier yacht clubs in the United States and as such feels it is of the utmost importance to support this new initiative and is therefore extremely proud to be a Founding Member of the National Sailing Hall of Fame."

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