Last Chance To See ‘Sailing: Southold Yacht Club’ Summer Exhibit At Southold Historical Museum This Weekend

SOUTHOLD, NY – This is the last weekend to view Southold Historical Museum’s summer exhibit 'Sailing: Southold Yacht Club' which is dedicated to the vibrant history of the Southold Yacht Club.

The exhibit takes visitors through the story of the club, which today provides an educational Junior Sailing Program promoting seamanship, sportsmanship and a lifelong interest in sailing for young people in the community. Exhibition highlights include regatta trophies, a SYC Commodore’s Hat (c.1950), historic photographs including Albert Einstein sailing in the Southold Bay, archival newspaper articles, and a quilt made from Junior Sailing Regatta T-shirts. Also on view are several sailing paintings painted by local artists from the Southold Historical Museum collection.

Lee Cleary, Southold Historical Museum Exhibition Committee Chair, stated: “Sailing has been an important part of life for the North Fork community and visitors have enjoyed the seeing crossovers between the club’s history and the museum. The exhibition is on display in the former home of Thomas Currie-Bell, who was a Charter Member of SYC in 1938.”

As a non-profit organization, Southold Yacht Club’s mission has been to promote a lifelong interest in sailing to young people in the community and make sailing accessible to the North Fork since 1938. Collegiate and Olympic sailors have been part of the SYC program. The sailing club is part of the Peconic Gardiners Junior Sailing Association, and hosts the annual two-day Carol Smith Regatta in Southold Bay. SYC has also hosted the World’s Longest Sunfish Race Around Shelter Island, NY for the past 54 years.

The exhibit is open to the public on its final weekend Saturday, September 13 and Sunday September 14, from 1:00 PM - 4:00PM at Southold Historical Museum’s Maple Lane Museum Campus, 55200 Main Road, Southold. Admission price of $5 pp or $10/families includes entry to the Maple Lane Campus historical buildings and Nautical Museum at Horton Point Lighthouse. For more information please visit https://www.southoldhistorical.org/ and https://www.southoldyachtclub.com.