The Biloxi Yacht Club (BYC) is located in Biloxi, Mississippi on the shores of the Mississippi Sound. The BYC is a founding member of the Gulf Yachting Association, as well as the Mississippi Coast Yachting Association. Established in 1849, it is the fourth oldest yacht club in the United States.
The object of this Club shall be to promote yachting in the vicinity of Biloxi in particular and along the Gulf of Mexico in general; and to do whatever may be consistent in such promotion, such as owning and renting boats, owning and leasing a clubhouse, and owning and leasing property, conducting regattas, entertaining, etc., and in general to do whatever is consistent with the operation of a yacht club.
Read more about Biloxi Yacht Club: Club History, Regattas, Sailing History, GYA Past Commodores, MCYA Past Elected Commodores, See Also
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