Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club Explained

Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club
Burgee:	Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club Burgee.png
Short Name:	DCYC
Founded:	1928
Location:	1399 Yacht Club Rd, Oak Point, Texas 75068

The Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Oak Point, Texas (United States), on the shore of Lewisville Lake.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The club was founded as Dallas Sailing Club (DSC) in 1928 on White Rock Lake.^[4] When White Rock Lake dried up in 1956, the Dallas Sailing Club, together with some members of the Corinthian Sailing Club decided to move to Lewisville Lake under the name Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club.^[5]

Fleets

The club has hosted active fleets of Snipe, Lightning, Pearson Ensign, Rebel, Longhorn, Tigercat, Sunfish, Lone Star 16, Victory 21, Thistle, Omega, 470, Laser, Catalina 22 and J/22. The J/24 class is active at the club in 2016 going forward.

Sailors

William E. Bracey won the Snipe Worlds in 1934.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: WELCOME TO THE DALLAS AREA SAILING SITE. DALLAS AREA SAILING. 2016-12-17. 2016-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107085016/http://www.dalsail.com/. live.
2. Web site: The Sailing Clubs Are Formed. Corinthian Sailing Club. 2016-12-17. 2017-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170003/http://www.cscsailing.org/club_history_clubs_formed.html. live.
3. Web site: HISTORY OF THE DALLAS CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB. A. B. Patterson. 2016-12-17. 2016-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024111912/http://dcyc.org/History-A.B.Patterson. live.
4. Web site: A. B. Patterson, Member #1.
5. Web site: AL SPALDING ON FOUNDING OF DCYC.