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Bay Head Yacht Club

The Bay Head Yacht Club was founded in 1888. The main building is located on the north side of the harbor, with the Merrick and Dale buildings located to the east.

Address: 111 Metcalfe St., Bay Head NJ 08742

The Club dock is at 40° 03′ 58″ North, 74° 02′ 56″ West 

Phone: (732)899-2000 or (732)295-9821

Sail Identifier: BH | Signal Lights: B B R

Beachwood Yacht Club

Address: P.O. Box 167, Compass Ave., Beachwood NJ 08722

The club beach is at 39° 56′ 40″ North, 74° 11′ 22″ West

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Sail Identifier: B, BD | Signal Lights: B R R

Island Heights Yacht Club

 The  Island Heights Yacht Club was founded in 1898 to "to promote yachting  and rowing, and to foster athletic sports upon the water." The original  building was constructed in 1900 on pilings over the river.

Address: P.O. Box 721, River Ave., Island Heights NJ 08732

The club dock is at 39° 56′ 25″ North, 74° 09′ 07″ West

Phone: (732)929-9813

Sail Identifier: IH | Signal Lights: W G W R

Lavallette Yacht Club

Address: 124 Swan Point Rd., Lavallette NJ 08735

The club dock is at 39° 58′ 38″ North, 74° 03′ 30″ West

Phone: (732)793-8747

Sail Identifier: L, LA | Signal Lights: B R B

Manasquan River Yacht Club

Address: 405 River View Lane, Brielle, NJ 08730

The club dock is at 40° 06′ 11″ North, 74° 03′ 28″ West

Phone: (732)528-6792

Sail Identifier: MR | Signal Lights: R W B

Mantoloking Yacht Club

Address: P.O. Box 885, Bay Ave. & Downer Ave., Mantoloking NJ 08738

The club dock is at 40° 02′ 15″ North, 74° 03′ 16″ West

Phone: (732)892-6281 or (732)892-9251

Sail Identifier: M, MA | Signal Lights: B W B

Metedeconk River Yacht Club

Metedeconk River Yacht Club was founded by a group of devoted yachtsmen in 1936. Metedeconk River joined the BBYRA in 1946 where they were originally known as MRYC, This was changed to MCYC when Manasquan River joined the BBYRA. As the membership expanded, the founders purchased its present site on the south shore of the River in 1963. Shortly thereafter, a clubhouse was built on the property, along with the installation of a bulkhead, docks and slip area; an in ground pool was installed in 1972. As the membership grew, the main clubhouse has been expanded three times, the latest remodel being in 2001.

Address: 43 Tilton Rd., Brick NJ 08723

The club dock is at 40° 03′ 00″ North, 74° 04′ 21″ West

Phone: (732)477-9781

Sail Identifier: MC | Signal Lights: B R W

Normandy Beach Yacht Club

Address: P.O. Box 726, South Court, Normandy Beach NJ 08739

The club dock is at 40° 00′ 00″ North, 74° 04′ 00″ West

Phone: (732)793-6807

Sail Identifier: NB | Signal Lights: B B W

Ocean County College Sailing Club

The Ocean County College Sailing Club is currenty using part of the Toms River Yacht Club to store and launch their boats, while work continues toward building a sailing center at Mill Creek Park. Regattas are hosted at Toms River and Island Heights Yacht Clubs.

Address: P.O. Box 2001, Toms River NJ 08750-2001

Phone: (732)255-0348

Ocean Gate Yacht Club

Address: P.O. Box 347, Foot of Ocean Gate Ave., Ocean Gate NJ 08740

The Club dock is at 39° 55′ 48″ North, 74° 08′ 28″ West

Phone: (732)269-3622

Sail Identifier: OG | Signal Lights: B W R

Pine Beach Yacht Club

Address: P.O. Box 301, Riverside Dr., Pine Beach NJ 08741

The Club dock is at 39° 59′ 19″ North, 74° 09′ 54″ West

Phone: (732)349-9810

Sail Identifier: PB | Signal Lights: R B B

Seaside Park Yacht Club

Seaside Park Yacht Club is a charter member of the BBYRA having helped to form the organization in 1914.

Address: P.O. Box 428, Bay Front, Seaside Park NJ 08752

The Club dock is at 39° 56′ 41″ North, 74° 09′ 45″ West

Phone: (732)793-9611

Sail Identifier: SP | Signal Lights: B B B

Shore Acres Yacht Club

Shore Acres Yacht Club provides our fleet with 29 weekends of structured racing throughout the spring, summer, and  fall along with several open regattas hosted annually.

Address: 780 Drum Point Road, Brick, NJ 08723

The club dock is at 40° 01′ 00″ North, 74° 06′ 14″ West

Sail Identifier: SA | Signal Lights: R R B

Toms River Yacht Club

Toms River Yacht Club was organized in 1871 and held is first regatta on July 26 of that year. By 1911 a growing membership built a new clubhouse on Robbins Parkway. That building is now the site of the Water Street Bar and Grill. Fifty seven years later in 1968, TRYC moved to its present location on Money Island. Toms River Yacht Club joined the BBYRA in 1922.

Address: 1464 Riviera Ave., Toms River, NJ 08754

The Club dock is at 39° 55′ 17″ North, 74° 04′ 54″ West

Phone: (732)929-9809 or (732)929-0888

Sail Identifier: T, TR | Signal Lights: R B R

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Celebrating 80 Years on the Barnegat Bay

The Shore Acres Yacht Club is located at the mouth of Kettle Creek on Barnegat Bay. SAYC is  one of several clubs in the Barnegat Bay Yacht Racing Association  (BBYRA) . 

First opening in 1941, the club and the clubhouse have undergone a lot of change. In 2012 during Tropical Storm Sandy the entire club house was lost and officially reopened in 2019. Today the club serves its very active and diverse membership needs by providing various club programs, events, and facilities.  

In  addition to the striking views offered from its clubhouse, Shore Acres Yacht Club boasts one of the finest junior sailing programs on the bay, several well known local sailors have come out of our program and gone on to great success in and off the bay. The clubhouse is open nightly, Wednesday through Sunday ( minimum hours listed below ), although the  boardwalk and grounds are accessible by our members at any time.

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Barnegat Bay Yacht Clubs with 5 ft Draft

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Looking to plan a cruise including Barnegat Bay ... are there any Yacht Clubs In Forked River or south of Forked River that can accommodate 4 ft 8 inch draft and a fun, family atmosphere?  

Forked River has plenty of marinas and a depth that will accomodate your boat. We had a 2000 H340 with a 4'6" draft and never got stuck. All marinas are on the northern forks of the river. There is/was a shallow spot just before you first come into and past the gas dock at Southwinds Marina (the first one you come to) but the rest of the river is clear. As to family fun, not sure what you are looking for but most places are bar and adult oriented, especially Southwinds Marina and Captain's Inn. None have a pool or other such ammenities. The further you go into the river, the closer your are to NJ Route 9 and shopping but it is still a long walk. Tall Oaks and Silver Cloud Marina on the north side are more quiet and friendly. If you sail a little further south to the end of Barnegat Bay to Waretown, you can make it into Key Harbor Marina as long as the tide is with you and there has not been a long blowing west wind to dry up the channel. The marina has a beautiful pool and new restaurant but is a long way from local shopping for supplies. Just look for the big light green roof on the main restaurant and marina building as your come down the bay and enter the marked channel just to the south. There a few other stick markers around so find the ones that lead straight into the marina on its southern edge. Happy sailing!  

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John T1594 said: None have a pool or other such ammenities Click to expand

Silver Cloud has a pool at one of its four marinas but I believe that is a slip members only facilitywith an annual membership. You could call ahead to check 609-693-2145.  

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Silver Cloud is a nice well equipped marina, had my boat there for a couple of years. I think johmT1594 is right about the pool though. Give them a call to double check.  

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Light house point marina Toms river Has large in ground Olympic size pool, arcade, pool side bar for the adults that is open Friday Saturday Sunday with live music Saturday's. Lots of restaurants with in walking distance plus a few dock and dine options.  

Thanks everyone … helpful as always … Other than Toms River Yacht Club and Seaside Park Yacht Club, which were a bit further north than what I wanted, I couldn't think of a deep water, large sailboat Yacht Club in the Southern Barnegat Bay. Nice to know about the marina options. Sounds like Lighthouse has come a long way since what I remember from the early 1990's. Will definitely check out Silver Cloud and Key Harbor.  

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Key Harbor is very nice and you should have no problem getting in there. There are not a lot of sailboats in there; however, it is primarily power boats. The pump-out facility is free and very convenient. I use it all the time and I've neve noticed any depth less than 6' coming into that channel. I haven't been in the restaurant. The green roof is visible for a couple of miles at least, so there is no problem finding it. I don't know what they have available for transients Last fall, there was a lot of dredging done at the south end of the bay and Mariner's Marina has been reaching out to a lot of former customers of deep keel sailboats with the news that the channel has been dredged out. With my 3.67 draft, I never had any problem in Double Creek Channel and I didn't often see depth less than about 5.5'. Supposedly, it is much improved and you should have access. It also appears that Double Creek Channel leading toward the inlet is now open. This will cut our distance to Barnegat Light in half by not having to go all the way north to Oyster Creek Channel. We're pretty quiet down at the south end and Barnegat is a nice little town area. If you bring bikes it is not far. Mariners has a lot of transient slips, it seems.  

Scott T-Bird said: It also appears that Double Creek Channel leading toward the inlet is now open. Click to expand

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Barnegat Light Yacht Club: 95 Years of Sailing, Friendship, Community, and Fun

By Dory Gasorek

The Barnegat Light Yacht Club, BLYC, was founded in 1928 by twenty-four people who gathered in their homes near Harvey Cedars Cove. Dr. E. Howell Smith, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry and resident of 78th Street, called the club’s first meeting. Originally named the High Point Yacht Club after the High Point neighborhood in the borough where it is located, the club changed its name in 1932 after discovering another club already used that name. The new name, Barnegat Light Yacht Club, was derived from the prominent landmark in the area, the Barnegat Lighthouse. Although it may appear that the club was named after a more northerly town on Long Beach Island, at that time the town of Barnegat Light was named Barnegat City. The city’s name change to Barnegat Light took place almost twenty years later.

In 1930, BLYC members bought land on Barnegat Bay at 76th Street in Harvey Cedars for $2000 and constructed a clubhouse for $6000, which is still standing today. The clubhouse was built to accommodate forty families. Annual dues of $25 were payable in monthly installments during the Depression. Initially, the club was primarily a social organization, hosting weekly dinner parties with food prepared by members. Tickets were $2 for adults and $1 for children. BLYC was open from July 4 until Labor Day. Most weekends, member Frank Smith entertained guests with piano music and singalongs. A band was hired for the bigger end-of-season event. Saturday handicapped sailboat races occurred during the season and were open to both members and non-members. It would be many years before there were enough sailboats of one type to run a specific class race.

During the Depression, BLYC membership numbers were low, hovering around thirty. Despite the lower-than-expected level of membership, the club was successful. To help pay off the mortgage and dock, a barroom was added with individual member lockers for liquor, and three slot machines were installed. Alcoholic refreshments were limited to three bottles of whiskey, three bottles of gin and a jug each of Manhattans and martinis per week at the dinners. Once the limited allotment was consumed, members used libations from their private liquor lockers, a practice that continued for another thirty years.

World War II was a challenging time for the club, with most of the men away serving in the military and no club activities taking place. Dues were eliminated and replaced with voluntary contributions to help pay off debts and expenses. After the war, younger second-generation members began to join, and dues were reinstated at $25 annually, with membership hovering at around twenty. A bulkhead was built with a davit and hoist system to lower boats into the water, replacing the method of sliding them into the bay. At that time, there were only two other yacht clubs on the Island, but additional clubs were established in the area beginning in the late 1940s, and active adult racing competitions between the clubs began, especially in Comets and Moths. Other boats, like Dusters, Cats, and Stars, were also sailed locally around Sandy Island off Harvey Cedars on Saturday afternoons with prizes, such as a crab net, a paddle, or an anchor for first place.

During the 1950s and 1960s as BLYC membership grew, the clubhouse underwent renovations, and a T-pier was installed. A standing invitation to participate in sailing races was extended to non-members, a practice that continues to this day, and the club saw an influx of sailing competitors each weekend. By the 1960s, adult sailing had expanded to include Lightning sailboats, which remain a key boat for the club.

Throughout the 1970s, membership increased to seventy. Name badges were established, the porch was enclosed, bulkheads were expanded, and new hoists were purchased. Lightnings and Sunfish were actively sailed.

In the early 1980s, a group of concerned past commodores from five local yacht clubs, including BLYC member William S. Clarke, came together to address the decline of sailing and racing on the Island. This group gathered support from their respective clubs, which led to the formation of the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association in 1983. LBIYRA encourages both youth and adult racing among the Island clubs and participation in other regattas. The first Youth Interclub Regatta was held that summer, and every summer since. Young sailors from the Island have raced against each other in Optimist Prams, Sunfish, Laser, and Club 420 boats. Adults also race across multiple classes of boats during Race Week in mid-summer.

In 1986, Maryann Toedtman became Commodore, marking the beginning of women taking on leadership roles within BLYC. Two years later the dock was expanded to include additional boat slips. A large deck was added shortly thereafter. Commodore Allan Wahlberg’s wife, Barbara, initiated a formal ladies’ organization which published a cookbook, organized weekly activities, including the first ladies golf outing, and operated a boutique. By the 1990s, membership had

grown to over eighty-five with several third-generation members. Additional sailboats and power boats were purchased for the youth program as it remained strong with over one hundred children participating.

Over the past twenty years BLYC has continued to support local sailing and social events, hosting the Central Atlantic District and New Jersey State Lightning Championships periodically and maintaining other adult fleets of Sandpiper and Sanderling Cat Boats and Sunfish. As an all-volunteer club, BLYC’s members take active roles across many functions based upon their background, talent, profession, and interest. Weekly socials are held from June to September, with committees planning the evening’s food and entertainment as varied as hosting local bands to themed dinner parties, even game shows. BLYC supports our community, holding fundraisers for the Island library, Southern Ocean County Hospital, the High Point Volunteer Fire Company, ReClam the Bay, and the St. Francis Food Bank. Our youth program as well as weekend adult racing, are open to non-members, and BLYC is the only yacht club on the Island that welcomes community children to participate in our program offerings. As BLYC celebrates its 95th anniversary this year, our members continue to be grateful to be able to enjoy the beauty of Long Beach Island and the camaraderie of others committed to fun, competitiveness, community, and friendship.

THE YOUTH PROGRAM:

The Barnegat Light Yacht Club has been a hub for sailing and swimming activities for community children since the 1950s. Organized sailing races for teenagers on Long Beach Island began during that time. Junior members raced El Toros, Sailfish, and Sunfish over the next two decades. In the early 1960s, BLYC established a formal summer youth sailing program for teenagers on Sunfish and Lightnings. The program also included swimming instruction and was expanded to younger children in subsequent years. In 1985, the club purchased two Optimist Prams as an alternative to the Sunfish in the youth program. Within seven years this boat became the craft of choice for learning on Long Beach Island and around the world. Lasers and Club 420s were added over time. Many BLYC sailors have successfully competed in these boat classes across the Island, at the state level, and even internationally. The key theme of BLYC’s youth program is to develop a love of sailing in young people that will last a lifetime, and the club takes pride in achieving that goal.

Today, the youth program has three parts: traditional swimming, sailing, and a new Sandpiper class. Daily swim classes are available for children ages four to sixteen. Additionally, the club has a swim team that competes against other clubs on the Island throughout the summer season. Sailing begins at age seven in Optimist Prams and continues with Lasers and Club 420s in the teenage years. The club supports racing teams at each age level. For students who do not wish to race competitively, BLYC offers an Adventure sailing program, which features the use of a variety of boats to learn and enjoy sailing in a relaxed format. This summer a new class for six- to seven-year-olds will be offered to introduce children to BLYC’s waterfront program. Through outdoor activities and games, children will learn about the Island, the bay, local wildlife, ocean safety, and more.

Visit www.barnegatlightyachtclub.com for more information. If you are interested in membership, please reach out to Membership Chair Susan Lewis at [email protected].

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The Bay in the Early Twentieth Century

Did you ever wonder what Barnegat Bay must have been like when the barrier islands and mainland were sparsely settled? Here is one glimpse into a past time.

BARNEGAT BAY

The Rudder, 1901

That there is such a place as Barnegat Bay is a fact known to probably a great many people, but with most of them knowledge on the subject goes not beyond the fact of its existence. And I sometimes think that those who are nearest to it, the people of Philadelphia, have the least information. A sheet of water extending from Bay Head to Atlantic City, or roughly fifty miles, varying from two to eight miles in width over most of the distance It is surprisingly free from calms, abounds in safe harbors, small towns and summer resorts frequent its hanks, there are three or four safe inlets to the open sea if one wishes to get there, fishing is excellent at almost all seasons, and game in the fall very abundant. Does that not sound inviting to a yachtsman?

The reason it is not explored more oftener by our eastern friends is on account of its shallow waters, but we who sail there regularly have learned to consider this shallowness a distinct advantage in many ways. For to a sailor who is strictly an amateur it gives a feeling not at all uncomfortable to realize that in the event of an accident there is a certainty that some part of his boat is sure to be left above the water as a hitching post. But Barnegat Bay is no place for a fin-keeler; a boat of over three feet draught is at a disadvantage, although craft of twice that draught may navigate freely if they know the channels.

Northern Barnegat Bay

But it is of the northern half of this bay that I wish to write. The Pennsylvania R. R. with its line from Philadelphia runs almost due east till it strikes Barnegat Bay, which it crosses on a trestle about two miles in length, then turns and runs due north along the ocean beach, as far as Long Branch. The station of Barnegat Pier is located on this trestle, and is the usual port of departure for the fishing grounds. Of a summer morning it is an interesting sight to see the fishing fleet of fifty or more boats waiting at the pier for the arrival of the morning trains from west and north, bringing their parties. And then when all are under way down the bay - not racing, but simply seeing who will be the first to anchor on the fishing banks.

The procession of white sails is very beautiful. The bay widens at once to nearly eight miles, and stretches away south as far as the eye can reach, with Barnegat Light towering up about twelve miles away. A truly magnificent stretch of water, almost entirely free from shoals, and the western coast full of little rivers that twist and turn inland, and offer most attractive fields for the inquisitive cruiser. To the north the bay is not so wide and is more shallow but is still fine sailing for ten miles or more. At the eastern end of the railroad pier is the home port of the Seaside Park Yacht Club, Seaside Park, N. J., a rapidly growing settlement of summer homes. This is not a summer resort in the ordinary sense of the term, though having three first-class hotels, electric lights, artesian water with city water works, etc. The ocean beach here is very fine and the strip of land separating ocean and bay is only about half a mile in width.

If we do not inquire too closely into the meaning of the term, but accept without question the dictionary definition of a "yacht" as a boat used for pleasure sailing, there has always been a large amount of yachting on Barnegat Bay. Each year with the advent of June there would be almost a complete disappearance of sails from the bay. Then a few days, and presto! A full fleet of yachts is ready for the shekels of the summer visitor. The erstwhile oyster boat or clammer has scraped his mast, mended the holes in his sail, scraped the barnacles off his bottom, calked his leaks and painted his dirt - and verily in these yachts paint covers a multitude of sins.

The Yacht Clubs

About three or four years ago the Bay Head Yacht Club was organized, in the summer of '98 the Island Heights Yacht Club, and in the summer of '99 the Seaside Park Yacht Club. That summer the first Corinthian races ever sailed on Barnegat Bay were held by the three clubs. A number of handsome cups were put up as prizes, and much interest and enthusiasm was excited. During the spring of 1900 the Seaside Park Yacht Club erected a very cozy and comfortable clubhouse, costing about $6,000, and being paid for by bonds taken up entirely among its members. The Bay Head Club had previously put up a small house of about $2,000, and the Island Heights Club soon made a third, with a neat $4,000 house.

The home of the Seaside Park Yacht Club is built on piling over the water of the bay, connected with the shore by a substantial dock about 250 feet in length. The house itself is three stories, a dock surrounds it, and also extends about 150 feet beyond it into deep water. The first or basement floor of the house contains a janitor's room, floats for landing with rowboats, inclines for hauling out small boats, and a number of boat stalls for storing smaller craft. The main floor has a reception hall with open fireplace, a smoking room, men's lavatory and lockers, a ladies' room with lavatory, and a large room containing two billiard and pool tables and four shuffle boards. Wide porches extend across both the bay and shore fronts. The third floor contains a card room and a large assembly room, with stage, etc. The interior finish is in natural wood with the walls throughout covered with burlap in stenciled and paneled effects.

There were a number of new boats built for local racing the past season: the Polly, a 35-foot open race about of Crownin- shield design; the Lazy Jack, a 30 foot catboat with jib, fitted with large cabin for cruising and designed by Bacon; the Bouquet III, from a Gary Smith model; the Captain, Nemo and Nellie Bly by local builders and a number of others. The racing throughout the season was most interesting, there being scarcely a Saturday afternoon without a close race in one class or another.

The Sewell Cup Race

Particular interest attached to what was known as the Sewell Cup Race . Senator Sewell, of N. J. had recently presented to the Seaside Park Yacht Club as trustees a very handsome sterling cup as a perpetual trophy to be raced for annually by the yacht clubs of Barnegat Bay on the second Saturday in August over the Seaside Park Yacht Club course. Last August was the first contest for this trophy. During the earlier races of the season the Lazy Jack, of the Seaside Park Yacht Club, had shown a marked superiority. She won with ease an open race for the championship of Barnegat Bay, and every other race in which she had entered, and she was looked upon as certain to hold the Sewell Cup for her club. But the uncertainty of yacht racing was never better illustrated. The breeze was a fine two-reef one, the Lazy Jack took the lead at once and apparently had the race well in hand. When her captain ran her a little too near a well-known shoal her centerboard jammed and she was held as fast as though anchored. When she finally got started she gained steadily, but could not entirely overcome the handicap, and was beaten out by a little over two minutes by the Bouquet, a Gary Smith boat.

The officers of the Seaside Park Yacht Club who superintended its organization, all hail from Philadelphia, and are still at the helm. Commodore John Weaver, a well known and prominent attorney; Vice-Commodore H. B. Wyeth, President of Morley Pharmaceutical Co.; Secretary G. H. Thatcher, M. D. ; Treasurer Benj. Deacon, of the Ronalds Johnson Co. The other members of the Board of Trustees are: G. S. Gandy, Capitalist; J. D. Johnson, of the Ronalds Johnson Co.; and H. T. Weber, Merchant Tailor. The clubhouse is open from June 1 to October 1 of each year, and a hearty invitation is extended to all yachtsmen.

----------------------------------- The article was adapted from the February 1901 issue of "The Rudder." There is obviously a boat centric theme to the article but it does also bring up a number of neat references to other things. It is interesting to read that there apparently was a railroad station right at the edge of the bay.

It must have been nice to see Barnegat Bay when sailing ships ruled the day. Could you imagine not seeing a single motorboats or jet ski out there!

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Fellow wooden boat lovers. thanks for checking me out.  i have spent my life buying, selling, daysailing, cruising, restoring & maintaining my wooden boats. i have owned over 40 wooden boats ranging in size from 12′  to  53′. i have logged well over 50,000 miles sailing them.  yes, i am the local wooden boat nut from barnegat light, nj. sooooo, check out my boats below & see if you fall in love give me a call & we can talk boats just give them a click. ,  thanks,  glenn, **the “classics” are what we sell**.

BOAT #1 : “FIEDLERS GREEN “ :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1978-28-bristol-channel-cutter-fiedlers-green/

BOAT #2 :  “VICTOR” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1916-26′-crosby-catboat-victor/

BOAT #3 : “LA MOUETTE” :    https://www.boatnation.com/listing/la-mouette-2/

BOAT #4 :  “WILLOW” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1972-25-crosby-wianno-sr-gaff-rigged-knockabout-sloop/

BOAT #5 : “GWYLAN” :    https://www.boatnation.com/listing/l-f-herreshoff-h-28-gwylan/

BOAT #6 :   https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1934-herreshoff-12-1-2/

BOAT #7 :   “GENEVIEVE & REMI” :  / https://www.boatnation.com/listing/2022-herreshoff-coquina-17′-cat-ketch/

BOAT #8 :  “WINDSONG” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1939-37-ss-lawley-weekender-full-keel-sloop/

BOAT #9 :  “GENAU” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1996-menger-19-catboat-w-a-diesel-engine/

BOAT #10 : “OCEAN ROAR” :    https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1978-27′-classic-friendship-sloop/

BOAT #11 :  “TWILIGHT” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/16-edy-duff-ng-herreshoff-16-the-reproduction-of-the-herreshoff-12-1-2-twilight/

BOAT #12 : “INES” :    https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1928-anderson-16-classic-catboat-ines/

BOAT #13 :  “CATHERINE” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1934-herreshoff-12-1-2/

BOAT # 14:  “TEAZER” :     https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1946-wooden-bluenose-23-b-15/

BOAT # 15 :  “ELIZA JANE”  :   https://www.boatnation.com/listing/2016-20-john-welsford-custom-sloop/

BOAT # 16 :  “MAYALINDA” :   https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1935-18-classic-cape-cod-knockabout-sloop-myalinda/

BOAT #17 :  “PAULA ANNE” :   https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1984-25-fenwick-williams-catboat-paula-anne/

BOAT #18 :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/2021-14-areys-pond-racing-catboat/

Boat # 19  “TRICK OR TREAT” : https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1993-22-custom-catboat-trick-or-treat/

Boat #20 “BULLS EYE” :  https://www.boatnation.com/listing/1966-41-custom-yawl-bulls-eye/

Boat #21  “ELLEN” :   https://www.boatnation.com/listing/dark-harbor-17/

Glenn Schroeder

Barnegat Bay Yacht Brokerage

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**THE  “CLASSICS”  ARE WHAT WE SELL**

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Youth sandpipers.

The new Sandpiper class is for young children, ages 6 and 7, to introduce them to BLYC's Waterfront Program. Classes are 8:30-11:00 Monday to Friday. Through outdoor activities and games, children will learn about the island, the bay, local wildlife, ocean safety and more. Swim lessons are available after the Sandpiper class if your child wants even more time with friends. 

SCHEDULE 2023

You can sign up for 1 to 3 blocks of the Sandpiper class. Each block is 2 weeks long. See schedule below:

7/3-7/14 - Block A  

7/17-7/28 - Block B 

7/31-8/11 - Block C  

WHAT TO BRING TO CLASS

Children should be prepared for all kinds of water/beach activities. Come every day with: ​

USCG-approved vest type PFD

Refillable water bottle

Water shoes

Bathing suit and towel

Sunblock (applied in advance)