The Hull Yacht Club is a U.S. boating organization, located in Hull, Massachusetts, with access to Boston Harbor. The club is based mainly around personally owned yachts and pleasure boats, but also has a history of racing competition.
The original Hull Yacht Club was organized in the year 1880 and incorporated two years later on March 25, 1882. In 1881, the yacht club admitted George G. Garraway, believed to be the first African-American admitte...
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The Hull Yacht Club is a U.S. boating organization, located in Hull, Massachusetts, with access to Boston Harbor. The club is based mainly around personally owned yachts and pleasure boats, but also has a history of racing competition.
The original Hull Yacht Club was organized in the year 1880 and incorporated two years later on March 25, 1882. In 1881, the yacht club admitted George G. Garraway, believed to be the first African-American admitted to such a club. On June 15, 1882, the new Club House at Hull Hill was dedicated to the membership. The four-floor "Hull House" of the Hull Yacht Club enticed new members with three bowling alleys, a billiard room, a dining room and two reception rooms, not to mention easy access to the waters of Boston Harbor. In March 1883, 480 members elected by ballot Commodore William F. Weld, owner of the 109 foot schooner Gitana. By 1889, the membership had declined to 235 but the fleet had increased to 115 yachts, more than any other yacht club in New...
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