Our sailors are typically boaters who go out in their cruising boats for an afternoon sail, and occasionally will plan a more extended overnight trip, multi-day cruise to the east end and beyond, or to New York City. If you spend a family weekend out at one of the Fire Island ocean beaches or bay-side locations like Saltaire Atlantique or Ocean Beach, you can sail back to the club and take a dip in the pool, though the view from the dock of the bay and the Fire Island Lighthouse will make you want to linger in the cockpit.

There’s no rush, it’s another perfect day at the Long Island Yacht Club.

There are opportunities to meet and raft-up with friends or fellow cruisers from Power Squadrons, Coast Guard Auxiliaries or Yacht Clubs at Connetquot River, Patchogue Bay, Hemlock Cove, Gilgo Beach, Democrat Point, Coast Guard Cove, Tobay, Jones Beach Marina, Zachs Bay (great seats for summer concerts at Jones Beach Theater).

A series of club races are scheduled during the summer, these races are typically run every other Sunday form June through September. These are PHRF races for keelboats sailed over 4 to 6 mile courses and usually start and finish just off the club.

The Club offers a Junior Sailing Program open to members’ children and grandchildren between the ages of 8 and 18. The program currently runs for two four-week sessions during the summer utilizing the Club’s Optimist Dinghies, Sunfish and 420’s.  Juniors are strongly encouraged to bring their own boats.  For those juniors that wish to race, the Club participates in Junior Regattas at other locations throughout the summer.  We anticipate extending the program into the Fall to enabling junior sailors an opportunity for more sailing fun and to perfect their skills.  As our junior participants’ skills progress, they are encouraged to explore regional and national programs that sponsor travel to other venues to compete, like Hawaii, Australia and Europe.  Many of the Team USA Olympic sailors get their start from junior programs similar to the LIYC.

The Long Island Yacht Club is a member of the Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association (GSBYRA), which sponsors regattas at various yacht clubs along the Great South Bay and encourages participation by young sailors from junior sailing programs at member yacht clubs. Many are two-day events for one-design sailboats. The most popular classes are now Sunfish, Optimist Pram, Narrasketuck, Flying Scot, Laser, JY15, and 420. As a member of the Long Island Yacht Club you are eligible to participate in these races.

The Long Island Yacht Club is also host for the annual Babylon Village Mayors Cup race, sponsored since its inception by the Long Island Yacht Club and officiated by the Mayor of Babylon Village. It is an invitational open to all cruising type boats racing under PHRF rules competition (all area yacht clubs and sailing associations are invited).

Race applications, instructions, and rules will be available via downloadable link prior to the race, and race results are posted on the club web site.