Welcome!

Quannapowitt is the oldest inland boat club in America, founded in 1884. We are a family oriented boat club whose mission is to keep sailing costs low, and are perhaps "the best kept secret" and one of the most affordable boat clubs in eastern Massachusetts..

Come join us and get away from the daily grind in the wholesome outdoors. You can enjoy sailing near the city and near home in Wakefield at the Quannapowitt Yacht Club.

The Club features many active sailboat Fleets . QYC sailors are active in local, regional, and national regattas. Our racing calendar runs from May through mid-October each year. The facility is open all year for indoor activities.

QYC is located at the end of Linda Road, at the flashing light on North Avenue in Wakefield just South of Rt. 128 exit 39. At the end of the road, each social event and each sailing event is like a small vacation.

Membership is open to qualified individuals and families.Give us a call at 781-245-9518 or send e-mail for more information.

Summer Activities That You Do Not Want To Miss!

Sun, 06/28/2009 - 19:14 — suzanne_b

Hello All,

Did you miss the activities at the club last weekend?  If so, you don’t want to miss them the next time.  We had a really fun time at the Day Sailor Regatta on Saturday, and the Pot Luck Supper on Sunday.

First Sunday Race of 2009

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 09:57 — Jayliving

On Sunday the 8th QYC held its first Sunday race of the season. The day was also used as a kick-off for QYC¿s 125th anniversary celebration including an open house and food for the public with a Boston Globe reporter/photographer there to document the club's vitality. There were more than 20 boats on the water with most participating in the racing. Conditions were the regular Quannapowitt-changeable.

QYC Racing Clinic

Sat, 05/30/2009 - 21:08 — Jayliving

We had a great Racing Clinic at the club today. Six boats showed up to practice starts, mark roundings and short races. What a difference practice makes! During the first few training starts almost everyone was stumbling along eight to ten boat lengths below the line and most showed up for the start as much as two minutes late. With encouragement to get to the line early and relax about being over early, we started to have a nice little fleet bunched around the committee boat end a minute before the horn and most everyone starting within 20 seconds.

May Madness Regatta a Big Success

Sun, 05/10/2009 - 11:02 — Jayliving

QYC's May Madness Laser regatta was held Saturday in variable winds and mostly sunny skies. 20 sailors from Mass, New Hampshire and Maine showed up for the season opener. The morning didn"t look very promising, but after a minor delay the winds became steady and never left us for the rest of the eight race series. As if choreographed for a bunch of sailors coming out of hibernation, the breeze let us get our boat-handling skills warmed up and our sailing instincts refocused and then it slowly built to keep our attention sharp.

QYC Volunteer Policy

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 21:49 — mary_v
Just a heads-up, this coming year QYC will be implementing a new way to assign volunteers to committees and work groups. During a specific time period in the spring you will be notified of an opportunity to sign up for your preferred choices for Sunday Race Committee days, work parties and other events and tasks. After members have had a chance to volunteer, the remaining dates will be filled by appointing members. Once you have been assigned you can negotiate with other members to change your appointed duties.

Winter At QYC

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 21:46 — mary_v
Take advantage of what Quannapowitt has to offer in the off season. The club is a great place to ice skate, cross country ski or just sit by the fire with QYC friends and watch the Sunday football game. The club is open and you have keys. Members are encouraged to organize pot luck dinners or other events during the off season. Please contact a board member with any suggestions. If you do visit the club, please be sure to follow the winter protocol when you leave the clubhouse: lights, stove and coffee pot off, windows and doors locked, heat turned down to 60 and restroom doors propped open.

Laser Fleet Report

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 03:00 — Jayliving

The QYC Laser fleet added a number of new members this past year and we are planning activities for this winter and spring to draw additional attention to QYC and what a great venue it is for Laser sailing.

Participants at both our May Madness Regatta and the Last Blast Regatta in October have raved about our club and our lake, and each year we have attracted new members from the 15 to 20 entrants per regatta. The QYC Laser fleet is the only greater Boston summer Laser fleet (There is a frostbite fleet in Winthrop.), so we are in a great position to build a more robust fleet.

Chaos Cup Returns!

Thu, 10/30/2008 - 12:52 — eric_w

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On October 18th 2008, The Quannapowitt Yacht Club (Fleet 187) had the pleasure of hosting its first annual “Chaos Cup” regatta in the Flying Scot.  Traditionally the regatta was hosted in the International 110 but due to a lack of interest in the International 110 fleet at QYC we decided to re-brand the regatta and sail in the Flying Scot.  The regatta was usually hosted on Columbus Day weekend but this year due to scheduling conflicts we pushed it out a week.


Rescue Boat Training Classes a Big Success

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 19:51 — eric_w
Fleet Captain Gene Mullen held rescue boat training classes five Thursday evenings in June. Participants received 1:1 instruction for 30 minutes and a rescue boat checklist. Thanks to Gene for providing valuable individualized instruction. Safety is a very important and teaching people how to operate the club's equipment is invaluable to the members and people that we assist out on the lake.

Summer Notes

Sat, 08/02/2008 - 16:44 — bonny

We are about halfway through our sailing season and activities at QYC are in full swing.

The weather of late has not been very cooperative, but most of us have made the best of it.

The Race Committee under the direction of John Kerr has been fun for all those participating. Please see John’s comments further down in this Reef Points publication.

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