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Our History

Established 1894

Introduction to Cohasset Yacht Club Cohasset Yacht Club was the dream of George Howe, Harry Mapes and Charles Cousens, who on July 7, 1894, called a meeting for the purposes of founding the yacht club. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted a charter in August and the club was launched with the purpose “to encourage yachting through the promotion of good fellowship among those interested in sailing, seamanship and enjoyment of the ocean and its environment”.

lighthouseCohasset’s strong sailing tradition and the town’s unique location on the coast of Massachusetts Bay, midway between Boston and Plymouth, and eighteen miles directly across the bay from Marblehead, make it an ideal setting for competitive and pleasure boating. Boasting many of the nation’s top sailors as members, including Philip Benson, F. Gregg Bemis, Richard Sullivan, Edwin Hills and Frances McElwain Wakeman, the club has also been host to many national, regional and local sailing championships.

Picture: Minots Light

Past Commodores

 1898 Frederick H. Pratt  1961  H. Kingsley Durant
 1899 Benjamin C. Clark  1962-63  Kempton C. Churchill
 1900 Lyman D. Willcutt  1964-65  Robert C. Jordan
 1901 – 1902 John Bryant  1966-67  Philip N. Bowditch
 1903 – 1904 Daniel N. Tower  1968-69  Donald J. Evans
 1905   Alanson Bigelow, Jr.  1970-71  John Bishop
1906 Charles H. Cousens  1972  N. Frank Neer, Jr.
1907 William R. Sears  1973-75  L. Emmett Holt
1908 Frank R. Pegram  1976-77  Eli Manchester, Jr.
1909 Charles W. Gammons  1978-79  Kenneth B. Cook
1910 George W. Collier  1980-81  Charles L. Smith, Jr.
1911-12 Hugh Bancroft  1982-83  Richard L. Yake
1913 Burton S. Treat  1984-85  Peter F. Tague
1914-15 Gilbert S. Tower  1986-87  Charles C. Ford
1916-18 Dean K. James  1988-89  Samuel W. Wakeman
1919-28 C. W. Barron  1990-91  Robert C. Jordan, Jr.
1928-31 Hugh Bancroft  1992-93  F. Allen Weisenfluh
1932-33 James S. Dean  1994-95  Raimund G. Vanderweil, Jr.
1934-36 Charles Higginson  1996-97  Richard E. Horn
1936 J. F. McElwain  1998-99  S. Woodworth Chittick
1937-40 John Chapin  2000-01  Charles W. Dean
1941-45 Ralph E. Scripture  2002-03  Daniel S. Evans
1946-48 Philip Benson  2004-05  Matthew R. Steele
1949-51 Roger B. Coulter  2006-07  F. Wisner Murray
1952-54 F. Gregg Bemis  2008-09  Peter Pearce
1955-56 G. Churchill Francis  2010-11  Harald S. Gundersen
1957-58 Samuel Wakeman 2012-13 Grace H. Evans
1959-60 Roscoe E. Sherbrooke  2014-15  George W. Parks
     2016-18  William B. McGowan
     2019-20  Rolf N. Gjesteby
    2021- Elizabeth B. Baker

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COHASSET YACHT CLUB

99 Howard Gleason Road | Cohasset, MA 02025 | 42º14'34.00" N | 70º47'21.00" W | ph: 781.383.9633