The Orleans Yacht Club, Inc. (OYC), located at the western end of Orleans' Town Cove, Cape Cod, MA, was chartered, and incorporated, in 1947 for "the purpose of encouraging yacht building, sailing, promoting interest in yachting and aquatic sports, as well as social interaction among its members" and lives up to those goals today.

The OYC indeed encourages all aspects of sailing: the Club runs a very popular summer youth sailing program, it provides the Nauset Regional High School Sailing Team with a home base for its practices and competitions, it hosts its own DaySailer (Fleet 15) sailboat racing every Sunday on Town Cove, and offers an adult sailing course to its membership.

The Club currently has a fleet of forty-five boats, both sail and power, to promote participation in the aquatic sport of sailing. Its sailboats include: (10) 14.2 foot Catalina Capri centerboard models built to Tabor Capri Fleet specifications, (10) 14 foot Club 420 Class racing sailboats and (16) 7.5 foot Optimist (Opti) dinghies. One (1) new 15.0’ Precision 15 sailboat was purchased in 2011 – the first of twelve total which will replace the Capri’s over the next two years. The Club's power boats include: three 13 foot Boston Whalers, a 16 foot Maritime Skiff, a 19 foot AquaSport and a 20 foot Grumman Float boat.

The OYC's dedication to the "social interaction among its members" can be enjoyed through the various, and numerous, social events which occur throughout the year; some of these events include a progressive dinner, summer lobster/clam bake, a Commodore’s reception (every two years), holiday parties, summer picnic nights, bingo nights, dance parties, and many other dinners and social activities - all of which are enthusiastically participated in by the membership. The Club can accommodate 426 memberships which are divided into four categories, Senior, Emeritus, Corinthian, and Life Membership, each with a ceiling which can fluctuate to meet the Club’s needs. Life Memberships are authorized based on the Club’s By-Laws and do not impact the overall member ceiling.

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