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Edgartown Yacht Club
The Edgartown Yacht Club in Edgartown, Massachusetts was founded in 1905. The yacht club, independent nautical organization, sponsors an annual summer regatta among other sailing and marine events. Club facilities include tennis courts and a clubhouse which was formerly the home of Captain Alexander Fisher .
Commodores:
- Edward H. Raymond
- Alexander M. Orr (1935 - 1937)
- Elmer Jared Bliss (1926 - ) grandson of Edgartown Whaling Captain Jared Fisher
- Robert P. Brown Jr. (1947 - 1949)
- E. Jared Bliss, Jr. (1950 - 1952, 1954)
- S. Bailey Norton, Jr.
See also:
- Martha's Vineyard
- Spanish-American War- Admiral Cervera
- Admiral Loring Swasey , naval architect
- Rear Commodore William Nelson, Jr.
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