Masthead Cove Yacht Club - A club dedicated to the love of sailing

Masthead Cove Yacht Club was founded in 1975, by and for Huntington-area sailing families of all levels of ability. Our club supports an active schedule of cruising, racing, social and community service events throughout the entire year. MCYC maintains club moorings in Lloyd Harbor, Oyster Bay Cove and Port Jefferson.

The club’s credo is very simple. Enjoy your sailing experiences in the good company of other sailors and have fun doing it.

Sailing the Northern Latitudes

Eight sailors, filmmakers and adventurers pile into a 48 foot sailboat with the goal of exploring and capturing the beauty of Svalbard, the Northernmost settlement in the world, only 600 miles from the North Pole. The sailing expedition brings 24 hours of sunlight, dangerous glacial ice flows and up-close encounters…

Change of Watch Zoom

Thank you to everyone who attended our virtual Change of Watch on December 5th. Thirty-six boats were represented! Congratulations to our award winners! Past Commodore’s Cup (presented for participation in the most races): Rich Correll and Ginger Bourguignon Phil Dworkin Sportsmanship Award (Presented for outstanding contributions to the sport of…

Welcome to the 2020 MCYC Board!

Commodore: Shirley Nel Vice Commodore: Linda Simon Rear Commodore: George Link Treasurer: Keith LeClaire Secretary: Francesca LeClaire Membership Chair: Karla Marrero Race Fleet Captain: Stephen O’Reilly Cruise Fleet Captain: J.P. Nel Masthead Editor: Dan Martin Past Commodore’s Council: Brad Simon One Year Directors-at-Large: Scott Gerber Heidi Kern Valerie Link Two…

Sunrise and Sunset Photo Winners 2020

By May it was clear that 2020 would not be a regular cruising season. We all had our boats in the water though; and slowly but surely, we started to find places to go and defined social distancing rules we were comfortable with. Members were challenged to submit pictures of…