Manila Yacht Club

Location: Manila Yacht Club, 2351 Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila

Category: Association/Institution/Organization 

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: July 20, 2006

Installed by: National Historical Institute (NHI)

Marker text:

MANILA YACHT CLUB

ITINATAG NINA JAMES C. ROCKWELL, JOSEPH A. THOMAS, AUBREY P. AMES, STEWART A. TAITE AT A.S. HEYWARD, 20 ENERO 1927. NATIGIL ANG OPERASYON SA KASAGSAGAN NG IKALAWANG DIGMAANG PANDAIGDIG, 1941–1945. MULING NAGSIMULA AT NAGING AKTIBO SA PAGLALAYAG, ENERO 1946. TUMANGGAP NG MGA BABAENG KASABI, 1947. PUNONG-ABALA SA INTERPORT REGATTA KATULONG ANG ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB, 1952. KINATAWAN NG PILIPINAS SA OLYMPIC YACHTING EVENTS, 1960. PATULOY NA TUMUTULONG SA HUKBONG PANDAGAT AT NAGSASANAY NG MGA FILIPINONG MANLALARO PARA SA OLYMPICS AT SEA GAMES, 1977 HANGGANG SA KASALUKUYAN.

Marker text (English):

MANILA YACHT CLUB

FOUNDED BY JAMES C. ROCKWELL, JOSEPH A. THOMAS, AUBREY P. AMES, STEWART A. TAITE AND A.S. HEYWARD, 20 JANUARY 1927. SUSPENDED OPERATIONS DURING WORLD WAR II, 1941–1945. RESUMED OPERATIONS, JANUARY 1946. ALLOWED FEMALE MEMBERSHIP, 1947. HOSTED THE INTERPORT REGATTA WITH ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB AS CO-HOST, 1952; REPRESENTED THE PHILIPPINES IN THE OLYMPIC YACHTING EVENTS, 1960; PROVIDES CONTINUOUS TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THE PHILIPPINE NAVY AND PHILIPPINE TEAMS TO THE OLYMPICS AND SEA GAMES, 1977 UP TO THE PRESENT.