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(Created page with "In 1959, the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis was founded in Annapolis, MD, by a group from the Seafarers Yacht Club of Anacostia, as the first African American yacht club in the Annapolis area <ref name = fletcher>Fletcher, Patsy M. Historically African American Leisure Destinations Around Washington, D.C., Charleston, SC, History Press, 2015.</ref><ref name = seafarers>“Commodore’s Message.” Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis, Accessed 25 August 2022, https://www...") |
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[[File:Seafarers Yacht Club May 2021.jpg|thumb|alt=The front of the Seafarers Yacht Club in May 2021.|The front of the Seafarers Yacht Club in May 2021.]]
[[File:Clubhouse - V5 - Handbrake.mp4|thumb|Past Commodores Bill Woodward and Benjamin McCottry of the Seafarers Yacht Club discuss some of the history of the Seafarers Yacht Club and how it acquired its current clubhouse.]]
[[File:Experiences As Commodore - V4 - Handbraked.mp4|thumb|Past Commodores Bill Woodward and Benjamin McCottry of the Seafarers Yacht Club discuss their experiences during their tenures as Commodore.]]
[[File:Bicentennial - V2 - Handbrake.mp4|thumb|Past Commodore Bill Woodward tells the story of his first experience captaining a boat at night.]]
==US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla And Sea Scout Ship==
In 1970, a US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla, Flotilla 75, was organized at the Seafarers' Yacht Club House <ref name = seafarers>“Commodore’s Message.” Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis, Accessed 25 August 2022, https://www.seafarersyc.com/about. </ref>. In 1980, the Flotilla became Flotilla 24-09, now based in Bowie <ref name = "24-09">"Welcome to the Flotilla 24-9, District 5SR Web Site." USCG AUX AUXWeb, Accessed 18 August 2023, https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=054-24-09.</ref>.
The Seafarers Yacht Club's charitable arm, the [https://www.seafarersfoundation.org/ Seafarers Foundation], serves as the chartering organization for [https://www.ship1959.org/ Sea Scout Ship 1959] <ref name = "ship1959">“About Seafarers.” Ship 1959, Accessed 25 August 2022, https://www.ship1959.org/seafarers. </ref>.
==Location==
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