VISITOR'S GUIDE
Situated
on the west shore of Staten Island's well protected Great Kills
Harbor, RCYC is in a fortunate position to offer excellent
and varied waters for boating activities. A family oriented yacht
club, in existence since 1923, RCYC offers facilities for power and
sailboats, large and small. Great Kills Harbor is one of the finest
deep water yacht harbors on the Atlantic Coast. A nearly circular,
virtually landlocked basin of 3.75 sq. miles, well protected from
the worst of storms, it is a federal anchorage with moorings
controlled by the Parks Department.
The sole,
well marked channel leads quickly to broad Raritan Bay with wind and
water to delight the most avid yachtsman. From there one may cruise
toward Sandy Hook and the open Atlantic Ocean, to eastern Long
Island or New Jersey shore points or up the Narrows under the
Verrazano and ultimately to Long Island Sound.
With the
sheltered harbor and the open bay, there are few better or more
convenient yachting waters anywhere in the world. They accommodate
anything from a sailing dinghy to an ocean racer, from a sports
fisherman to a rowboat.
Easily
accessible from Manhattan, Brooklyn or New Jersey via Staten
Island's many bridges, RCYC has many off-island members.
On the
waterfront we have a long, deep water pier with 40 berths, providing
the usual shore side water and electrical service. Smaller
one-design racing sailboats and auxiliary dinghies are stored on
floats near the docking area for the club tender and race committee
boats. The tender is scheduled to run from May through October,
serving our members with boats on harbor moorings. There is an
electric hoist on the property to handle the smaller boats members
keep in upland storage.
CLUB SERVICES
Hours of Operation (Summer)
Weekdays - 0900-0000
Weekends - 0800-0100
Guest Moorings
Moorings
are available by contacting the RCYC Launch Operator on VHF
Channel 9 or contact the club at 718-356-4120.
Scheduled Tender Service
See
the Tender Schedule
(Click
Here)
Close to all transportation to Manhattan
Express
buses and Staten Island Railroad (Click below to view
schedules)
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Staten Island Ferry
Local Services in the Great Kills vicinity
Dining
Marine
Repairs
Pump
out Station
Fuel
Dock
Marine
and Tackle
Church
