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At the turn of the twentieth
century, many prominent summer and permanent residents belonged to the Home
Club. The clubhouse, formerly the home of Captain Alexander Fisher, an old time
whaler, still stands at 7 South Water Street (and is part of the Harborside Inn
property). It was open year-round. Among the Home Club’s treasures was the
masthead light of Admiral Cervera’s flagship, which was sunk off the southern
coast of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In the summertime the Home Club
sponsored races for the large cabin catboats, which were without auxiliary
power, and carried much larger spars and sails than are usual today. At a
meeting on January 5th, 1905, the racing members of the Home Club decided to
establish a separate organization and the Edgartown Yacht Club was founded later
that year. Our first Commodore was Edward H. Raymond.
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