Pioneer Valley Yacht Club

Pioneer Valley Yacht Club Boating & Sailing on the Connecticut River is what we live for. Our social events are cool too!

This information has been excerpted from an article
covering the PVYC's 50th anniversary in June 2005 which
in turn was culled from old issues of the “Anchor Line” as
well as conversations with some of the “Founders." The origins of the PVYC go back to the early 1950's with
the club formally organizing in 1955. Early records talk
about back-breaking weekends spent “clearing the land." Finally, aft

er a lot of hard work, the clubhouse was in place
and after a few formative years, the pool and poolhouse
were added in the early 1960's. A review of the club records show that the mid 1980's
marked a major shift in the interests of new members. According to an article in the Springfield Newspaper about
the PVYC's 30th anniversary celebration in 1985, the club
was founded primarily by “Power Boaters." Back then, you
could go from the PVYC right through the Windsor Locks
and down to the Sound! When the Locks and the Enfield
Dam fell into disrepair (coupled with an increase in gas
prices in the 80’s), interest in power boating fell way off
along with the membership rolls. Long gone were the
banner early years of the '60's when almost 100 members
belonged to the club. Things looked a bit uncertain, until a
new group of boaters arrived who weren’t bothered by the
inability to navigate long distances on the river or by high
gas prices – the sailors! Today, with 130+ members, the club is more active than
ever before. With a busy social calendar and a broad
variety of “boaters” - power, sail, canoe, kayak, pontoon,
and rowing shells, members are enjoying the river and our
club facilities in record numbers again.

The docks are in!
05/31/2025

The docks are in!

Henry is here, and the pool is sparkling. Enjoy a brisk swim and keep Henry busy. Also, the dock committee was hard at w...
05/25/2025

Henry is here, and the pool is sparkling. Enjoy a brisk swim and keep Henry busy. Also, the dock committee was hard at work building and rebuilding the last of the docks. “Dock Day” is 8 AM sharp next Saturday the 31st. Any help will be appreciated.

04/06/2025
12/15/2024

Happy Holidays!

10/14/2024

Great fun tonight at the Grilled Cheese and Soup Cook Off!

09/24/2023

Great time tonight at the club!

Please consider giving generously to one of our long-time members, who has always been a friend at PVYC. Godspeed Kathy!
12/17/2022

Please consider giving generously to one of our long-time members, who has always been a friend at PVYC. Godspeed Kathy!

Saw this dredging equipment and was thinking about the PVYC. In case you didn't get out in a boat because of all the flo...
08/20/2021

Saw this dredging equipment and was thinking about the PVYC. In case you didn't get out in a boat because of all the flooding and rain, here is the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in South Carolina.

06/06/2021

Summer is here, and more good times to follow!

57° isn't stopping the annual Memorial Day swim!
05/31/2021

57° isn't stopping the annual Memorial Day swim!

Address

200 Anthony Way
Longmeadow, MA
01106

Telephone

(413) 567-0258

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Pioneer Valley Yacht Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Pioneer Valley Yacht Club:

Shortcuts

Share