The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) in Rye, NY is a tribute to our nation's Founding Father of the same name. We don't think of him as a yachtsman and thankfully nation-building took precedence over recreation. His grandson, however, was John Clarkson Jay and he benefited from his grandfather's hard work and inspiring leadership. It was JCJ, who along with a group of like-minded men, established the New York Yacht Club. These were impressive, gutsy men who dreamed a dream and determined to make it come true.
The President of the JHC is the lively, intelligent and highly committed Suzanne Clary. Her presentation was as much about the homestead as it was about the Jay family and it was well-done. Suzanne covered the Jay family's involvement with the water as well as the the sailing passions of the subsequent owners of the Jay Homestead. Keep reading, but then visit their site via the pictures below:
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| John Jay Homestead - Rye, NY |
One of the subsequent owner's of the home was a financier and yachtsman named Edgar Palmer. The Flicker photo stream of the JHC shows a wall of yacht photographs owned by Mr. Palmer. One of the boats was the winner of 1909 Kaiser's Cup and she was originally owned by future IHYC Commodore William Hamlin Childs. Today, JOYETTE's blunt transom hangs in IHYC's ballroom.
We're not sure how the boat went from Commodore Child's to Mr. Palmer and back to Indian Harbor, but we'll try to piece that together. In the meantime, we've invited Suzanne Clary to come visit us so she can see the boat for herself. It's a small world!
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| JOYETTE - the American entry and winner of the KAISER'S CUP |
