title: Cohasset Yacht Club
text: # Cohasset Yacht Club
  
  Cohasset Yacht Club is one of the oldest yacht clubs in America having been founded in 1894. It is a private sailing association located in Cohasett, Massachusetts. Women members of the club won the prestigious women's sailing competition for the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy nine times.
  
  ## History
  
  Famous members include Charles Francis Adams, 1920 America's Cup victor and skipper of Resolute (yacht); Franny Wakeman, 4-time winner of the Adams Cup; and F. Gregg Bemis, the only American to be awarded both the Herreshoff Trophy and the Beppe Croce Trophy in 1989.
  
  A new clubhouse was built in 2016 after Hurricane Sandy to take the place of the original building which had lasted over 124 years. The structure was dedicated in 2018.
  
  