Tacoma Yacht Club Sets Course for Growth
Members vote to incorporate and lobby Congress against new motor boat regulations as they finish their clubhouse at Brown's Point.
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The Tacoma Yacht Club last night voted to join the Northwest Yacht Club Association and also authorized the incorporation of the club at Olympia. The club will rush the completion of its club house at Brown's Point and have it ready for the opening of the exposition. Members of the club will all unite in bringing pressure to bear on congressmen to defeat a proposed bill to require two licensed men on all motor boats.
“The club will rush the completion of its club house at Brown's Point, and have it ready for the opening of the exposition.”
The tension between maritime recreation and federal safety regulation remains a recurring theme in Puget Sound's civic life. The clubhouse at Brown's Point continues to be a landmark, symbolizing the enduring elite maritime culture of Tacoma.
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