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Shoreacres, TX

Houston Yacht Club

yacht clubEst. 1897
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Founded in 1897, the Houston Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in Texas, sitting on the upper western shore of Galveston Bay near La Porte. Its Spanish-style 1927 clubhouse, nicknamed the Pink Palace, is a Galveston Bay landmark, and the club has hosted many national and international regattas.

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