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The First Nantucket Yacht Club The photograph used on the cover of the January issue of Historic Nantucket has aroused considerable interest, and a num ber of our readers have asked for some details. The facts are as follows: It was in the spring of 1905 that Paul G. Thebaud, for many years a well known member of Nantucket's growing sum mer resident colony, brought about the establishment of the Station later called "Nantucket Station No. 11 of the New York Yacht Club." An experienced yachtsman, Mr. Thebaud belonged to the New York Yacht Club, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club. Larchmont Yacht Club, American and Manhasset Bay Yacht Clubs. From his home on the Cliff he had observed the numbers of yachts visiting Nantucket each summer increasing, and real ized there was a need for proper landing facilities on the water front.
After a meeting with New York Yacht Club officials, Mr. Thebaud was authorized to proceed with the establishment of the station. He purchased a small building at his own expense, had it moved to Steamboat Wharf and fitted it out. He also paid for the services of a custodian. As a result of his efforts
