History
At the 1949 HYC annual meeting, the Board of Directors created a youth sailing program. The first year of the Jr. Program was held during the summer of 1950. Since then, the Hampton Yacht Club has fielded many fine teams of young sailors winning many Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association junior club championships. The first junior program building, the “Junior Shack”, was located on the current site of the Yacht Club. A new building was constructed in 1975 and in 1997 was named in memory of long time racer, committee chair and junior supporter Tom Brady. Outstanding junior members have become members of the US Sailing Team, gone on to compete in the Olympic trials, coach championship collegiate teams, qualify for US Bemis, Sears & Youth National Junior Championships, qualified for the North American & National Optimist Teams and have won numerous national sailing honors. Many adult HYC members have come from the ranks of our outstanding Junior Program. In 2000, the Jr. Program celebrated its 50th anniversary. Now, junior sailing at HYC is practically a year round program (March thru November).