Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina 32 Star Island Road Montauk, NY (631) 668-3100 www.montaukyachtclub.com

Founded in 1929 and situated along a 35-acre waterfront, the historic Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina has long been a perennial favorite playground for visitors to the shores of the East End of Long Island. Entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the master builder who turned Miami from a sleepy backwater town into a thriving resort city, built the original clubhouse frequented by members Vincent Astor, J.P. Morgan Jr., Nelson Doubleday, Edsel Ford, Harry Payne Whitney, Thomas Eastman, John Wanamaker and Harold S. Vanderbilt. This high-flyer destination has also been visited by Charles Lindbergh who often flew his seaplane into the harbor to dock at the Marina.

Today, owner Island Global Yachting (IGY) opens the resort to the public. There are 107 comfortably-elegant guestrooms, 43 with water views. Fine dining is served in the Lighthouse Grill with lighter fare within the casual ambiance of Breezes Café and the Cohi Bar & Yachtside Patio Lounge. In addition to being a family holiday destination, wedding and corporate groups are accommodated with 10,000-feet of flexible event space including four conference rooms and the Farmhouse Ballroom plus the expansive Great Lawn. Recreational offerings include a private beach, the SPA MYC, tennis, outdoor and indoor pools, and golf at the nearby Montauk Downs.

The highlight of the property is a 232-slip marina recognized by Yachting magazine as a Top Ten Marina Destination in North America, Mexico & the Bahamas. Home to the Brits vs. Yanks, Redbone, and Whitewater Challenger Montauk Yacht Club fishing tournaments, the Marina accommodates vessels up to 275-feet with a maximum 12+-foot draft and features signature IGY services and comprehensive on-site amenities.