Mantoloking Yacht Club

Mantoloking is proud to have had ten members who have gone on to be Olympians: In 1952 Dr. Britton Chance, with his crew of Edgar P. E. White, Sumner W. White III and Michael Schoettle, alternate, won the gold medal in 5.5 Metre class in Helsinki, Finland. The other Olympians were Ferdinand P. Schoettle, John Bryant, F. Gardner Cox, Carl Van Duyne, Peter Commette, and Henry Bossett. In the 1968 Olympics the United States was represented by Mantoloking skippers in two out of five Olympic sailing classes. In 1969, 1970, and 1977, Jan O’Malley was recognized as Yachtswoman of the Year. The Mantoloking Yacht Club has also had many skippers who have won national and international events.

In 2000, the Carl Van Duyne Sportsmanship Memorial was unveiled at the America’s Cup Hall of Fame in Bristol, Rhode Island. Jonathan Wright crewed on three boats that won the America’s Cup. Britton Chance, Jr. designed boats that raced for the America’s Cup.