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Shattemuc’s roots can be traced to the old Sing SingYacht Club which held its first regatta in 1858, over 160 years ago! That club raced cat boats and sloops using sand bags and bricks for ballast. Challengers came to test their mettle and bet large sums against the boats of the Club. The old Yacht Club dissolved after the Civil War, and organized boat racing at Sing Sing waned until canoes became popular in America after the Civil War. A group of local men who gathered on summer weekends for paddling…
