Harbor Island Yacht Club is Nashville's premier sailing club, with a focus on competitive racing. It is located at 300 Harbor Dr, Old Hickory, TN, and is situated on scenic Old Hickory Lake (part of the Cumberland River waterway), just northeast of Nashville in Wilson County, Tennessee. HIYC was formed in 1961 by a small group of sailing enthusiasts in Nashville; and the club has grown steadily with a membership of over 200 families including full active, junior, and associate members. HIYC's club house overlooks our beautiful harbor which has slips for 80 boats on four docks, plus an additional 40 moorings. Dinghy storage and dry dock spaces are also available to members.
HIYC has several racing fleets including J-22s, Y-Flyers, Vanguard 15s, Lightnings, Lasers, Optimist dinghies, and a large performance handicap race fleet (PHRF) for cruising boats. We host 15 regattas annually, as well as a Winter series. HIYC is also the home of the Vanderbilt Collegiate Sailing Team, which races Flying Juniors competitively in the Intercollegiate circuit, and their J-24 in HIYC's PHRF Regattas.
You are invited to come for an introductory tour! Please contact David Morris at: membership@hiyc.org to schedule an appointment. For more information regarding membership, please visit our Membership page.