About Us

Ischoda Yacht Club, one of the oldest clubs on Long Island Sound, was founded in 1886 by a group of boatmen, mostly fishermen, as there was very little pleasure in boating at that time. The name is from the Mohawk Indian Tribe which means “A campfire around which the peace pipe was passed.”

These days there is a deep fraternal feeling of fellowship among members that makes it a true club. Not letting down the original founders of the club who believed it should always be a group of men and women joined together to work and play together in the light of the brightly burning campfire of peace.