SHEEPSHEAD BAY — MIRAMAR YACHT CLUB will hold its commissioning day meeting May 17, marking the official opening of its 2026 boating season. The club, which is one of the oldest and most renowned clubs in all of Brooklyn, will begin the morning with a buffet breakfast, followed by a 90-minute member meeting, which will include a treasury report, membership update and goals and objectives for the new season.
Afterward, flags will be raised in an outside ceremony for each flag officer — commodore, vice commodore, rear commodore and fleet captain. Joseph Martino, public relations and marketing for Miramar, stressed that he is trying to get as many people in Brooklyn and in the tri-state area to be exposed to the club.
“We have a strong social media presence,” Martino said. “The goal is to get people in here and have them check the place out.”
Miramar was founded in 1932 when an ardent group of young men founded what they called the Miramar Boat and Canoe Club on the north shore of Sheepshead Bay. In 1944, Miramar was incorporated and reorganized as a cooperative yacht club, taking the name Miramar Yacht Club. In 1969, Miramar acquired and moved into its current facility, 3050 Emmons Ave.
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