.The Lewes Yacht Club (LYC) was founded in 1932. LYC has a beautiful location. It is situated at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. To the west is the Broadkill River and the Coast Guard station. To the south is the town of Lewes, the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal and the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies.

Lewes, Delaware is known as the first town in the first state. Delaware patriot Caesar Rodney was the first to sign the Constitution, making Delaware the first state. Lewes, the first settlement in the state, was founded by Dutch pioneers in 1631. The town of Lewes offers pleasant, year-round living, good fishing, entertainment and shopping. It is becoming a center for the arts on the Delmarva peninsula, it has good public docking facilities and many interesting, historic sights.