The name of Noank, a village of Groton, comes from the Mohegan Indian word for "point." Noank was a busy port in the nineteenth century. To help mariners enter the Mystic River and the harbor of Noank, Connecticut, from Fisher's Island Sound, the federal government decided to build a lighthouse at Morgan Point in 1831. Land for the light station was purchased from shipbuilder Roswell Avery Morgan, a descendant of an early settler of the area, Deacon James Morgan. The first lighthouse was a 25-foot white granite tower with a separate six-room stone keeper's house. The tower held 10 lamps and reflectors. The first keeper, Ezra Daboll, made some additions to the house and was reimbursed for his expenses of $100.

Welcome to the 2009 Boating Season!

 The Board and members of the West Cove Yacht Club are eager to see the new season begin and we’ve prepared an exciting schedule of events, including a 1^st Annual WCYC Sailboat Race and two extended weekend cruises with flexible schedules which will allow those who choose to participate an opportunity for a week-long cruising experience.

  Membership in the West Cove Yacht Club is without doubt the best bargain on the planet as your $50 annual membership fee entitles two people from each member boat to attend the WCYC Lobster/Steak Fest, the opportunity to meet many new boating friends and to participate in all of our club activities, plus reciprocal privileges at a host of yacht clubs throughout our cruising area.

To receive an application for membership, please contact our membership chairman Roger Straub at WCYC_membership@sbcglobal.net,,

 Here’s wishing everyone a Healthy, Happy, Safe, and Exciting Boating Season!

 P.S.: Calling all volunteers! If you’d like to Chair one of this year’s events, or volunteer to help, please let me know via email at wheeldon@cox.net

John Wray
Commodore