New Orleans, Louisiana, is the chosen sailing ground for the 2024 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference presented by Allstate Sugar Bowl on June 8, 2024. We will be gathering at the historic Southern Yacht Club (SYC). A member of Gulf Yachting Association and established in 1849, SYC is the second oldest yacht club in the United States. The Club underwent a considerable rebuild in 2009 after suffering damage from Hurricane Katrina.

The facility overlooks Lake Pontchartrain, part of the largest estuary on the Gulf Coast Louisiana. The lake, about 40 miles wide, expands 24 miles from the north toward the city on the southern shore with stunning views of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the longest continuous span over water in the world.

We are also pleased to offer on-the-water sailing workshops out of Community Sailing New Orleans (CSNO), which is a short walk from Southern Yacht Club. CSNO offers programs for adults, youth and adaptive sailing.

105 N Roadway St
New Orleans, LA 70124, United States
(504) 288-4200

www.southernyachtclub.org

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• National WWII Museum – warning this should be a full day to see most of the exhibits

• Audubon Zoo and Aquarium are very nice

• Museum of Art in City Park

• Ride the passenger ferry across the river and back from foot of Canal

RESTAURANTS

Reservations are highly recommended!

• Café du Monde for beignets and café au lait – French Quarter site as well as City Park site

• Commander’s Palace – 25c martinis at lunch

• Antoine’s Restaurant – try sitting at Hermes Bar if you don’t make a reservation

• Shaya – Mediterranean

• Brennan’s – breakfast at Brennan’s is a treat

• Ralph’s on the Park

• Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse