The Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA) was established in 1912 as the Detroit River Yachting Association by the Commodores of the Detroit Boat Club and the Detroit Yacht Club, Commodore Harry Austin and Commodore Harry Kendall, respectively.
Founded to be a clearing board to assist local clubs in resolving conflicts with their individual summer regatta calendars, the DRYA is now a Michigan Corporation and a registered non-profit organization.
The DRYA's incorporation articles summarize its purpose: The purpose of the association is to encourage and promote, in the United States and Canada, the general interest in boating, yachting, and sail racing by amateur sailors (including junior and collegiate sailors) by all appropriate means, including: Albatross Yacht Club Bayview Yacht Club Crescent Sail Yacht Club Detroit Boat Club Detroit Sail Club Detroit Yacht Club Doublehanded Sailing Association Edison Boat Club Ford Yacht Club Grayhaven Sail Club of Detroit Great Lakes Yacht Club Grosse Isle Yacht Club Grosse Pointe Club Grosse Pointe Sail Club Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Lake Shore Sail Club North Star Sail Club North Cape Yacht Club Pontiac Yacht Club Port Huron Yacht Club Sailing Singles Sarnia Yacht Club South Port Sailing Club St. Clair Yacht Club Toledo Yacht Club West Shore Sail Club Windsor Yacht Club