Anabas Boat Club
If you take Duke Ellington's famous "A" train out beyond a stop for the Airport, you will arrive at Broad Channel, Queens, a community situated on an island in Jamaica Bay. A short walk from the subway stop will take you through the narrow mile-long neighborhood: a tight-knit community of several thousand people, many of whom are multi-generational civil servants, police officers and firemen.
There is a tradition of building into the water on stilts in Broad Channel, and the Anabas Boat Club's building is an example of that classic style. The Anabas is a private boat club. Its building was built in 1901 on an island in the middle of the bay that no longer exists (lost to the Bay's reconfiguration to make way for trains and air travel, both still visible and audible from the back deck); it was floated to its current location in 1907.
In Broad Channel, the Anabas Boat Club was established over a century ago as a leisure club for people who love life on the water – its members continue to enjoy Jamaica Bay through fishing and boating to this day. The club house is a simple two story building, boasting a beautiful wide porch overlooking the water. It has a spacious main hall and an ample front yard used as boat storage during the winter months when the club is closed. There are narrow storage rooms and lockers available for rental to members on both the first and second floors, with the second floor opening to a members' lounge with a panoramic view of the Bay.
The Anabas opens for maritime uses and gatherings from April through November. The Club is incorporated as a New York State Not-For-Profit that is run by its 40 members. Contact us to book!
Queens, New York
