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Rockport Yacht Club

Updated: Jan 4, 2023

Meet a group of sailors who are committed to building community and supporting each other as they sail the seas. The Rockport Yacht Club is an organization with members that help plan events for club gatherings or participate in local races like “Clubhouse Races” or offshore regattas such as Port Mansfield Regatta. As one learns about this dynamic yacht club, it’s exciting to imagine what adventures await when you become part of its diverse membership!

Rockport Yacht Club

Rockport Yacht Club Rockport Texas

Who they are

The Rockport Yacht Club is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to realizing the social and nautical potential of its members.

Vision

is to have the Rockport Yacht Club recognized

as a socially- and nautically connected, valued community member.

Mission

shall be to serve the interests of its members by:

  1. Promoting water activities for both youth and adults.

  2. Providing a suitable facility whereby members are able to gather in a social atmosphere.

  3. Cultivating excellent community relations

  4. Honoring the historic legacy of our club.

Purpose

is to foster positive behaviors while networking within the nautical community.


In a bold move, the Rockport Sailing Club decided in 1993 to change its name to Rockport Yacht Club. They felt this was an opportunity for them not only to welcome those who enjoy boating and water sports but also sailboats themselves. The club is now for people who sail, powerboat or do not boat. This organization is both a Texas chartered non-profit corporation and serves the sailing needs of the Texas Gulf Coast. These include Rockport and Coastal Bend. The club has bylaws that define its purpose and structure.


Welcome to www.rockportyachtclub.org Harbor 20″ Launch and Christening June-13-2019 Harbor 20′ Launch & Christening Contact: Bill Coxwell 361-463-1193 Harbor 20′ work day June-3-2019 Harbor 20′ work day The boat is at Hooking Bull Boat Yard in Cove Harbor. We will be able to lift the boat and complete sanding of the bottom.

The Club is a group of people who help in the community and take care of themselves. They have many races: Club Races, Lighthouse Races, and Port Mansfield Regatta. The Club also does social events. They also organize several social events weekly throughout the year. The club participates in Oysterfest, 4th of July, and Christmas celebrations with floats and lighted boat parades.

Rockport Texas Boat Parade

Rockport Texas Boat Parade headed by Rockport Yacht Club

The current Clubhouse was purchased in 1984 and has gone through numerous changes. Expansion and remodeling were completed in mid-2003 and provided us with the wonderful facility we have today. The damage resulting from Hurricane Harvey has been repaired. Our clubhouse can be rented for business or social events: use the “Clubhouse” tab to fill out a request for a reservation.



Here are the directions to the Rockport Yacht Club located near the Rockport Harbor in Rockport Texas Aransas County.


Google review of Rockport Yacht Club Inc by Scott Baker ★★★★★ “Rockport just put on another 5-star youth regatta. Great volunteers, hospitality, and superb sailing. Thank you RYC!”

Here is a great event coming up!



Who we are

The RockportFulton.com website is a comprehensive guide to the towns of Rockport and Fulton, Texas. The website provides a wealth of information about the local area, including events, activities, and attractions.



Arial View of the Rockport Texas Waterfront
Rockport Texas USA


Visitors to the website can find information about local festivals, markets, and events, as well as details about local businesses, restaurants, and accommodations. The website also features a calendar of events, so visitors can easily plan their trip and make the most of their time in Rockport and Fulton.


In addition to providing information about the local area.


RockportFulton.com is also a great resource for those who are interested in the history and culture of Rockport and Fulton. The website includes articles and photos that highlight the rich history of the towns and their unique character.


Overall, the RockportFulton.com website is an excellent resource for anyone planning a trip to Rockport and Fulton, or for those who simply want to learn more about these charming coastal towns.



The Town of Fulton Texas at sunset
The Town of Fulton Texas

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Key Allegro Island Featured

Updated: Jun 22, 2022

Key Allegro Island

Drone Photography of Key Allegro Island February 2021

Key Allegro Island is located in the beautiful city of Rockport, Texas, and is one of Aransas Counties most beautiful Canal front communities. The island was formerly known as Frandolig Point or "Nine Mile Point"

Frandolig Point was a triangular peninsula nine miles south of the northernmost part of Live Oak Peninsula that in 1962 became known as Key Allegro.

The Frandolig name came from the family who lived there from the 1870s through the early 1900s. Franz Joseph Frandolig (1816 – 1907) was born in Austro-Hungary at a time when nationalism was on the rise in Europe. When he was nineteen, he left Europe probably to avoid military service or to seek a better life in Texas. Hannah Sara Schwander was born in Switzerland in 1836. She entered the U.S. at New Orleans after a journey from Le Havre, France in 1852. Hannah and Franz married in 1854 in Victoria County.


Frandolig was known as a horse wrangler. He broke and sold horses to General Zachary Taylor for the Mexican War (1845-48). Records show that Franz claimed 160 acres on Papalote Creek in Bee County (1858-1868). He delivered cotton to Mexico during the Civil War and served in the military under General Bee in 1861.


Later he delivered cattle to the Cushman packery that was located on what became Frandolig Point/Key Allegro. When Cushman vacated the property in 1870s, Frandolig moved his family to that location. With his family, he ran a farm, salt works and boat yard. They had an extensive fig orchard as well as a vineyard from which they sold wine by the barrel. In 1903 Franz Frandolig sold the property and moved to Port Aransas where his wife died in April of that year. Franz died in 1907 at Tarpon (now Port Aransas). They had nine children. Descendants of the Frandoligs remain in the area.

Frandolig Island, or “happy isle”, was purchased in the 1870s. Frandolig sold the island in 1900 for $3,500. The island became a marshy overgrown natural habitat and was named “Nine Mile Point”.

Old Key Allegro Photo

As early as 1954, the Aransas County Navigation District had developed a long-range plan, which included Frandolig Island. A bond issue of $415,000 was passed by voters so that Fulton Harbor could be completed, improvements could be made to Rockport Harbor, an industrial harbor at the Cove south of Rockport (which became Cove Harbor) could be developed and facilities in the Little Bay area and on Frandolig Island could be addressed.


In 1955, the ACND considered leasing Frandolig Island to develop the island into a “family type resort” at the cost of approximately $5 million. This initial $5 million cost would be in addition to the leasing costs. At this time, Frandolig Island was the only natural sandy beach in this area. Future planned amenities included a dock for charter and pleasure boats, a golf course, skeet range, teenage yacht club, saltwater pool, and babysitters so that “vacation is painless”, Dad could fish; mom could rest; kids could be entertained.


In this plan, the Navigation District required that there be free public access to and use of the beaches along the island, retention by the District of a portion of the island frontage along Little Bay, work to begin within one year and completed within three years with a minimum expenditure of $3 million to develop a high type of recreation resort that would appeal to many groups. A docking facility for pleasure boats was also to be available.


By June 9, 1956, progress was being noted; dredging of Rockport Harbor had begun, a plan for Cove Harbor was being developed based on the terrain and Frandolig island was purchased by the ACND to protect their investment and prevent the island from falling into “other hands”. Frandolig island was to provide a fourth harbor costing the district nothing due to the planned leases being funded.

As we know now, this plan failed to be implemented, but another concept was on the horizon.

Today Key Allegro Island is a exclusive Texas paradise featuring some of the best homes in the area. The Island has both full time residents as well as fulltime vacation rental homes. The canals feature a deep water depth for larger boats and quick access to both little bay and Aransas Bay.

The Island featured a fully equipped Marina area as well as an aquatic center that was destroyed during Hurricane Harvey as well as a Bar and water side restaurant. Plans are currently in the works to rebuild the Marina, and Restaurant.

Damaged Key Allegro Marina

4th of July boat party off Key Allegro Island sandbar in Little Bay

If you would like to learn more about Key Allegro’s history please read our informative history page at History of Aransas County | Rockport Texas (rockportfulton.com)


or visit the History Center for Aransas County at the link below.

The History Center for Aransas County features local archives of the area.

You can also visit the Key Allegro Home Owners Association for more information if you would like to relocate or vacation.

Key Allegro Island Community Information Center

You can also visit the Key Allegro Real-Estate Company's website for more information on the Islands History.

If you would like to learn more about Rockport Fulton and the Aransas County area be sure to like our page on Facebook at Facebook.com/RockportFulton or visit our front page at RockportFulton.com.

find out more about Key Allegro Island, please check out: RockportFulton.com

Captain Cady’s Bait Shop

Updated: Jan 4, 2023


Who we are

The RockportFulton.com website is a comprehensive guide to the towns of Rockport and Fulton, Texas. The website provides a wealth of information about the local area, including events, activities, and attractions.



Arial View of the Rockport Texas Waterfront
Rockport Texas USA


Visitors to the website can find information about local festivals, markets, and events, as well as details about local businesses, restaurants, and accommodations. The website also features a calendar of events, so visitors can easily plan their trip and make the most of their time in Rockport and Fulton.


In addition to providing information about the local area.


RockportFulton.com is also a great resource for those who are interested in the history and culture of Rockport and Fulton. The website includes articles and photos that highlight the rich history of the towns and their unique character.


Overall, the RockportFulton.com website is an excellent resource for anyone planning a trip to Rockport and Fulton, or for those who simply want to learn more about these charming coastal towns.



The Town of Fulton Texas at sunset
The Town of Fulton Texas

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