The Niagara River Yacht Club was founded in 1957 at what was the Niagara Park Marina, located at 1010 River Road in North Tonawanda (Western New York). The NRYC leased this facility from the City of North Tonawanda. In 2006 the City of North Tonawanda cancelled the club's lease at that location.
The NRYC then moved their location about mile south on