By the end of the following year, membership had reached 3000. Prominent member and Commodore Gar Wood set world speed records in hydroplanes, and with his Gold Cup victories brought the club to national and even worldwide prominence.
By the conclusion of the following year, there were 3000 members. Commodore Gar Wood, a prominent member, set world speed records in hydroplanes and won Gold Cups, which elevated the club's status nationally and internationally.