The Crystal Lake Yacht Club is a summer sailing club of about 250 member families, located on the west shore of Crystal Lake in Benzie County, Michigan.
Our primary goals are to sponsor competitive sailing among members of all ages, and to encourage safe and fun boating on Crystal Lake. Our Junior Fleet is the nucleus of our club's activities, and it provides education, competition, and camaraderie for youngsters through the age of 16. We typically hold sailboat races five or six days per week, starting in the middle of June and ending in the middle of August -- between school's out and school's in. Since the CLYC is located in "Scow Country," our primary fleets consist of E-Scows, MC-Scows, Melges-17s, and Butterflies.
As a summer sailing club, open for about 9 weeks starting in mid-June, we are very much a volunteer operation. Our Junior Fleet program is run by parents, who turn out en mass to cheer on the competitors, and to ensure their safety. We plan three pot-luck dinners per summer, organized by hardworking members who plan and decorate the affairs -- and the food is absolutely fabulous! When the dock needs repair, or something else needs fixing, usually one of our members solves the problem.
We also have a small staff of young adults who serve as sailing masters, as sailing, swimming, and tennis instructors, and as the house master. These are wonderful jobs for members' kids who have outgrown the Junior Fleet, but want summer work.
a Club for the purpose of fostering and promoting sailing, power boating, boat racing, and water sports of all kinds upon and about the vicinity of Crystal Lake, Benzie County, Michigan.
