Welcome to the Cheboygan Yacht Club. Glad to have you aboard!
Cheboygan, Michigan is the land of great waters, where Michigan's Inland waterway meets the Straits of Mackinac. Our home port is the gateway to Lake Huron, Mackinac Island, the North Channel, Lake Michigan and the Inland Waterway. The Cheboygan Yacht Club is truly blessed by one of the most dramatic boating and yachting locations on the planet.
The club is over 170 members strong and is dedicated to encouraging the sport of boating and promoting the science of seamanship in this wondrous place. We are committed to providing and maintaining programs for enjoyment of our members and their families, not just during the summer months but all year round.
Latest News
Seventy attend "Betty Brown" Wine Tasting Social
Let me start off by thanking all the Committee members that did such a great job in coordinating the CYC annual “Betty Brown” Wine Tasting Social that was held at our residence on Saturday 4-14-12. The weather was superb (which allowed for outside mingling), the many appetizers were just delicious, the four different wines presented were exquisite and most importantly the more than 70 attendees had an outstanding time.
A Shotgun Marriage? Ethanol and Old Outboard Boat Engines
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28, 2012 -- Ever since E10 gasoline (gas containing 10% ethanol) became widely available several years ago, the nation's largest recreational boat owners group, BoatUS, has received hundreds of calls and emails complaining about boat engine problems. The majority of complaints concern older outboard motors, those made before about 1990. BoatUS' Seaworthy magazine asked Mercury Marine's Ed Alyanak and Frank Kelley, who between them have over 60 years of experience, to find out what's made these decades-old outboards more susceptible to ethanol's well-known problems and what owners can do.
Three CYC members audit Great Lakes Boat Building School classes.
Pat Mahon (Program Director) and Bud McIntire (Student Services) of the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) hosted CYC members John DeCarli, Vern McCardell and Rick Gillig on February 28th & 29th to audit wooden boat building classes proior to GLBBS spring break. .JPG)
We observed both 1st year (6 students) and 2nd year (4 students) building three different wooden boats under various phases of construction. Day one started with a tour of the facility, auditing classroom instructions followed by six hours in the shop building boats. The 1st year students worked on getting the 12 ft lapstrake skiff ready for planking and the 2nd year students concentrated on the commissioned 1923 John Hacker Race boat (really kewl) and the completion of the Gartside Launch. Day two was spent in the shop getting to know the students better. Wooden boat building is a long, tedious, time consuming process to get the boats built to Pat's high standards. If you're into wooden boats and brightwork, GLBBS is a great place to expand your woodworking skills and techniques. Many thanks to both Pat and Bud to allow novice want-a-be boat builders to audit a few days in their school schedule.
Pat is coming to the Kiwanis meeting in Cheboygan on April 2. He will put on a 30 minute presentation on the boat school and what it means for the students. If any CYC members would like to attend the meeting please contact John DeCarli by email or phone. The meeting is Monday, April 2 at 5 PM. Dinner first and the meeting is from 6-7. See the Photo Gallery for GLBBS pictures!
Agawa Canyon Snow Train trip was a great hit !
CYC's Agawa Canyon Snow Train trip was held over February 10-12 weekend. Although the crowd was small (17 members and guests), everyone had a great time. The event started with cocktails on Friday evening at the Delta Hotel, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario followed by a delicious fish dinner at Docks Riverfront Grill.
BoatUS News: FCC Course Change Promising for Boaters
NEWS From Boat US
Boat Owners Association of The United States
BoatUS Press Room at http://www.BoatUS.com/pressroom
Agency Acknowledges GPS Interference Issues with LightSquared Plan
Recreational boaters who rely on global positioning devices to keep them safely on course can breathe a sigh of relief since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans on Tuesday, February 14 to revoke conditional approval of a proposed cellular telephone network that could interfere with GPS signals. The decision came after the U.S. Commerce Department advised the Commission that "At this time there are no mitigation strategies" that could prevent interference with GPS signals if the cell phone network planned by a private company, LightSquared, were to be built as proposed.