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
Rendezvous moves to The Boathouse for summer starting June 4
The CYC Summer Rendezvous starts June 4th at the Boathouse scheduled every Tuesday at 5:30 through the summer. The rendezvous is $10.00/Person per meal plus tax and gratuity. Open Bar with $2.00 Beers (Bar contents TBD). Click More for Rendezvous Boathouse Menu ------>
CYC donates $500 to Great Lakes Boat Building School
CYC donated $500 to the Great Lakes Boat Building School on May 24 to support the building of a whale boat for the Charles W. Morgan whaling ship presently under restoration at Mystic Seaport Museum. Keith Gornick, CYC commodore, presented the $500 check to Ken Drenth, GLBBS Board President. Also in attendance for the cermemony were GLBBS staff Pat Mahon, Program Director, Bud McIntire, Student Services, Bonnie Mikkelsen, Administration/Newsletter and CYC members John Decarli, Tom Beyer and Rick Gillig. The whale boat is in the background as seen below in the photos
85 attend Annual Meeting and Commodore's Dinner held May 11 at the Boathouse
The music of the Beach Kings and an excellent buffet style dinner highlighted an enjoyable evening at the Boathouse. The buffet style dinner worked nicely. Appetizers were hand carried on trays and passed out to members at the social hour. Salads and bread were delivered to the tables by wait staff. Cheboygan Breweries famous Lighthouse Amber was furnished by Commodore Keith and Caroline Gornick. It was a lovely evening to catch up on club business and to see old friends. Keith Gornick was re-elected Commodore, Rick Gillig Vice Commodore, Tom Beyer is the new Rear Commodore, Ed Spangler is the new Treasurer and Kathleen Stone continues as Secretary. New members elected to the Board are Ed Spangler and Skip Uber. A Special Recognition Award was given to Bob Nissley the outgoing Treasurer.
47 Members and Guests enjoyed the 8th Annual Wine Tasting Social
Forty seven (47) members and guests attended this year's 8th Annual CYC "Betty Brown" Wine Tasting Social that was hosted at Jim and Kathie Nihls' home on April 13. Attendees enjoyed spectacular appetizers, four fantastic wines and had a chance to catch up with friends after a long (and not done yet) winter. Thanks to Dennis and Suzanne Hug for supplying the wine and coordinating the presentation with Scott and Tyler from NWS distributing.
Kathie and I would like to thank all of our Committee Members who did such a great job in coordinating this annual event . Although the weather was not nearly as nice as last year when it was 72 degrees, all had a great time. Finally, thanks to all who attended for making the evening a true success. For those of you who could not make it, please enjoy the photos on our website.
CYC's Flannel Fling .... Wow what a great Party!
CYC's Flannel Fling was a great success and the sunny weather cooperated to keep the cold tolerable. Forty two (42) members and guests braved the cold at the Sportsman’s Club for the "Outdoor Games" and chowed on the homemade goodies. The party started at 3:00 PM with refreshments and at 4:00 PM the outdoor games commenced. The frozen fish toss, golf putting and the frozen turkey bowling were great fun. Everyone joined in and cheered which made it enjoyable for all. It’s not as easy as it looks! Trophies and prizes were awarded to the winners of each event. A prize was also awarded to the craziest, ugliest and funniest flannel outfit. Below are the happy event winners. Bob Nissley won both the golf putting and 50/50 drawing. Bob donated his 50/50 winnings to the Clubhouse Fund. Thank You, Bob!
Please see the Photo Gallery for the many photos taken.