Dave & Ben Abendroth
Welcome to Shawnee Yacht Club

Since 1941, SYC has promoted sailing on Lake Shawnee for the recreational benefit of the local community. In addition to the opportunity to sail on beautiful Lake Shawnee, the club provides:

  • sailing lessons for those new to the sport,
  • various sizes and classes of sailboats for members to use,
  • a fenced boatyard with a boat ramp where members can keep their boats year-round,
  • several docks (provided by Parks and Rec),
  • a storage shed for equipment,
  • various scheduled club sailing activities, like racing,
  • various scheduled club social gatherings throughout the year

Questions?  -  Come Join Us

Current News
Annual Business Meeting
28 Feb 2024

The SYC Annual Business Meeting was held via Zoom on February 25th, 2024. Here are some highlights:

  • Same board members as last year except Rocky is new:
    • Jim Tompkins, Commodore
    • Rocky Bartlow, Vice-Commodore
    • Mark Marling, Treasurer
    • Irene Haws, Secretary
    • Cheryl Basiotis, Governor at large
    • Eddie Penner, Governor-Legal
    • Mike Gorman, Governor-Grounds
    • Josh Harsch, Governor-Social media
  • Membership fees stay the same except for dropping the BoatShare+ category and extra fee.
  • Socials will be on Sundays instead of Fridays or Saturdays.
  • July 4th events and social like last year.
  • Club sponsoring Sea Scouts.
  • Lesson sign-up through Parks & Rec.

SYC members click HERE for the full meeting minutes, HERE for the Treasurer's Report, and HERE for the Boatyard Expense Details.

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              Coming Events
              • 5/5, Spring Work Party, 11:00am, SYC
              • 5/5, Spring Social, 5:30pm-10:00pm, SYC
              • 5/26, Spring Social Alternate?, 5:30pm-10:00pm, SYC
              • 6/2, First Sun Group Sailing, 2:30pm-5:30pm, SYC
              Mark's Racing Blog
              Experience
              Just yesterday I read that "experience is the best teacher only if it's somebody else's experience". Well here goes. In my never ending quest to improve my sailing skills, I've spent a lot of time this month improving my capsizing ability. I've been over four different ways so far this month, the previously mentioned "slow roll over" and the "79 MPH slam dunk". Now just this week I've added two more ways to get wet. First is the quick tack where you can't get the main sheet uncleated and you get stuck under the boom. You just sort of back into the water buns first. The second method, practiced last evening, is a little more complicated. One of the ways to go fast is the "ease-hike sheet" method for dealing with puffs. When a puff hits, you quickly ease the sheet, hike hard, and then pull the sheet back in. All done very quickly. The problem arises when some how you accidentally loop the main sheet and pull the loop thru a block. Then, when you go to "ease-hike-sheet", you can't ease. You just tip over. One other problem with both of these methods is that you can't right the boat with the sail sheeted in and "cleated". You've got to get wet. Come on out! The water is fine.
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