Shawnee Yacht Club - SYC

Jim Tompkins rounding the mark 2021

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

Learn to Sail

11 Apr 2024

"Introduction to Sailing" sessions are held Wednesday evenings, June through September. Come join the fun. We provide the boats.

Dues are due

01 Apr 2024

It's time to think about the upcoming sailing season. Dues for this year are due.

Associate membership $50.
Sailing membership $100.
Boat storage in our yard $50 each summer and winter.

You can pay online HERE or send a check to: SYC, PO Box 221, Topeka, KS 66601.

Thanks if you have already sent it in.

Mark Marling
Treasurer

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.

Topeka Weather

50.0°F - Overcast and Breezy

Wind

North at 24.2 gusting to 39.1 mph

Wind Chill

43°F

Humidity

89%

Barometer

30.02in

11:53am

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

SYC on Facebook

Shawnee Yacht Club - Topeka, Kansas

Mark's Racing Blog

Weather Forecasts

The "accuweather" forecast for Sunday was winds of 5MPH with gusts of 8MPH. I think they misplaced the decimal point. Winds were more like .5 to .8 MPH. On the way out to the start of the first race, Chuck and Mark sailed a complete 360 degree circle while on the same tack. Tony lead off the line in the first race. Going into the windward mark he was on a port tack while Mark was on his stern on a starboard run.

Tony rounded first and then Mark couldn't lay the mark on port tack. Are you getting the drift of today’s races? Tony was the first to find a major hole so Mark won. In the second race, Chuck lead off the starting line an found the hole so Mark won again. Actually, condolences should go to the family of Brian Turnbull as he found a major major hole and was never seen again. Race committee Don Towle says that the wind on the high velocity days seems to be increasing factorily, so we should expect winds of 75 MPH for our next scheduled race. See you there!