North Cape Yacht Club

North Cape Yacht Club
Founded 1962
Location 11850 Toledo Beach Road, La Salle Township, Michigan 48145
Website ncyc.net

The North Cape Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in La Salle Township, Michigan, on the shore of Western Lake Erie.[1]

History

North Cape Yacht Club was founded in 1962 after several members of the Toledo Yacht Club, frustrated because of the too long trek from Maumee Bay to the racing venue for their Dragons in the open waters of Lake Erie, found a new location where the Dragon fleet could be moored closer to deep-water sailing. The new site was a lakefront property near the mouth of South Otter Creek that was then a duck marsh and the remnants of the old Toledo Beach Amusement Park. The initial lease was signed December 14, 1961, and the club formed. In 1971, the club purchased the previously leased site for $125,000 with the proceeds of bonds sold to its members. Significant expansions of the clubhouse occurred in 1974 and 1984.[2]

Regattas

The club hosted recently the following competitions:

Sailors

NCYC is home of Anna Tunnicliffe, ICSA Women’s College Sailor of the Year in 2005, ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in 2009 and 2011,[3][4] and US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Awards

North Cape was honored by U.S. Sailing with the award of One-Design Yacht Club of the Year for 2011.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "North Cape Yacht Club". Marinas.com.
  2. ↑ "An Historical Sketch". North Cape Yacht Club.
  3. ↑ "Anna Tunnicliffe, Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez Honoured By The Sailing World". The International Sailing Federation. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Anna Tunnicliffe wins sailing award". Associated Press. November 9, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2011 One-Design Awards". United States Sailing Association.
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