About the Lake Champlain Yacht Club

LCYC is a member-run yacht club located in a sheltered cove on the southwest shore of Shelburne Bay in Shelburne, Vermont. We offer moorings, activities, and community for our members, most of whom own a sailboat or powerboat.

The object of the Club is to promote and encourage boating and sailing on Lake Champlain, while emphasizing racing, cruising, and education, without financial gain.

Current membership is about 200 individuals and families. We have a nice balance of informal and formal social events. Our fleet is about 175 boats: 70% sail, 30% power. From mid-May thru early October we have club racing every Wednesday evening, plus about a dozen weekend races and regattas. We frequently host regional and national one-design class regattas. We are the home of Etchells Fleet 25. We have a robust junior sailing program that is open to non-member youth. We also have organized and informal cruises and rendezvous on our beautiful Lake Champlain, the sixth largest freshwater lake in the U.S after the Great Lakes.

American Flatbread Pizza Night

Posted August 22nd, 2010 by Jay Heaslip
Sep 1 2010

Etchells Fleet 25 Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Style

Posted August 19th, 2010 by powlison

It sure doesn’t seem like it could be 10 years since the Etchells fleet was established Shelburne Bay, but this August 23 marks the anniversary of the day a group of five boats received their official “fleet charter” from the International Etchells Class. That group included Dave Powlison, Ernie and Bette Reuter, Rick Stevens, Don O’Brien/Steve Booth, and Jack Milbank. And, of course, this would not have been possible without the considerable support of LCYC.
To celebrate our 10th anniversary and express our gratitude to LCYC for its continued support of Etchells racing on Lake Champlain, the fleet hosted a burger burn on Wednesday, August 19 and not only cooked the food but provided free dinners to all. In addition to the usual summer cook-out fare, burgers, salads, chips, dinner also included Chesters, compliments of Ted Castle of Rhino Foods, and a birthday cake, complete with Etchells’ logo, decorated by Lauren Harris. Most importantly, John Harris deserves a big shout-out for organizing the event.
After the burger burn, 130 pounds of remaining food was donated to the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf on behalf of the Lake Champlain Etchells Fleet.
Today, the Fleet 25 has grown to 12 boats and maintains an active racing schedule that also includes activities such as the rules seminar the fleet hosted earlier this season and on-the-water guest coaching. If you’re interested in finding out why we’re so enthused about the boat, the racing, and all that accompanies it, contact any of the fleet members.
--Dave Powlison