Account

You can view most of the content on the site without creating an account or logging in. However, many features are only available to registered users. You don’t have to be a member of the yacht club to register on the site, although club members do have access to information that normal registered users don’t, such as membership data.

To create an account, navigate to lcyc.info and click the link labeled “Create new account”. You will be directed to a page where you are required fill out an online form to create an account. Follow the on-screen instructions and enter your username, email address, password and first, middle and last names. When you have completed the form, click the “Create new account” link an you will soon receive an email with a link which you can click to activate your account and login for the first time.

Login

To login, enter your username or email address in the field of the same name and your password in the password field and then hit return/enter or click “Log in”. If you entered your information correctly, you will now be logged in to the website and be able to create content and view any information that requires logging in. If your login attempt failed, check your information and try again. If it still doesn’t work, you can click “Request new password” and you will receive an email with instructions and a link to reset your password.

Navigation

This is a content-rich website, so it might be confusing to understand how to navigate it at first. The first thing you need to understand is the general graphical layout of the site, which consists of four sections.

Header:

At the top of every page is the header, which contains the burgee (flag icon), site name and dates of founding and incorporation, plus a series of drop-down menus. These menus are the main way to navigate to the various sections of the site. Furthermore, clicking the burgee or site name will always take you back to the home page if you ever get lost.

Sidebar:

This is the left column of the page and contains a dynamic set of blocks based upon where in the site you are. At the home page, it has a random photo from the gallery, the login block, links to adjust your account settings, a block listing recently active forum topics, a block listing recent blog entries and a block of upcoming events from the schedule. Certain sections of the site will change the contents of the sidebar. For example, when browsing the photo gallery, the sidebar offers a search field and menus to navigate the gallery.

Content:

The largest section of the page is devoted to the content, and shows whatever content you are viewing, whether it is a book page, a blog posting, photos, forum posts, etc. The content page will usually also have links to other areas of content and at the top, breadcrumbs to show you where in a hierarchy you currently are. There will also be links to let you interact with the content in various ways, including posting comments or adding your own content.

Footer:

At the bottom of the page is a brief copyright statement and a listing, with links, of the software that powers the site.