About LCYC

The Lake Champlain Yacht Club 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 next-largest freshwater lake in the U.S after the Great Lakes.

Most members store their boats for the winter at historic Shelburne Shipyard, about a mile and a half north of the club.

Location: 2790 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, USA
Mail: PO Box 411, Shelburne, VT, USA 05482
Clubhouse Phone: 802-503-2167
Stewards monitor:   VHF Channel 12
Website: lcyc.info
Coordinates: (Degrees/Minutes/Seconds) +44° 24' 47.71", -73° 14' 44.91"
Coordinates: (Decimal Degrees) +44.413252, -73.245807

A number of members founded and provide ongoing active support for the non-profit Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, located on the Burlington waterfront. The Center provides sailing and paddle programs for youth and adults of all backgrounds and physical capabilities, has a high school racing program, and is home to the University of Vermont sailing team.

Club

LCYC is a member-run yacht club located in a sheltered cove on the southwest shore of Shelburne Bay in Shelburne, Vermont, USA. 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. Click here if you are interested in joining LCYC!

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Cruising

Lake Champlain offers some of the best freshwater cruising in North America. The beautiful scenery and charming lakeside destinations make it a great place to explore. LCYC organizes several rendezvous events. Spontaneous cruising events also materialize throughout the season. We have a number of scheduled events planned for the summer season. Cruisers are out and about just about every weekday and weekend throughout the summer.

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Lake Champlain Yacht Club has an active junior sailing program, open to all children ages 8-17. We use Optimist prams and Flying Junior dinghies for instruction and racing. Full and half-day sessions are offered for all ability levels over an eight week period each summer. All of our Instructors are US Sailing certified and have extensive experience.

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