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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
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
              36.0°F - Fair
              Wind
              South at 4.6 mph
              Wind Chill
              32°F
              Humidity
              67%
              Barometer
              30.15in
              At
              1:53am
              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
              Mark's Racing Blog
              More on Average Wind Velocity
              Keeping up with our average wind velocity of 12 MPH, it blew 25-30 today, offsetting the Sunflower games of 1-2 MPH. Wind at the start today was maybe 10-12 but quickly grew to where there were major white caps at the #2 mark. Zach Bures (with Chuck Towle crewing) was just a little early at the start letting Mark and Tony get away clean. Tony took the favored lull on port to get to the west side of the lake. Mark was slow to catch on but quickly tacked to port to chase Tony. Tony tacked back to Starboard in the puff with Mark still on Port. Whenever two boats cross, one of them is going the wrong way, and it was me. So I tacked back to starboard in front of Tony. Barely laying the mark, I rounded in a major puff, screaming off toward the golf course. Looking back, I saw that Tony had capsized giving me some breathing room but I was still heading for the golf course. Discretion being the watchword and having some space between me and Zach, I chicken jibed. Tony capsized again. Zach and Chuck were screaming up behind but on the wrong jibe. Chuck, however, wasn't chicken and found a "lull" to jibe in. He made it! Rounding the downwind mark in the lead, I did one of those slow blow over capsizes. Chuck sailed by hollering that he was done. Since he had to pass the finish line on his way to the dock, he won. I was second and Tony third. Zach said that he had never had so much fun on a sailboat!

              The weather bureau said the peak gusts Wednesday were 38 MPH. They didn't say what time of day but I think it must have been between 7:00 and 7:15 PM
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