Crescent Sail Yacht Club

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Crescent Sail Yacht Club

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Short name	CSYC
Founded	1933
Website	www.crescentsail.com

Crescent Sail Yacht Club (CSYC) is a private sailing club and marina on Lake Saint Clair in Michigan. Crescent is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA).

History[edit]

On the evening of September 23, 1932 a group of young men met at the residence of Chalmers Burn and agreed to the formation of a club to foster yacht sailing. The September 30th meeting fixed a Membership Fee at $10.00 and a first year dues at $6.00. The name of "Corinthian Sailors Club" was suggested as a club name. At the dinner meeting on October 28, the name "Corinthian Sail Yacht Club" was adopted. Temporary Officers were elected: Chalmers Burn as Commodore, Art Miller as Vice Commodore and Charles Parker as Secretary-Treasurer. On December 2, the first annual election was held after dinner at Joe Muer’s Oyster Bar. Chalmers Burn was elected Commodore, Art Miller - Vice Commodore and Howard Lauhoff - Rear Commodore. The Constitution was presented, discussed and unanimously adopted. Finally, the club was formed in 1933 with the name Crescent Sail Yacht Club when a group in nearby Marblehead was revived under the name "Corinthian Sail Yacht Club."^[1]

It was founded as a sailing club for "men (and now women) of moderate means" and this principle was embodied in the requirement, still in place today, that all members perform a minimum number of annual work hours as part of their membership.^[2]

The club hosted the 1942 Snipe World Championship.

Sailing Education[edit]

Junior and Adult sailing lessons and racing instruction are offered through the Crescent Sailing Association, the non-profit educational organization located at CSYC.

One-Design Racing[edit]

One-design racing is extremely active at CSYC, with the following dinghy and keelboat fleets represented at the club:

Dinghies[edit]

• Flying Junior
• Flying Scot
• Formula 18
• 420 (dinghy)
• Laser (dinghy)
• Lightning (dinghy)
• Optimist (dinghy)
• Thistle (dinghy)
• Tornado (sailboat)

Keelboats[edit]

• Beneteau 36.7
• Cal Yachts 20
• Cal Yachts 25
• Etchells
• Fareast 28
• Express 27
• J/24
• J/35
• J/105
• J/120
• Melges 24
• S2 Yachts 7.9
• Tartan Ten

External links[edit]

• Official website

References[edit]