Crescent Sail Yacht Club

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Logo of the club.

Crescent Sail Yacht Club (CSYC) is a private sailing club and marina on Lake Saint Clair (North America) located at 276 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA. Crescent is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA).

1 History
- 1.1 Official Club History
2 Navigational Notes
3 Sailing Education
4 One-Design Racing
5 External links

[edit] History

Crescent was formed in 1933. 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. [1]

[edit] Official Club History

On the evening of September 23rd, 1932 a group of young men met at the residence of Chalmer Burns and agreed to the formation of a Club for the purpose of fostering 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 28th, the name Corinthian Sail Yacht Club was adopted. Temporary Officers were elected. Chalmer Burns as Commodore, Art Miller as Vice Commodore and Charles Parker as Secretary-Treasurer.

On December 2nd, the first annual election was held after dinner at Joe Muer’s Oyster Bar. Chalmer Burns was elected Commodore, Art Miller - Vice Commodore and Howard Lauhoff - Rear Commodore. The Constitution was presented, discussed and unanimously adopted.

1933
The name Corinthian Sail Yacht Club was rescinded on January 21st 1933 due to the attempted survival of a Club in Marblehead with the same name and the name Crescent Sail Yacht Club was adopted. A General Meeting was held at Coffee Dans on April 24th and a committee was announced to study club site possibilities. Theo. Barbier was appointed chairman of this committee. At a Board Meeting on May 10th, the J.B. Book property at 7700 East Jefferson was accepted as the new Club site. The rental rate was fixed at $25.00 per month. The building, which contained 2 large meeting rooms, a locker room and a loft for storage of sails and rigging, was well suited for Club purposes. There was splendid anchorage for boats and a timber ramp for launching and hauling out boats.

Total income in 1933 was $802.33 and expenses were $802.83. There were 55 Members in the Club and dues were $6.00

[edit] Navigational Notes

A location of 42°24' N, 82°53' W is approximately 200 meters southeast of the CSYC entrance, which is on the south side of the club's peninsula. There is a set of red and green buoys marking the channel entrance. The channel points toward shore at a right angle to the harbor entrance, requiring a starboard turn into the harbor. While the water to seaward of the channel (outside of the green buoys) is generally safe for boats drawing less than six feet, caution should be taken to avoid passing between the red buoys and the seawall as there are rocks and shallow water next to the seawall. Care should also be taken to avoid navigating to shoreward (west) of the harbor entrance due to shallow water.

The north side of the CSYC peninsula is a sandy-bottomed shallow bay defined by the shore on its west, CSYC to the south, and the Grosse Pointe Farms Municipal Park to north.

[edit] Sailing Education

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