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The Lake Joseph Yacht Club (LJYC)

Article Tags: yacht clubs, Muskoka, boating, watersports, vacationing, Canada, Ontario

General Details
Type: Sailing / Yacht Club

Head: Catherine Orcutt

The LJYC is a sailing club founded by local families in the surrounding area. Started originally by Caroline Gagnon as an opportunity for her sons to participate in a new summer sport, the club began to pick up more traction with the other surrounding locals. The first season had only 10 sailors and two instructors. From there, word of mouth spread this hobby club into a full sized organization. Volunteers produced themselves locally and families became more and more involved in order to grow the tiny space for sailing lessons. Since the club was initially private, it took years before it became a true organization. Government grants and more volunteers from the local area led this organization to grow into what it is today. It now host 30-40 students per week, with roughly 10 staff, and a permanent location. The organization is relatively new compared to many other sailing clubs but is getting larger every year.

Founding
Established in 1980, the Lake Joseph Yacht Club (LJYC) is a non-for profit semi-private social club that offers sailing to local cottagers on a friendly and/or competitive basis. The LJYC is a local family-membership club on Lake Joseph that supports the Muskoka area in Ontario.

The LJYC operates alongside and in co-ordination with the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). The LJYC operates in association with other sailing clubs in the surrounding areas and has sailing races during the regular season.

Sailing
The club has group sailing lessons for children aged 5+ and Private/Semi Private lessons. Pleasure Craft Operators Card (PCOC) boating courses for children as well as boating lessons in your own boat for children and adults by certified Instructors. Lessons are by day or by week. The sailing portion operates as the primary function of the club during the regular season. Hired sailing instructors operate the club on a daily basis and the rest of the management are volunteers.

Location

 * Street Address:4 Cnib Rd. Mactier, ON
 * Post Code:ON P2A 2W8
 * City:Seguin
 * State/Province:Ontario
 * Country:Canada

Contact

 * Telephone Number: 416-222-5477
 * E-Mail Address: webmaster@ljyc.ca
 * Contact Person Email Address: membership@ljyc.ca
 * Web Address: http://ljyc.ca/

Hours

 * Monday to Friday.
 * 7 weeks duration.
 * July- August