The North Channel Yacht Club
Published: Friday, June 15, 2012 7:00 am
By: North Channel Yacht Club
NCYC (formally the Chrysler Yacht Club) is situated on the southwest corner intersection of the North Channel tributary from the St. Clair River and the Chenal A Bout Rond channel near Algonac, Michigan – a.k.a. the northeast corner of Lake St. Clair. The Club is located on a four-acre island that is part of the famous St. Clair River Delta Flats, the largest fresh water delta in the world. The area, known for its many miles of canals, streams and tributaries is commonly referred to as The Venice of Michigan. The Flats Delta, in U.S. waters alone comprises approximately 60 square miles of lakes, streams, marshes, islands, cottages, historic sites, restaurants and other clubs waiting to be explored and enjoyed no matter what the weather. NCYC is near Lake St. Clair and Harsen’s Island, both complemented with popular vacation and year round residences. The club also has a mainland property for parking, mainland boat slips for members, winter boat storage and boat service to the Main Island and Clubhouse.
We are unique because we are a “working club” with the members handling all the day-to-day operations of the Club resulting in lower costs and very affordable annual dues. New members always seem to comment: “We cruised by so often admiring your beautiful Clubhouse and grounds, and we never would have imagined how affordable a Club you are.” We have several classes of membership to accommodate all ages of boaters. We have various groups within the Club that members can participate in including the Junior Members, Womens/First Mates and the Ancient Mariners who all have different activities, luncheon and events. We focus on being a family-oriented Club and place a lot of emphasis on social activities year-round. The Clubhouse and grounds both have areas designated for children and restaurant-style meals are prepared every Friday by a visiting chef.
Because we are members of the ABYA, ILYA and have reciprocity with many other Clubs in the Great Lakes and United States, members can enjoy discounts on docking and with local businesses. We are known for having a smart, casual attire and more relaxed attitude and we offer in excess of 80 deep-water boat slips with water and full power including larger deep-water docking for vessels in excess of 50 – 100 feet. We offer 10 transient slips and recommend contacting us well ahead of scheduled visits for reservations.
In the past five years, we have embarked on several significant improvements to the clubhouse and island including the provision of city water from the mainland, the rebuilding and refurbishing of our commercial kitchen and the installation of a seawall within our entire East Harbor. The Clubhouse consists of a main dining room/dance area, full bar with tables for seating and TV viewing areas, bathrooms and showers, kids’ room with television, video games and toys, commercial kitchen, second floor sleeping rooms for members, a historic lighted cupola with observation deck on the fourth level which also serves as a navigational aid, a large outside covered patio, a designated swimming area with deck, retail store with clothing and marine supplies, and beautiful well-maintained grounds containing outdoor leisure activities, children’s playground and gas barbeque grills. The clubhouse bar is known far and wide for its shuffleboard and Ships Bell hanging from the bar ceiling with ringing instructions stating “He Who Rings the Bell in Jest, Buys a Drink for All the Rest.” Needless to say, the bell is rung frequently!
NCYC is not just any Club – we are tradition, built on long-term member’s families; we are teamwork; we are fun loving, we are comrades in preservation and we are family.
