Lake Michigan Sailing Club

• HOW TO SAIL WITH US
  If you are visiting our site for the first time, we are giving Crew and Boat Owners an opportunity to join our club as a paid member. We hope that you will join us!  Go to our lakemichigansailingclub.com site and click on the Orange Membership Register tab and fill out an application and you will be redirected to make your membership payment for the 2025 calendar year. You will then be able to sign up for our sailing events. Boat Owners upon completion of the application, you will by notified by our Commodore, Barry Bernstein, with further instructions. To learn more about our club, go to:
  
  https://lakemichigansailingclub.com/
  
  
  Dear Lake Michigan Sailing Club Members,

  We are thrilled to announce that our new website went live in November! This marks a significant step forward for our club, and we have some exciting changes coming your way.
  Starting with the 2025 season, all membership fees will be collected via our new website. Additionally, enrollment for sailing events will also be managed through the website. This means that sailing events will no longer be available on Meetup, as we are transitioning away from many of their services, including event enrollment. This will streamline our processes and make it easier for you to stay engaged with all club activities. In addition, we are eliminating the temporary guest membership and people now will be able to sign up and join right away and become a full member (see instructions for Temporary members below).
  
  Here are a few important details:
  ∙       Password Creation for 2024 individuals, family members, and 2024 Temporary members: To streamline your access and participation, we have created an account for you on our website so you DO NOT need to click on Membership Registration. To set your password, please visit https://lakemichigansailingclub.com/log-in/.  Reset Password. Your ID is the email address we have on file for you (the e-mail included on the application you prepared before). Again, you do not need to register on the website. Go to the login link at: https://lakemichigansailingclub.com/log-in/

∙       For individuals and family members: Upon your first login, you will be redirected to make your membership payment for the 2025 calendar year. If you have already prepaid in 2024 for 2025, no payment is required, you are all set and can enjoy signing up for sailing events as they become available.

• ∙       For 2024 temporary members: Since we are now eliminating temporary membership, we are giving you an opportunity to join our club as a paid member. We hope that you will join us! Upon your first login, you will be redirected to make your membership payment for the 2025 calendar year. An account has been created for you on our website so you do not have to register. See instructions above for Password Creation and Log in link.
  
  ∙       For temporary members PRIOR to 2024: Since we are eliminating temporary membership, we are giving you an opportunity to join our club as a paid member. We hope that you will join us!  Go to our lakemichigansailingclub.com site, our new website, click on the Membership Register tab and fill out a new application and you will be redirected to make your membership payment for the 2025 calendar year.

  ∙       For returning boat owners and LMSC Board of Directors: Please follow the instructions above to create your password and enjoy signing up for events when they become available. Training will be provided on how to create sailing events on our website.
  
  ∙       Membership Fees:
  o   Individual Membership: $100 plus a processing fee of $4.50, totaling $104.50 if you sign up by January 31st. After January 31st, the fee will be $125 plus a processing fee of $5, totaling $130.
  o   Family Membership: $150 plus a processing fee of $6, totaling $156.00 if you sign up by January 31st. After January 31st, the fee will be $175 plus a processing fee of $7, totaling $182.00.

• New boat owners ONE-Time registration fee is $50 plus processing fee of $2.50, totaling $52.50.
  
  ∙       Secure Transactions: Please note that all payment transactions through our website will be processed on the PayPal site. Our website will not collect or store any credit card information, ensuring your financial data remains secure. You will be able to sign up for sailing events immediately after making the payment.
  
  Payments do not affect your ability to register for monthly meetings or other non-sailing events. 
  
  We are excited about these improvements and believe they will enhance your experience with the Lake Michigan Sailing Club. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.
  
  Fair winds and happy sailing!
  Best regards,
  Patricia Worden, Vice-Commodore
  
  About Us:
  Lake Michigan Sailing Club began in 2016 and sails from five Lake Michigan harbors: Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee. We are a sailing club interested in putting boat owners and crew together. You don't have to own a boat to be a member of Lake Michigan Sailing Club. We need crew to assist our boat owners in sailing their boat. If you don't know how to sail, but want to learn, we are willing to help you. Let us invite you out as our guest.
  ·       Below is information on our current boats:
  WAUKEGAN HARBOR:
  Laura Hille - Boat Name: Kitty Hoots - 27ft Tartan/Soveral - Waukegan Harbor & Marina
  Paul Ruzicka - Boat Name: Orca - 26ft MacGregor - Waukegan Harbor & Marina
  WINTHROP HARBOR:
  Tatiana and Stefan Sazonova - Boat name: Exact-ly - Grand Soleil -36ft -North Point Marina
  Jesse Bowen - Boat Name: Limnos - Pacific Seacraft - 34ft cutter-rigged -North Point Marina
  Patrick Hahn - Boat Name: Knot Home- Hunter- 33Ft - North Point Marina
  Fred Mullard - Boat Name: Spass -26ft MacGregor -North Point Marina
  KENOSHA HARBOR:
  Mike Jandacek - Boat Name: Halcyon II- 43ft Hunter- -Southport Marina
  Barry Bernstein – Boat Name: C’est La Vie -36ft Catalina -Southport Marina
  Gary Glenn - Boat Name: Shutterbug -36ft Catalina - Southport Marina
  Colin and Becky Weaver- Boat Name: Calypso II -22ft MacGregor Venture -Southport Marina
  VARIOUS HARBORS:
  Kevin and Tina Hull - Boat Name: Confetti -50ft SABA Fountaine Pajot- Harbor varies by season
  ·       “Note: all boats in the Lake Michigan Sailing Club fleet undergo a Vessel Safety Check to determine whether they meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements for recreational boats. The safety review is conducted annually by a Vessel Safety Examiner who is certified by the U.S. Coast Guard.”
  For on-line training information, please visit our website by clicking on the following link.  
  http://www.lakemichigansailingclub.com/trai...
  
  -If you are a beginner,
  The American Sailing Association offers a free online sailing course titled “Your First Sail”. It takes anywhere from about 30-45 minutes. And, you will receive a certificate for completing the course! Link is below. We require that beginners complete this on-line course and bring the certificate and give to the captain on your first sail with us. https://asa.com/free-online-sailing-course/
  Questions? Contact LMSC Membership at:  [LakeMichiganSailingClub@gmail.com](mailto:LakeMichiganSailingClub@gmail.com)