The SSYC Annual Shareholders Meeting will take place Saturday April 27, 2024. The meeting will start at 9:00 am. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.

For the latest updates regarding the channel please see the new Channel Info Page

Link to page – Channel Info Page

The 2024 season has arrived! The club is partially open. The electricity is on but the water is off and the restroom facilities are NOT available for use. Please plan accordingly if you do intend on coming out. Happy boating!

 American’s Boating Club of Saginaw Bay (formally called the Saginaw Bay Sail & Power Squadron) will offer a Boat Handling course May 2024.  The course meets for two hours (7-9 PM), once a week for six weeks at the Bay Landscaping, 1630 SE Boutell Rd. Essexville.    Classes are Wednesdays 05/01/24 – 06/05/24 at 7 PM.  Cost:  $70/person or $85/ couple sharing a textbook.   The classroom setting encourages extensive dialog in which the instructor can transfer much of his or her boating experience to the student.

Individuals with a potential interest are requested to reply to Craig Murchison, 989-295-0810, cbmurch2@gmail.com, expressing their interest. 

Please select link for course flyer – Boat Handling Course

The annual assessments were mailed to owners on Monday, January 8th. Watch the mail for your invoice as if you have not received it yet you should receive shortly. Also, please remit payment at your earliest convenience.

Good morning Sunset Shores Yacht Club Members,

            The channel entering our club is at the mercy of Lake Huron & Saginaw Bay-Saginaw River.  Earlier this summer, we dredged the channel to a depth of 6’.  (This was a point that was determined by the dredge company.)  After they completed their work, we said it was not good enough.  The company then went back into the channel & used our point of reference which was a  depth of 6’.  Our crew went back out & checked their work and found the depth to be satisfactory.   At that point the lakes & river decided to adjust what we did.  This is a simple explanation of what transpired.  The lake, Bay & river won.  We work with Bay City Yacht Club to determine dredging needs as it is a shared channel.  The first step in that process is to check the depth for accurate soundings to determine how much needs to be dredged in the spring.  The bottom line is we need the water to return to Lake Huron-Saginaw Bay-Saginaw River as the water fluctuation would not affect the channel so much.  Plan your exit from SSYC based on wind direction.  (North Wind)

       William Roberts

Future lake Level Forecast

Historic Lake Levels in Essexville

Sailboats or boats that draw 4′ or more need to proceed with caution in the channel. Depths of 4.5′ (hard packed, not silt) have been reported near the channel buoy closest to the SW corner of the BCYC wall with WSW winds at approx. 8 knots. Winds from the North help the depth a little but may not be present when you are navigating the channel. Please use extreme caution when entering or leaving the channel.

Due to inclement weather, the working party scheduled for this Saturday (Oct. 14th) at 10:00 am has been postponed until Saturday Oct. 21st at 10:00 am.

The following schedule will be reviewed on an annual basis by the BOD and amended as needed.

SSYC ANNUAL CALENDAR

JANUARY

No Activities

FEBRUARY

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

MARCH

March 5 – Annual Invoices Mailed to Shareholders

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

APRIL

April 1 – Gates Open – No Utilities

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

Third Saturday – Club Opens for Season, Utilities Turned On

Fourth Saturday – Annual Shareholders Meeting 9:00, SSYC Community Room

MAY

Second Tuesday– Board Meeting

May 15 – Annual Assessment Payment Due – Late Fee of $25 per month Starts

May 15 – Channel Sounded and Entrance Channel Bouys Deployed

JUNE

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

June 15 – Annual Assessment with Late Fee Due

JULY

No Activities

AUGUST

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

Second Saturday 5:30 pm – Annual Picnic, SSYC Community Room Peninsula

SEPTEMBER

Second Saturday – Winter Dock Height Set

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

OCTOBER

October 1 – Notify Membership of Which Docks Need to be Raised

Second Tuesday – Board Meeting

Second Saturday – Water Turned off, Restrooms Locked, Raising of Remaining Docks, Picnic Tables Put Away, Winterization of Equipment

NOVEMBER

November 1 – Late Payment Fee of $500 Added to Annual Assessment

November 1 – Locks Changed to All Gates Except Main Gate

November 15 – SSYC Closed for the Season – Electric Turned Off, All Gates Locked, All Boats Must Be Removed from Club

DECEMBER

December 1 – Final, Annual Assessment, Late Fee Invoice Sent to Shareholder and 30-day Clock Begins

December 31 – Non-Payment Share is Returned to SSYC for Sale

Select the link for a printable document – SSYC Annual Schedule

Winter dock height has been determined. Please measure your dock and compare to the top deck boards of SSYC’s slip 180. Your slip can be up to 10″ lower than slip 180 but not more than 10″. Higher is better. It is the slip owners responsibility to adjust their slip or make arrangements to have the slip adjusted in preparation for winter. Please note that this needs to be done prior to the club closing the last weekend of October.