Harraseeket Yact Club aka HYC

With a prime waterfront location on the Harraseeket river, this is a community yacht club without the sense of prestige and exclusivity. All members pitch in to run the club whether it be organizing the dingy dock or managing the sail training for kids. The club offers opti's, 420's and laser boats for their summer training program. The program starts at "recruits" and moves on to "mates" and the highest level is "skippers". All three of my kids have participated in sailing lessons at HYC. My wife and I wanted to make sure each child learned the ropes of a sailboat which was sort of "mandatory fun" in our family. I enjoy the Wednesday evening races during the summer where I sail on "Milady" a 34' Sabre. Our skipper and crew are very competitive in the summer series of races. This Saturday the docks were hauled in for the winter. Alas, the onset of winter is just around the corner.