Type
Sailing / Yacht Club
Contact Person
Sharon Sakowicz
Members
120
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Founded Year
1972
History
The West Shore Sail Club was established on April 12, 1972 by a group of 12 sailors, who met in the home of one of the founding members. The sailors came from a number of marinas on the western shore of Lake Erie, hence the club name logically became the West Shore Sail Club (WSSC). The club was founded with the goal of providing fellowship for persons and families wanting to share the joy of sailing through cruising, racing, and off the water activities. The club grew from the original 12 member families to a peak of over 130 families in the mid-1980s to the current approximately 60 families today. The WSSC was founded on the premise of being a low cost, but still full value organization, unencumbered with the limitations of owning property and facilities, since all of the members would dock their boats elsewhere, but come together for meetings and activities. Because of this, as the club grew, meetings moved from member homes to the back room of the Chandlery marine store in Wyandotte, to the upstairs room at Waters Edge on Grosse Ile, to the basement of the Roadhouse Bar in Gibraltar, to Homespun Hall on Grosse Ile, to the Sportsman
Street
1926 W Rd
Post Code
MI 48183
City
Trenton
State
Michigan
Country
United States