Welcome to the Stowe Yacht Club

 

Stowe Yacht Club is dedicated to the art and passion of model yacht building and sailing. One of our goals is to promote the sport of Remote Control sailing. The public is always welcome and encouraged to visit the pond during either of our regular race days. For more information, go to our “About Us” page. We have also added a link to an article about the origins and history on the Club accessible from the "About Us" page.

 

2025 Sailing Season :

The 2024 season started off slowly with a limited number of skippers and weather that wasn’t always cooperative. But, as the season progressed, we gained a few new members and the weekly participation increased.

Our challenge for the 2025 season is to keep the energy going and work on growing our program. One low point of the season was our loss of the Can Am Challenge to the Canadian Team. After years of the Canadians faithfully travelling to Stowe to try to win it, they finally did. Our Challenge this summer is to put together a team to travel to Nova Scotia and try to win the Challenge and bring the trophy back to Stowe (USA). Locally, we are looking forward to planning our 2025 program. We will be holding several Winter meetings to discuss plans for a successful season this year. We are trying to expand our program by encouraging members to bring guests to our weekly racing and the supplying of loaner boats to anyone who wants to try their hand at remote control sailing. We will also be trying to get the word out through local media to surrounding communities to invite people to come by and get introduced to Remote control sailing. 

Regatta Results for 2024: Our Green Mountain J Class and EC12 Regattas went off smoothly as did the CanAm Challenge in August. 

     Green Mountain J Class - May 30th and 31st (Results)

Green Mmountain EC12's - a R1C - June 1st and 2nd (Results)

Can Am Challenge Regatta - August 3rd and 4th (Results)                                              

 

   

2025 Regatta Information: 

                        Green Mountain J Class - an R1C - June 5th and 6th (NOR & Reg.)( coming soon)  

                                     Green Mmountain EC12's - an R1C - June 7th and 8th (NOR & Reg.)(coming soon)  

                   Can Am Challenge Regatta - (TBA)

   For more information, please click on the Regatta tab above or contact the club through the Commodore’s Inn.

  

 

 Club Sailing and Racing Information:    

 The 2024 Season had good attendence for the most part with numbers fairly consistent around 8 skippers for each sailing day. It seems that our biggest callenge this year is dealing with what Mother Nature has given us for weather. The season went through October but, when the chilly breezes made it hard on the hands/thumbs and "toques" became the norm, the season quickly came to an end. 

The 2025 Season usually starts with some warm-up sailing in early May. The regular sailing season starts in the beginning of June.

               For all racing results and season standings go to our "Club Racing" tab.

                                                         

2025 SYC Annual Dues:    

                Membership dues to Stowe Yacht Club will be renewable online starting 12/15/24. To renew   Click Here

   We encourage all SYC members to also support the AMYA by becoming a member Click Here

   The AMYA is very supportive of all the clubs and helps with some of our major regattas.

  

  Club News: 

Our club isn't all about Mon. and Wed. Soling racing. As noted above, our club takes great pride in hosting the annual, Green Mountain and the CanAm Challenge Regattas. It takes many people to manage these  events. We encourage all sailors to get involved on the management side of things as we can always use extra help to carry out successful regattas and as a bonus, by learning what goes into managing a regatta and observing other competitors, can help sailors improve their own perspective of the racing experience. 

Thank You to the regular club members who are reliable every year, to help keep our pond and facilities in great condition. Special thanks to Bruce and his staff for the exceptional maintenance of the grounds and the hospitality of  this venue and its great location for the club members to use for our enjoyment. 

 

Soling 1M Class news:           

For the latest information and news regarding the Soling 1M  click here Soling 1M Class Site  

       

 

Pond Scum:                                           

    Remember: Just when you think everything is "Hunky Dory"

you may find yourself "Down in the Doldrums" 

 being "Stowed"