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Sodus Bay Yacht Club
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SBYC Clubhouse/Restaurant/Lounge
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SBYC Clubhouse/Restaurant/Lounge
SBYC's clubhouse was built when the club moved to it's present site in 1900. The clubhouse has been renovated and expanded several times over the years, and offers the comforts of a restaurant and bar, a "family room" area, and of course, bathroom and shower facilites.
During the summer months the SBYCs professional chef and
his staff serve dinners Wednesday through Sunday night, as well as breakfast
and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. SBYC's bar is open Tuesday thru Sunday
evenings, with hours depending on demand.
SBYC Guest
Docks
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SBYC welcomes boats participating in club events, or otherwise visiting from other yacht clubs whith whom SBYC has reciprocal arrangements. The front wall (painted with a yellow stripe, right in front of the clubhouse) is designated for visitor dockage. SBYC keeps a Dockmaster on staff during summer weekends to, among other things, assist visiting guests. During hours of club operation, the clubhouse staff monitors marine band channel 16. You can also call the club on your fancy cell phone, at 315-483-9550. Call or radio ahead for instructions as to where to tie up.
While SBYC makes every effort to provide dockage for visitors,
space is limited. To accomodate guests, the SBYC Dockmaster may be able
to place visitors in vacant member slips for limited periods. Guest boats
may be required to "raft up" when traffic is heavy, or during crowded club
events. SBYC also has a large mooring area, where you can "drop your hook",
or where the Club may have permanent moorings available for guest use.
There are also several marinas on the Bay with well protected and fully-equipped
docking facilities (see our AREA FACILITIES
page for more details). Lastly, Sodus Bay is a large sheltered body
of water affording several good places to "anchor out" (with proper care
and mooring lights).
SBYC has a boat ramp and hoist right next to the club.
The hoist is suitable for launching small keel boats such as J-24s, while
the ramp is small and shallow, and only appropriate for launching light
centerboard trailer boats such as Lightnings, or small, light outboards.
The ramp is not currently adequate for launching large or heavy boats such
as heavy "offshore" inboard/outboard power boats or trailerable-fixed-keel
sailboats. There is a good public launch nearby, as well as several marinas
very near the club (and elsewhere on the bay) with larger, deeper, well-graded
ramps, travel lifts, cranes, and other such facilities for launching larger/heavier
boats. (see our AREA FACILITIES
page and/or our LINKS page for more details)
GREAT
Sodus Bay
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Great Sodus Bay is a large, protected body of deep water which we consider to be the best natural harbor on the South Shore of Lake Ontario. Sodus Bay allows for pleasant daysailing, large-fleet/big-boat yacht racing, waterskiing, fishing, and other on-the-water activites during weather conditions that cause Lake Ontario to be too rough for comfortable boating activity. The shores and islands of Sodus Bay are built up with quaint cottages, boat liveries, and waterfront restaurants which provide access and services, as well as beautiful scenery and entertaining destinations; even when it's too choppy to "run down the lake".
Formerly an active freighter/trestle port, Sodus Bay has a wide, deep, safe channel to/from Lake Ontario, allowing access for even the largest lake yachts. This makes Sodus Bay a convenient stopping point for long-distance racers and cruisers alike. The closeness to the lake provides convenient access to SBYC for long-course sailboat racing, while the Bay's close proximity to other South Shore harbors, such as Rochester, Pultneyville, Fair Haven, and Oswego provide attractive cruising destinations.
SBYC is also within convenient walking distance of the
village of Sodus Point. "The Point" is a small, quaint summer resort featuring
bars, restaurants, convenience stores, a grocery market, a gift shop, marine
chandlery and marine service/repair facilities, bait and tackle shops,
"bed and breakfasts", parks, playgrounds, ballfields, a public beach, a
(19th century lighthouse) museum,
post office, and more. (see our AREA
FACILITIES page or our LINKS page
for more specific details)
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