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.

 

2026 Sailing Season :

The 2026 season had a good showing with a  number of return skippers and several new members. As always, the weather wasn’t always cooperative, but, as the season progressed, we had good weekly participation and all in all there was a good sailing season. Our "loan to own" program that we introduced  last year has brought a few new members to the club. By  also encouraging the participation of other class boats, we feel that our club is growing  in the right direction and at a healthy pace. 

We are looking forward to 2027, we are looking to re-energize the Green Mountain Regatta. It has always been a popular and energized regatta featuring both the EC12's and the J Class.We are looking to introduce some new incemtives to get sailors to travel to Vermont and help us make this traditional regatta the success thatit has been in the past. More on that will come on the latter side of Winter.

A couple of members have taken on the task of restoring older boats to racing condition. As part of our loaner program, we will be providing these loaner boats to help grow the interest in RC sailing. The public is always welome to attend any of our weekly sailing sessions, Monday and Wedhesday starting at 3:00 each day. When the season starts, if you are interested in participating and would like to try your hand at RC sailing, please contatct the club and we will arrange to have a boat ready for you.

                                           

 

   

2027 Regatta Information: 

                        Green Mountain J Class - TBA

                                     Green Mountain EC12's - 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 2026 Season started with warm up racing in May as weather permitted. The regular season racing started in early Jube. The turn out for most races was a good showing from 8 skippers to as many as 12 on a really good day. We have had an influx of some RC Lasers that have joined our racing fleet and have given us a challenge to provide some sailing time for that class.

The season went through October, until Mother Nature started to close the door on nice sailing weather. Things start slowing down as soon as hands and thumbs get cold and "toques" become the norm.  

The season scores are posted on our website.For all racing results and standings go to our "Club Racing" tab.

                                                         

2027 SYC Annual Dues:    

                Membership dues to Stowe Yacht Club are renewable online at the Club Racing tab:   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 1M racing. As noted above, our club takes great pride in hosting the annual, Green Mountain 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, participants learn what goes into managing a regatta and by observing other competitors, sailors can 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: The Stowe Mantra

                            Just when you think everything is "Hunky Dory"

   you may find yourself "Down in the Doldrums" 

  being "Stowed"