Celebrating 80 years promoting
and guiding Great Lakes cruising and adventure.
One of the great member benefits of joining the Great Lakes Cruising Club is access to our Cruising Guides for over 1,100 detailed Harbor Reports of the Great Lakes. Our Harbor Reports are continually updated by fellow GLCC members, and the latest versions are immediately available on this website. However, you can also purchase printed copies of the ones you need for your next trip. Interested in learning more?
Spring is here, and the warmth and fun of summer boating is right around the corner! Just in time to think about and plan this year's boating season! You’ll definitely want to take the time and explore what the rest of Lake Erie has to offer if you’re considering attending the 2014 Rendezvous in Leamington, Ontario. Click here for more.Having left the North Channel, this month we find ourselves in Tobermory. The 1951 report for the gateway to lower Georgian Bay is rather sparse, it does, however, get you there. We are blessed with a much fuller picture of the town and its amenities in the Club's current edition. Please click here to view the old report, then visit the current report.
It won't be long before mariners and the boating public will have a wider choice of options and special services when they purchase NOAA paper nautical charts, thanks to NOAA's expanded "print-on-demand" chart production and distribution system, Coast Survey officials announced April 4, 2014. Coast Survey recently certified new print-on-demand chart printing agents, and gave them the flexibility to offer different color palettes, various papers, a cleaner margin, and a range of services.
To read more about this new service click here.
Really a cruiser but curious about racing? Wonder what is required to participate in a world class sailboat race? Find out on Tuesday, May 6, when Chicago Yacht Club expert David Hughes answers these and much more in his webinar, Chicago-Mac: In the Cruising Division. This webinar takes you through the factors to consider as you decide whether this is the race for you, your boat and crew. Then learn about the details of entering including safety requirements, fees, instructions, insurance, equipment, documentation and crew preparation.
If you’re planning to attend the GLCC Rendezvous in July, you might consider stopping in Huron, Ohio for a nights visit. Huron has much to offer from great food to wonderful entertainment. Click here to read on.
