Lou Bruska, our newly appointed Port Captain for Holland Harbor & Lake Macatawa, Mich. (West) (M-24), has been a sailor for forty years. He and his wife, Laurel, bought their first boat in 1978, and started racing. After 15 Chicago-Mac races and countless buoy races, Lou now devotes his time to cruising.

ALL Great Lakes Cruising Club members,
     This email to the Foundation, which we've forwarded, is from one of our recently approved Grant applications. The original request was for funds to purchase a couple of 'header,' docks to launch the creation of a marina at the Silver Islet Harbour (S-128) on Lake Superior. Fortunately, our "seed," money helped spark an abundance of interest and financial support, to this worthy project. Their success so far has even exceeded their expectations, and they are now well ahead of schedule with their development of this harbour. 

We're getting lots of updates now that the boating season is in full swing with content coming in from all of the Great Lakes. It's good to see so many who are actively helping keep the Harbor Reports current with their comments and emails. Thank you!

The 2022 season begins! Updates for numerous harbor reports based on input from Port Captains and those who are underway to destinations unknown. Much appreciation for those who are actively contributing to the Harbor Reports.

Newly appointed Port Captains Rob Hillman and his wife Kelly took up sailing as a retirement adventure. Prior to 2016, Rob’s only sailing experience was on a 17-foot pocket cruiser, while Kelly had previously owned a Columbia 39. In 2015, their lives changed when the couple traveled to Ft. Lauderdale to complete three American Sailing Association Courses to become certified in Bareboat Cruising.

Effective April 20, 2022, the USCG has updated its requirements for marine fire extinguishers to required that they be replaced 12 years after manufacture.  The number of fire extinguishers needed is determined by the size of your boat. See this article from BoatUS to learn more.

The GLCC is happy to report that effective May 20^th 2022, it appears Canada has reopened most of its CBSA small vessel reporting sites on the Great Lakes. Please refer to the two links below for the process and additional links internal to the web pages for a list of open locations:

With the major website and Harbor Report upgrades completed last year, this year's goal will be on capturing new images for as many Harbor Reports as possible. The Harbor Reports Committee requests that all members help with this by providing photos throughout the boating season. Fair Winds!

Bob Allenick has quite the range of boating experience. Let's read a little about our newly appointed Port Captain for Cleveland, Ohio (East, E-10) and wish him a hearty welcome...

     My first sailing experience took place at age 14, on a friend’s family boat – a classic wooden Dragon. The Dragon was a wet sailor when beating through Lake Erie’s 3-foot short chop – it was love at first dousing.

     Have you ever been chatting with a fellow boater about the GLCC who is potentially interested in joining? Many of us do so while we’re cruising or strolling the docks. So why should this potential member have to wait until a boat show to get a discount?

      Starting now, the club is initiating a member referral discount where you give the prospective member an immediate $25 discount off the initiation fee if they sign-up within a two-week window.

The process is simple.