GLCC News

Stretching for almost 100 miles in northeastern Lake Ontario the Bay of Quinte and the 1,000 Islands offers boaters a wide range of possibilities. Whether your preference is a secluded anchorage away from the crowds, a night on the town within walking distance of your boat, or just being one with nature in a national park, this eastern Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River cruising area has everything you are looking for. Join Eric Sunstrum Tuesday, January 31st for his wonderful presentation of A Cruising Guide to Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte and the 1,000 Islands.

Want to upgrade your boats electrical system? Want to learn more about solar power and lithium batteries? Join Tom Trimmer on Thursday, February 2nd as he kicks off his outstanding GLCCSchool webinar series with Solar Power Systems for Great Lakes Cruising Boaters. The second webinar in this series, Lithium Batteries Technology for Cruising Boats will air two weeks later on February 16th. You can choose to watch either of these webinars separately or sign up for the series to save some money and gain lots of knowledge.

The GLCC will be at the Toronto International Boat Show January 20-29, 2023. We have an updated look at the show this year with our all new booth and four of our members are presenting seminars at the show's main presentation venue.

It seems like most of us on the Great Lakes just finished putting our boats away for the winter. But, as all cruisers know, it’s never too early to start thinking about launching again in the spring. For years, part of the spring launch ritual was the annual GLCC April Launch meetings. After unsuccessful attempts to meet since 2020 due to the pandemic, we are confident about meeting in person in 2023. Hold the dates May 5–7 for our Spring Launch meetings at the Marriott Fallsview Hotel in scenic Niagara Falls, Ont.

Our newly appointed Port Captain, Dan Kerpelman, for Rochester, N.Y.

Let's send a warm welcome and learn a little about Craig and Jeanne Schantz, our Northport, Mich. (M-13) newly appointed Port Captains!

     We hope you are having a cozy holiday season. It won’t be long before the earth tilts us back into spring mode!

     Introducing newly appointed Port Captains for Huron, Ohio (

Let's give a warm welcome to newly appointed Port Captains for St.

     The 2022 Rendezvous was the Great Lakes Cruising Club’s first all-member general gathering since the start of COVID. The second will be the 2022 GLCC and Great Lakes Foundation Annual General Membership Meeting weekend.