GLCC News

  • David Jeffries

    ​We are saddened to report the loss of Port Captain (Ret) David A. Jeffries.  David was a long term member of the GLCC serving as Port Captain of Rocky River from 2005-2012.  He was an avid single-handed trailer sailor, taking his Catalina 22, WYNDANCER to many GLCC events.  He was found frequently in the North Channel during the summer.  He was the proud recipient of the Commodore's Award at the 2014 Leamington Rendezvous.  As he said, he sailed up I75 at 70 MPH bringing his boat from Florida for the distinct purpose of attending the Rendezvous. Later he attended the Wilderness Rally at Turnbull Island and the Georgian Bay Rally at Keyhole.  He died on April 9 in Florida spending his last hours comfortably with his son.  There are no immediate services planned but a memorial service is expected to be held this summer on Lake Erie.

  • Freighter Arthur Anderson arrives in Port

    The famous freighter Arthur M. Anderson finally made it into port for winter lay-up on March 4.  It's month-long futile slog from Indiana to Ohio to pick up cargo ended with it returning to Sturgeon Bay, WS with empty holds.  It looks like this winter's ice build up on the Great Lakes will be a repeat of last year's deep freeze when the shipping slowdown cost 4000 jobs and $705 million in economic losses.  See full article here. 

    A link has been added to the Weather, Navigation & Marine section of Links to view maps of the ice buildup on the Great Lakes.

     

  • World Magnetic Model Updated

    NOAA and the British Geological Survey recently completed the most current update of their World Magnetic Model (WMM). For information on this model and what it means to you, click HERE.

  • ZEPHYR Reviewed in Soundings Magazine

    Philip and Ann May's boat ZEPHYR, a Tartan 37, is featured as the boat review in the November issue of Soundings Magazine. Click here to read the article. Philip is editor of the GLCC quarterly magazine Lifeline and chairman of the club's publicity committee.

  • What Would We Learn If We Could Drain The Great Lakes?

    This not-to-be missed 40-minute video imagines what could be learned about each Great Lake and the overall Great Lakes system if the lakes could be drained to reveal the secrets of their bottoms in detail. The result is amazing and incredibly insightful. Click here for more information and to view.