American Boating Club of Saginaw Bay is offering two courses this fall stating in October. One course will meet on Wednesday nights starting 10/12/22 for six weeks at 7 PM. The other course will be held on Thursday nights starting 10/20/22 at 7 PM. Please select the links below to learn more about the courses and sign up information.

ABC Five Week Course

ABC Six Week Course

Rip-rap repairs are going to commence at the club this fall around the middle of October. Please note that if your dock is on the list there are some action items required by the owner to prepare the area for the renovation.

Select the following link for more information and to see if your dock is on the list – Rip-Rap Repair 2022

We received the following on 08/08/2022 from the Bay City DNR office in reference to the renovations planned for the DNR public launch located at the end of Shady Shore Drive; “Patterson Road” launch:

The project is still planned for this fall with a start date of September 12th.  There have been some changes in the scope and timing of the project.  The plan now is to also do the ramp expansion this fall along with repaving the entire site not just the expansion areas.  While paving the site is great for us it is going to result in the closure of the site while the work is being done.  They are estimating a closure of approximately 8 weeks with a tentative opening date of November 5th.   I know closing the site for this length of time will be an inconvenience to a lot of users, but I believe we are going to get a much better product.

Please join us at the Annual SSYC Summer Party August 13 starting at 4:30 pm. Click on the link for more info – SSYC Summer Party 2022

The hats are now in stock. Click on link to see pictures and what you need to do to get your new hat! — SSYC Hats

Please select link to view – June Hailor

As some of you may or may not know, the Bay City Yacht Club is the lead on dredging the entrance channel to our clubs. The below links show a water level graph and a letter recently sent to the members of Bay City Yacht Club.

Lake Level Graph

Letter to BCYC regarding dredging

SSYC 2022 annual Boater’s Party will be August 13.  More information to come.

The 2022 America’s Boating Club of Saginaw Bay (formerly called Saginaw Bay Sail and Power Squadron) will be at SSYC for boat safety inspections this summer on June 11 at 10 am.  Sign up sheets for a boat inspection will be posted at the bath houses. This is a good way to learn a little more about your boat and boating safely on the Saginaw Bay. It helps avoid (but not necessarily stops) those untimely  inspections by the Coast Guard too.  Hope you take advantage of this great opportunity.

Please check your disposable fire extinguishers as the new regulation mandates a 12-year expiration date from the date of manufacture. The new regulation went into effect April 20, 2022.

For information regarding the new USCG requirement select the following link – USCG Fire Extinguisher Regulation