About BYC

The Bloomington Yacht Club is an association of sailing enthusiasts located about 50 miles South of Indianapolis. The club is family-oriented and cooperative; members are expected to "pitch-in" on jobs such as the running of races, and site maintenance.

An active program attracts race fans, with races for all classes of boat held Sunday afternoons. We are home to Thistle Fleet 161 and Y-Flyer Fleet 13, and we host at least one regional race per year for those racing classes. Those who enjoy sailing without competition have the use of the clubhouse, docks, and power winch at any time.

The BYC is based on beautiful Lake Lemon, between Bloomington and Nashville, in south-central Indiana.

Club News

A new Google Group has been created by club member Matt Ruhlen for the use of all club members. The new Bloomington Yacht Club Google Group is intended to make club email communications more efficient. Announcements and schedules are also being posted to the Google Group Pages and Files sections. This is a private list so only BYC members can access the list information. Public information will be copied to and updated on this website.

The Lake Lemon Regatta this weekend (Sept 20 & 21) had lots of old and new friends as well as members, good food, everything but decent winds. We did get two races (drifters) in before thunderstorms threatened and we postponed for about an hour. We did get in a third race before happy hour and great lasagna prepared by Kim Schilke. On Sunday we drifted around the starting area for about an hour or so before abandoning the race and calling it a regatta. John Lewis did a great job of organizing and managing this years regatta. Thanks to all BYC members, it was a very successful regatta.

Click one of the following links:

• From the Safety Boat (Matt Ruhlen)
• From the Committee Boat (Jeff Becker)