February 2015 Papoose Article

Did you know that the Lake Mohawk Yacht Club is the longest, organized activity on Lake Mohawk since its inception? Our club goes back to 1933 and on January 23, 1934 our Snipe Fleet was chartered as International Fleet #17 by the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA). We are now officially listed as Fleet #10 with SCIRA. This makes our Snipe Fleet one of the oldest chartered fleets in the world!

On April 10, 1935 six Snipe Fleet members organized the Lake Mohawk Yacht Club and made a resolution to lease and eventually purchase land for the location of the club and for the construction of a dock at the facility. The 1936 New Jersey State Snipe Championship races were held on our lake and we continued to host this event up until some time in the 1990’s. The LMYC was also homeport for the 1938 World Champion Snipe skipper, Charles Gabor, in whose memory we still hold our annual Gabor Cup Regatta.

The LMYC was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1938 and we added a Lightning Fleet to our club. The Lightning was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1938. We have proudly maintained the status as International Lightning Class Association (ILCA) Fleet #25 out of the hundreds of Lightning fleets, worldwide. So what better way to enjoy our history than by learning to sail. We offer lessons for juniors (starting at age 10) and adults. Here are the particulars:

Sailling Level 1:

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

AM Class: 9:30 am to 12:15 pm or

PM Class: 1:15 pm to 4:00 pm –Tuition $375.0

Sailing Level 2:

Introduction to Snipe Sailing –

Wednesday & Friday

9:30 am to 12:15 pm – Tuition $250.00

Sailing Level 3 and 3+

Sailing in Snipes

Wednesday & Fr

1:15 pm to 4:00 pm – Tuition $250.00

For more information or to register, call or email Jan Oldridge; her telephone is (973) 729-3105 or email lmycjsp@gmail.com. Adult sailing lessons are generally scheduled on Saturdays and can be group or private lessons. You can visit us on the web at www.lakemohawksailing.org. For more information on learning to sail, call our Treasurer, Perry Anderson at (973) 903-7673, email us at lakemohawksailing@gmail.com, or write us care of PO Box 29, Sparta, NJ.

Rich Miner and crew up on a plane!