Segel Club Laacher See Mayen (SCLM) e.V.
Segel Club Laacher See Mayen (SCLM) has more than 500 members and is one of the largest sailing clubs in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its home waters are Lake Laach in the Volcanic Eifel region. The club hosts ranking regattas on several weekends each year and offers training for the youth sailing certificate and inland sport boat licence. Sailing at SCLM can be competitive or relaxed – solo in a youth dinghy, as a crew of two or on larger boats, in light breezes or strong gusts, from April through golden September. The club grounds on the west shore offer beautiful views of the lake and invite members to wind down together after sailing.
History
Segel Club Laacher See Mayen (SCLM) was founded in 1969 and for more than 55 years has been the anchor of sailing sport on Lake Laach. Sailing training began in 1972, and the first issue of the club magazine "Vulkanbrise" appeared in 1973. Major infrastructure projects followed in the 1970s: the entrance was paved in 1974, the trust committee was founded in 1975 and the youth group received self-administration plus electricity and water connections, and the slipway was built in 1976. Moselle cruising trips began in 1977, the club hosted the Youth European Championship for Korsar boats in 1979, and the regatta barge was built in 1980. The walk around the lake was first held in 1984, and the German Conger Championship was hosted in 1987. The clubhouse was completed and the Zugvogel pier built in 1988, and the environmental committee was founded in 1989. A sailing ordinance took effect in 1990, the sailing boundary was extended to the southwest in 1991 ("Spiegelei"), a Holland training camp followed in 1993, an own lease contract in 1995, and the sanitary building in 1998. The club hosted the German Conger Championship in 1999 and 2010. The youth group grew to more than 100 members in 2009, the three-boat rule was modernised in 2013, and the lease was extended early in 2014. In 2015 the Rhineland-Palatinate club championship was held on B-One boats. The SCLM celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. Today the club has more than 500 members, is one of the largest sailing clubs in Rhineland-Palatinate, actively promotes youth sailing, trains children and adults in sailing courses, and organises major regattas on Lake Laach every year.
Information
Facilities
Clubhouse on the west shore of Lake Laach with views of the water, regatta barge, piers and slipway, sanitary building, youth boats and club fleet, paid parking in front of the club grounds, trailers for Optimists, 420s and Lasers.
Activities
Sailing on Lake Laach from April to September, ranking regattas and club championship, youth training and youth sailing certificate courses, inland sport boat licence training, away trainings and sailing camps, Holland trips, work parties and club festivals, active regatta participation in numerous boat classes.
Youth section
SCLM offers club children and youths 10 Optimists, two ILCA boats with all three rig sizes, two Laser Picos, one Open Skiff and five modern 420s. After instruction, boats can be used freely or during training sessions. Racing vests for all children and trapeze trousers are available. Once a year SCLM offers youth sailing certificate training on two weekends in the first half of the year. Training times for 420s and Optimists are published online in the "420er" and "Optimisten Planung" tabs.
Parking
Yes, paid parking in front of the club grounds
Boating license training
Board members
Additional officials
Regatta calendar
2026-05-02 38th Eifel Cup Hobie 16 and F18
2026-05-09 55th Youth Eifel Cup 420er
2026-08-29 Club Championship
2026-09-05 Youth Eifel Cup Optimist A & B