Altnauer Segel- und Motorbootclub
The Altnauer Segel- und Motorbootclub (ASC) is a watersports club for the Altnau region on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. The club teaches nautical skills, fosters fellowship among water sports enthusiasts and organises outings as well as regattas, including the traditional TagNacht Altnau. Members can use the club boat Wellenreiter, a Dehler Varianta, for day and multi-day trips; there is also a renovated ASC office serving as a club room at Altnau harbour. Children and young people from age eight join junior training on Wednesdays from April to September plus online training. Founded in 1967, the ASC is recognised locally as an active club with solid structures and federation representation.
History
The Altnau sailing club was founded in November 1967 by about a dozen sailing enthusiasts from Altnau and the surrounding area. Altnau had no yacht harbour then; many of the founders came from boatbuilding backgrounds, sailed dinghies or small keelboats and joined to gain regatta experience while keeping social life important from the start. Over the decades the club became the Altnauer Segel- und Motorbootclub (ASC) with active club life at Altnau harbour, outings, cruises and the traditional TagNacht regatta, held for the 53rd time in 2025. In January 2023 Urs Rothenbach found a Dehler Varianta 65; after a board decision and purchase for CHF 800, Georg Görner, Gerlinde and Urs Rothenbach restored the boat over several months, including osmosis repair, new paintwork and converting the slip trolley into a harbour trailer. On 24 March 2023 the Varianta was registered to the ASC (plate TG 2810); on 17 June it was relaunched and christened Wellenreiter by boat godmother Josephine. Since then the club boat has been available to members for shorter and longer trips. In parallel Georg and Urs renovated the ASC office with new flooring, lighting and trophy shelves so it can be used as a club room.
Information
Youth section
Active youth development and junior section: sailing should be fun. Minimum age 8; swimming without aids required. Junior training according to the schedule from April to September on Wednesdays; arrive by 17:00 to prepare boats. Junior sailing leader: Felix Bleuler-Gmür. Additional online training on sailing manoeuvres.