Yacht-Club Schaffhausen
Yacht-Club Schaffhausen (YCS) is a sailing club founded in 1934 and a Member of Swiss Sailing, based at Hafen Feldbach in Steckborn on Lake Untersee. The club provides a boat crane, mast crane, large slipway, a clubhouse with a sailors' bar, a marquee right by the water, and a club fleet of Optimists, Lasers, 420 and 470 dinghies. The programme includes sailing courses up to the federal D-licence, an annual dinghy course for adults, regattas such as BerninaCup and Skiff Weekend, and boat sharing with the club yacht mOcean 26 via Sailbox. Young sailors are welcome; there is currently no separate active junior section, and youth training is recommended at Jugendsegeln Steckborn.
History
Yacht-Club Schaffhausen was founded in 1934 and is a Member of Swiss Sailing. The club is based in the harbour of Steckborn on Lake Untersee, about ten kilometres upstream from Stein am Rhein. After harbour redevelopment forced the club to give up its original premises, it acquired a large marquee to welcome guests right by the water. In 2010 the YCS move (Züglete) took place. The clubroom was inaugurated in 2012. In 2013 a new residential development was built in the harbour area, and together with Segel Club Steckborn the YCS moved into the new clubhouse with a sailors' bar. Over the years the club has organised numerous regattas and events, including BerninaCup, GlariseggCup, summer and autumn regattas, Yngling and Pirate events, and the Finn Swiss Championship 2011. Today YCS offers sailing courses, dinghy training, regattas and boat sharing with the mOcean 26 via Sailbox. Steckborn harbour holds the Blue Anchor certification.
Information
Facilities
Home harbour Feldbach Steckborn with boat crane, mast crane, large slipway, clubhouse with sailors' bar, marquee by the water; club fleet with 6 Optimists, 9 Lasers, 420, 470 and 3 motorboats; club yacht mOcean 26 in the Sailbox system; harbour certified with Blue Anchor label
Activities
Crew and helm sailing courses up to D-licence, annual dinghy course with Laser training, regattas including BerninaCup and Skiff Weekend, boat hire for members, mOcean 26 boat sharing via Sailbox, harbour festival and club events
Youth section
Currently no separate active junior section; young sailors welcome, training recommended at Jugendsegeln Steckborn
Parking
Yes, in front of the new development
Boating license training
Available: 1
Marc Streit
3 weekends (Saturday afternoon and full Sunday)