Yacht Club Zug
Yacht Club Zug is a leading sailing club on Lake Zug in Central Switzerland, with its clubhouse at Hafenplatz 1 in Zug. Members have access to club dinghies and yachts, the Piratenhafen with the largest dinghy dry-storage area on the lake, and the club-owned lakeside grounds at Böschenrot with a fire pit and seating. The programme ranges from junior training with Youth+Sport coaches to Fit & Segeln and club cruising, the weekly 7 o'clock Race and the Swiss Sailing League. The club has a long competitive tradition with Olympic starts, world and Swiss championship titles, and communicates events via website and newsletter.
History
Yacht Club Zug looks back on a long record of success in Swiss sailing. As early as 1967, club sailors competed at the pre-Olympic Games in Acapulco in the Star class; in 1972 came Olympic participation in Kiel in Tempest. Over decades, members won numerous Swiss championship titles in Star, Dragon, 505, Vaurien, Pirate, Optimist, Surprise, X-99 and Yngling, as well as European and German titles, for example in Surprise and Dart 18. World Championship podiums in Yngling and Dart 18 underline the international profile. The club mission statement of December 2004 emphasises junior development, regattas and training camps, sociability in the clubhouse and at Böschenrot, and care for Lake Zug. Since 2008 the blu26 class has been present on the lake and, with guest rights of Yacht Club Zug, runs the annual blu26 Cup; since 2015 blu26 has been an official Swiss Sailing class. The club maintains the harbour clubhouse, Piratenhafen and dry storage plus Böschenrot, and has organised regattas via Manage2Sail since 2020. Alongside classic racing it fosters club cruising, Fit & Segeln, junior training and Swiss Sailing League formats.
Information
Facilities
Clubhouse at Zug harbour with covered terrace, changing rooms, washrooms and showers; Piratenhafen and the largest dinghy dry-storage area on Lake Zug; club-owned Böschenrot grounds with WC, fire pit and seating; club dinghies, yachts and motorboats; clubhouse webcam.
Activities
Junior training and youth coaching, Fit & Segeln, club cruising and dinghy pool, 7 o'clock Race and JAR, regattas including Zugersee Cup and Manage2Sail entries, Swiss Sailing League, crew exchange via Threema, class activities blu26, Dart, Dragon and Pirate, bluewater sailing.
Youth section
Active youth group and junior training focused on grassroots sport and racing; coaching by Youth+Sport trainers in classes such as Open Skiff, 29er and foundation courses.
Parking
Yes, ParkingPay at harbour (2 CHF/h)
Guest berths
Anchoring in Böschenrot bay