Wiesbadener Yacht-Club e.V.
Wiesbadener Yacht-Club e.V. is a water sports club based at Schierstein Harbour in Wiesbaden on the Rhine. Facilities include a floating clubhouse with the Pella lounge for up to 80 people and a pontoon with 70 berths offering water, electricity and Wi-Fi. Youth programmes cover Optimist, 420 and Laser sailing as well as inflatable-boat and SUP sessions; adults can sail, motorboat and join club outings. The club hosts the youth city sailing championship and has held the Blue Flag for environmental standards continuously since 1994.
History
Wiesbadener Yacht-Club e.V. is based at Schierstein Harbour in Wiesbaden and combines sailing, motorboating and youth development on the Rhine and Main. The floating clubhouse reopened in 2015 after extensive renovation; its centrepiece is the Pella lounge for 80 guests with access to a floating terrace and pavilion. The lounge is named after the freighter Pella, which stranded off Amrum in 1964; then WYC president Alexander Zais brought memorabilia that still furnish the clubhouse. The ground floor holds sanitary facilities with showers, washer and dryer plus the harbour master's office overlooking the pontoons and harbour entrance; the harbour master lives upstairs. The 70-berth pontoon and storage for smaller boats were extensively modernised between 2022 and 2025. Since 1994 the club has received the Blue Flag every year for exemplary environmental standards in yacht harbours. Today the WYC offers guest berths, youth programmes from sailing and inflatable-boat slalom to SUP, and an active club life with regattas, the harbour festival and social events.
Information
Facilities
Floating clubhouse with Pella lounge (80 people), terrace with pavilion, pontoon with 70 berths (water, electricity, Wi-Fi), sanitary facilities with showers, washer and dryer, harbour master's office, storage for smaller boats, youth room
Activities
Sailing, motorboating, inflatable-boat slalom, stand-up paddling, youth training, regattas, outings, harbour festival and club events
Youth section
Active youth with sailing (Optimist, 420, Laser), inflatable boats and SUP; training Saturday and Wednesday; junior sailing certificate available
Parking
Yes, limited nearby
Guest berths
Yes, by prior arrangement