About Us
Southport Yacht Club – The Southport Yacht Club is a non profit corporation owned by its members and governed by a Board of Directors. The Club owns and maintains two buildings and dock facilities on Cosy Harbor Road on the waters of Cosy Harbor on Southport Island, Maine. The Club has a long history of promoting boating on the Maine coast with an emphasis on nautical education through the youth sailing program now run by the Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation (see below). The Club sponsors numerous events during the summer including racing, social, cultural, and family activities. Members of the SYC enjoy free use of the facilities, including the docks, launching ramp, and cooking grills. Members receive a membership roster with names, addresses, and phone numbers of members. Current dues are $175 per year, plus a new member initiation fee of $25. Membership application forms can be found in the Forms section of this website.
Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation – This legal entity is separate from the Southport Yacht Club and has its own Board of Directors. It is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Donations made to the SJYCSF are tax deductible. The SJYCSF runs the Sailing Program. It owns the fleet of 420 sailboats, most of the patrol boats, and several optimist dinghies. It leases the junior building, and use of the grounds and docks from the SYC. It runs the Tuesday evening SJYCSF 420 races. Students in the SJYCSF Sailing Program do not have to be members of the SYC, and SYC members do not receive any Sailing Program discounts or preferential treatment. Scholarships are available for eligible students. See the Junior Sailing Program section of this website for more information regarding the SJYCSF.
Southport Junior Yacht Club – This is NOT a separate legal entity. It is a subset of the SJYCSF. The officers of the SJYC are Sailing Program students who are elected by other Sailing Program students. The SJYC runs various social events that are targeted at Sailing Program participants and their families, such as Ice Cream Socials and Bingos.
Mailing Addresess
Southport Yacht Club
P.O. Box 57
Southport, Maine 04576
207-633-5767
Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation
PO Box 68
Southport, Maine 04576
SYC Officers
| Commodore | Chris Jacobs |
| Past Commodore | Henry Berne |
| Vice Commodore | Holly Houston |
| Rear Commodore | Nancy Custer Carroll |
| Treasurer | Will Brinegar |
| Secretary | Susan Coppola |
| Fleet Captain | Mike Grimes |
SYC Directors
| Jennifer Auber | 2011 |
| Open | 2011 |
| Craig MacCormac | 2011 |
| Bill Messmer | 2012 |
| Linda Murphy | 2012 |
| Oliver Phippen | 2012 |
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SYC By-laws and Rules
SYC By-Laws as Amended August 2009