The Mohican Sailing Club is a non-profit cooperative
organization built, maintained and managed entirely by
club members. Founded in 1945, the purpose of the
club remains to bring to the area the means and
facilities for family participation in sailing and
one-design sailboat racing. The club is a member
of the Inter-lake Yachting Association (ILYA) and,
therefore, its members are entitled to privileges at
other member clubs, mostly in the Great Lakes area.
All sailboats are welcome at Mohican Sailing
Club. One-design fleets at the club include
Inter-lakes, Jet14’s, Thistles, Lasers and
Sunfish. The club owns several Sunfish and a
number of Optimist Dinghies for members and their
families to use, and there are normally several used
boats for sale by members.
Races are held each Sunday during the summer.
Each member is asked to serve a Sunday each season as
either Race Chairman or Safety Chairman. Families
are also asked to chair one of the Sunday Dinner
Committees. The club owns two pontoon boats that
are used to support the races. One is equipped
with a high-capacity water pump to assist swamped boats
should the need arise. At the conclusion of the
racing on Sundays, members participate in a potluck
dinner. Other racing highlights include
invitational regattas, which the club hosts several
times during racing season. These events typically
attract competitors from throughout the Midwest and East
Coast.
Club members are eager to teach sailing to those
interested in learning, both youth and adult, and will
develop plans based on individual needs, abilities and
goals.
Family parties, cookouts and other social activities
are a regular part of the schedule during the sailing
season. The clubhouse is open to members year
round for individual use and available for
member-sponsored private gatherings. Many members
have chosen the Club as a location for wedding
receptions and graduation parties.
The club is governed by a Board of Trustees and
Officers who are elected annually by club members.
The club goal is to have all members and their families
actively participate in its operation, maintenance and
activities.
The clubhouse contains a full galley. There is a
card room; a locker room for boating accessories and
life jackets; four restrooms, two with showers and a
large ballroom with screened porch overlooking Charles
Mill Lake. Down at the lake there is a swimming
beach, a concrete launching ramp, electric boat hoist
and over 300 feet of dock.