Welcome to the home of the Hard Water sailors of northwest Michigan. We are glad

that you have found us, so please take a few minutes and see what the great sport of

Ice Boating is all about. You are welcome to join us, but first please read our

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SAFE ICE, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF!

Play it safe, always wear a PFD and carry Ice Picks and a signaling device!

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Grand Traverse Ice Yacht Club

Home of Ice Boaters sailing NW Lower Michigan”

GTIYC is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of safe Ice Boating and the common good of all Ice Boating Clubs and Associations everywhere. Please check

the related links page for a club or association near you. Be involved and support your favorite organizations.  GET OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!

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* GTIYC Ice Hot Line 231-922-3836 *

Please support our Sponsors : Bluewater Sail & Canvas of Traverse City, MI., Runner sharpening by Bob Gray of Traverse City, MI., and CSI Composite Solutions of Hingham, MA.

Supporting your local or favorite Iceboat club   CLICK HERE

Your support of our sponsors is appreciated

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No ice should be considered as totally safe ice.

 YOU SAIL AT YOUR OWN RISK!

 

A limited run of GTIYC Team jackets are now available.   SEE THEM HERE

Several articles in pdf format on why and how iceboat sails work. ARTICLES     (posted Jan 4, 2007)

Our Board of Directors, pictured left to right, are John Russell, Julie Richards, Richard Wollam and Skip Stauber. To contact them, click here.

 

Club meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at 7PM. GTYC building on M-22 just West of TC.

What’s new on GTIYC

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REALLY NOW, JUST WHAT IS THE REAL              ATTRACTION OF ICEBOATING ?













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There is a limited supply of 2007 GTIYC Fun Regatta jersey shirts available from the Secretary.     Photos

Because ice and sailing conditions change so rapidly and the cost of gas makes it extremely difficult to drive all over the state looking at lake conditions, GTIYC has begun to develop a free “Yahoo Groups” site for everyone in Michigan to gather and share iceboating  information in as timely a manor as possible.

Sign up for free and keep in touch with all Michigan iceboaters!

Report known or suspected ice and sailing conditions in your area, or where and when you or your group plan to sail.

Post your sailing photos for your friends and fellow sailors to enjoy.

Join in on topics for discussion or start your own topic.

Join your friends and let’s open the communications channel across all of Michigan.         

Iceboating is a pretty small sport, so we need to work together to keep it as strong and unified as possible. Please join and help all of Michigan’s Iceboaters enjoy the sport as much as they can.             Click here for site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GTIYC/



 

Iceboating is a pretty small sport, so we need to work together to keep it as strong and unified as possible. Please join and help all of Michigan’s Iceboaters enjoy the sport as much as they can.

 

 

Click here for site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GTIYC/

In an effort to save gas cost for all ice checkers, please report reported or suspected ice and sailing condi