St. Clair Yacht Club

Founded 1945

100 Meadowbrook
In Kean's Detroit Yacht Harbor
Detroit, MI 48214
ph: (313) 331-3338

Cruising

Twenty years from now...

... you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So cast off. Sail from safe harborage. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."      - Mark Twain

  • NEXUS Expands to all Waterways

    On April 30, 2007, the Canadian government announced that, effective immediately, the Nexus

    The three NEXUS programs (Air, Highway and Marine) were combined in 2006 into one program, now simply called NEXUS. You can use your NEXUS membership whether you travel by air, land or sea. NEXUS is a joint initiative of the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection.

    NEXUS Marine members must have their irises photographed for identification to use the air mode.

    The card program has been expanded to cover all Canadian waterways, which means that recreational boaters, both U.S. and Canadian, holding Nexus cards will be able to check into Canada by phone from their boats throughout the great Lakes. NEXUS members can call 30 minutes to four hours ahead of time to a telephone reporting center in the marine mode. Previously, Canada has limited the use of Nexus to the area between Sarnia and the Welland Canal, although the U.S. government has accepted Nexus throughout the Great lakes for the last two years.

  • Canadian Canpass Program

    The Canadian government's CANPASS - Private Boats Program has been modified. The fee for issuance or renewal for CANPASS -Private Boats programs will change from $25 per year to $40 for five years. CANPASS - Private Boat program members may call up to four hours in advance to report their estimated arrival time in Canada and then arrive at a telephone reporting marina site.

    The CANPASS - Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permit is still available. The RABC permit allows the bearer to cross the border into Canada at certain remote areas (from Pigeon River through to and including Lake of the Woods, the Canadian shore of Lake Superior and Cockburn Island) without reporting to a port of entry, as long as imported goods are declared.

  • NOAA Raster Electronic Charts - Free

    BoatUS writes in next months issue that NOAA has made it's full suite of 970 raster electronic charts of U.S. waters (including weekly patches) available free to the public via the Internet.

  • More Michigan Marinas Reserve Slips Online

    Boaters were be able to make harbor slip reservations at 40 harbors around the state during the 2007 season. Reservations may be made up to 6 months in advance of your arrival date. New inventory becomes available at 8 AM Monday - Friday and 9 AM Saturday and Sunday. About seventy-five percent of the slips at each marina are available for reservations, which allows ample openings during inclement weather.

    Reservations can be made on the web or by calling the Department of Natural Resources' state park reservation number, 800-44-PARKS. Slip availability can also be checked on their website.

  • Global Maritime Distress & Safety System
    for Recreational Boaters (including DSC)

    The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is an international system using advanced communications technology. Development of GMDSS was initiated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).   The system represents a significant improvement in maritime communications.  GMDSS is designed to enhance ship-to-shore communications and provide rapid, automated distress alerting, with positional information if available.

    Recreational boaters only have to obtain their DSC MMSI numbers from the FCC (for $155) if they plan on traveling to a foreign country. Otherwise, both BoatUS and SeaTow provide MMSI numbers at no cost. USPS will also be providing MMSI numbers in the future.  An overview on GMDSS (and DSC) provided by the United Safe Boating Institute.

  • US Notice to Mariners

    Notice to Mariners Link

    The US Notice to Mariners provides timely marine safety information for the correction of all US Government navigation charts and publications from a wide variety of sources both foreign and domestic. To ensure the safety of life at sea, the information published in the Notice to Mariners is designed to provide for the correction of unclassified nautical charts, the Unclassified NGA/DLIS Catalog of Hydrographic Products, United States Coast Pilots, NGA List of Lights, USCG Light Lists, and other related nautical publications produced by NGA, NOS and the USCG.

    The US Notice to Mariners corrects NGA and NOS charts using information collected from many sources, among them the Local Notice to Mariners published by the various US Coast Guard districts. The US Notice to Mariners will contain only those chart corrections of interest to ocean going vessels.

    Copies of the US Notice to Mariners dating back to issue 29/1999 are available for viewing and downloading. Subscribe To NTM

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100 Meadowbrook
In Kean's Detroit Yacht Harbor
Detroit, MI 48214
ph: (313) 331-3338