Friends of Yellow Creek manages a dozen spaces for seasonal canoe and kayak storage at the FOYC Sailing Base. Do you find it a hassle to cartop your boat to Yellow Creek for an afternoon paddle? Would you like to keep it locked to a rack at the edge of the water during the season? Seasonal cost entitles you to use of one “bay” (suitable for one canoe or two small kayaks). Until the end of January, you may reserve your spot for 2021 at this year’s rate of $130. Please see our Join Page for more information, or write to FriendOfYellowCreek@gmail.com
In order to fairly meet demand, we limit any family to one slot. Please contact FriendsOfYellowCreek@gmail.com for more information. Kayaks are stored at the owners’ risk; we encourage you to use a cable to lock it to the rack.
For an additional $30, rack users can add a “sailing base membership” upgrade, which entitles you to access the Community paddle boards, PFDs, and sit-on-top kayaks (as well as participating in group sailing lessons).
Note: the FOYC sailing base is located on the north shore, accessible from the 422 at College Lodge Road (4C’s Ice Cream).
As this year comes to a close, we at FOYC would like to thank the volunteers who devoted many hours to the park, maintaining trails, organizing events, planting trees, running races, offering sailing lessons, etc.
We will highlight their work at our January open members meeting.
Meanwhile, if you volunteered but did not “log” your hours, please help us accurately report this information but sharing your volunteer hours here.
Thank you again to those who came out to race, volunteer, and to our sponsors. After payouts, we raised $1,670 for future park improvements!
For our September race, timing was provided by Smiley Miles sponsored by Indiana Cycling Center. Our insurance coverage for this race was sponsored by Hutton-Blews Insurance.
Additional photos from the race can be found here.
A year long project came to fruition this week at Yellow Creek. We now have a dock system allowing easy access and launch for our community sailing program.
FOYC has would like to thank our volunteers, members, and Get on the Water supporters. Special thanks go to the Indiana County Endowment for a 2019 grant.
We’d also like to recognize two area businesses for their generosity and flexibility in working with our non-profit. Brad Shadle (Shadco.com) regraded the sailing base cover; and Rod Gerber (LiasCrane.com) helped us gently relaunch our repaired docks.
If you are interested in getting involved with FOYC community sailing, please see the website or contact FriendsOfYellowCreek@gmail.com with questions. We offer weekly group sailing sessions (for beginner and experienced sailors) throughout the season, as well as access to shared kayaks and paddle boards.
The dates are set, trails are cleared, and we’re ready to begin the 11th season of our grassroots mountain bike race series! Please visit our page for dates and more information about our grassroots series. Get out and ride!