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Olcott Yacht Club

Name: Olcott Yacht Club
Address: Olcott, US
Telephone: +17166384378

Olcott, United StatesGreat Lakes

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Type: Harbour

Private members' club at the mouth of Eighteenmile Creek in Olcott, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, founded in 1920.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from Lake Ontario through the breakwatered entrance of Eighteenmile Creek, marked by the replica Olcott pierhead lighthouse on the west pier. The harbour is the deepest on the lake west of Rochester. Berths sit at the south end of the property.

Practical

Four club berths plus four transient berths, alongside fixed pontoons. Largest vessel accepted 45 ft, depths suitable for up to 7 ft draught at normal lake levels. 30 A shore power, free fresh water, free WiFi, pump-out, heads and showers. Full-service restaurant on site.

Ashore

Krull Park along the lakeshore at 400 m, with two playgrounds, walking trails and the sandy public beach. Olcott Beach Carousel Park with the 1938 Herschell-Spillman carousel sits 500 m east on Main Street. Lakeview Village Shoppes for provisioning at 350 m.

History

The club was founded in 1920 and rebuilt its clubhouse after the 2017 and 2019 Lake Ontario floods to sit above the new flood line. The harbour itself was developed from 1867 onwards after Congress funded two parallel piers reaching the eleven-foot contour.