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| Short name | GLYC |
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| Founded | 1894 |
| Location | Green Lake, Wisconsin |
| Website | www |
The Green Lake Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States. It's one of the members of the Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA). [1]
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| Short name | GLYC |
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| Founded | 1894 |
| Location | Green Lake, Wisconsin |
| Website | www |
The Green Lake Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States. It's one of the members of the Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA). [1]
The Green Lake Yacht Club, organized in 1894, was one of the first yacht clubs in the state. [2]
At the present time the club is home of the following One-Design racing fleets: [3]
GLYC hosted the 10th Annual A-Scow National Championship in 2015, [4] and the ILYA I-20 Invitational Regatta in 2009 [5] and 2015. [6]
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