Cruising Chair Tom Batty & Fleet Captain Jim Green cordially invite all MYC, BucYC & FYC sailors to join us for our inaugural cruise to the beautiful, unspoiled, virtually undeveloped waters of Dog River, AL.

Sailing directions to Dog River will be available upon request.

We’ll depart after lunch on Saturday (so you can sleep in and pack light) and sail up Dog River (north, away from the hustle & bustle of marina life) until we run out of water or otherwise locate a suitable spot for the fleet, then drop hook for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.  The adventurous will prepare dinner and spend the night, sailing for home on Sunday.  Those who can’t handle two back-to-back days of bliss are free to depart at will but will be required to take malcontents with them.

Being the equal opportunity boating Club that we are, members who own motor yachts are welcome to join us.  If you fall into this category, kindly juice up your generator and bring your blender.

If the weather permits Fleet Captain Jim Green might alter the sail plan to include an afternoon cruise on Mobile Bay and/or an anchorage off delightful Gaillard Island.

To join the cruise, just show up.  Updates and additional information will be posted at MYC. For questions or comment contact Tom Batty at 251-421-5829 or Jim Green at 251-533-7755.

Due to the low-pressure format of this cruise, day-of decisions regarding sail plan and anchorage location will be communicated via VHF channel 68, smoke signals or signal flags, at the sole discretion of Fleet Captain Jim Green.

(1) MYCC Certified MSD Inspectors (aka Special Agents) are:

(2) Fees for service are

(3) Inspection location restrictions for MYC Special Agents are as follows:

(4) Scheduled inspections will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. However, MYC Special Agents may perform inspections at their convenience at any time.

(5) MYCC Certified Inspectors are unpaid MYC volunteers who receive no financial consideration for their time or efforts.  They are performing this service on behalf of the yachting community and the MYC Cruisers. Our Special Agents have been certified by the State of Alabama and have a legal obligation to perform all inspections professionally and legally.

(6) If you do not see a MYC Special Agent working the harbor during the hours shown below, please make contact on VHF channel 68 or inquire at the clubhouse.

(7) No fines will be given by MYC for non-compliance and no information regarding the condition ofyour vessel will be given to any governmental agency.

(8) Inspection stickers expire on September 30th annually.

Sailboat cruising is yacht racing’s more relaxed sibling, where the concerns are not for speed and competition, but for voyaging, exploration and fellowship – sampling different areas, or just cruising over to the next harbor, river, bay or cove.  Cruising . . . the passage . . . the landfall . . . the adventure!

The Mobile Yacht Club Cruisers (MYCC) mission is to get MYC members and their boats out on the water by participating in a variety of boating and cruising activities that appeal to those with varied levels of boating interest and experience.  All MYC members, power and sail boaters alike, as well as club members who don’t own a boat but love the water, are welcome to join MYCC.

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT CRUISE!

The MYC Cruising Committee develops and executes programs and activities for Mobile Yacht Club members that educate and benefit our cruising community.  Those activities may include cruises, sailboat races geared toward cruisers, training classes, educational seminars, courtesy vessel inspections, banquets, parties and social events.

MYC Cruisers are fortunate to have so many different environments in which to experience the joys of cruising; blue water, ICW, bays, sounds, and rivers. Within easy reach from MYC are no less than five U.S. and Civil War era forts to explore, numerous opportunities to drop the hook and go to the beach, and a wide array of marinas, harbors and anchorages.  Yacht cruising is not the preserve of the rich and famous, anyone can experience its unparalleled feelings of freedom and natural wonder but be prepared – it can easily take over your life.

To join MYC Cruisers, an application form should be completed. Membership is not required to participate in the cruising activities, but the MYCC Committee maintains communication with the cruising members regarding upcoming events and completing the application provides us with the information we need to contact members and plan cruising activities. Those participating in MYC cruising events should also refer to the Standing Cruising Instructions.

To see a calendar of cruising events, click here. For more information about MYCC, contact the MYC General Manager at (251) 471-3131 or manager@mobileyachtclub.org.

To assist MYCC members in planning and preparation for cruising, the following documents are available in printable PDF format. Please click on the document name to the right to view the document.

Popular destinations for overnight and extended cruising from MYC include:

• Surrounding GYA affiliate yacht clubs
• Gaillard Island
• The Mobile River delta
• The Grand Hotel
• Dauphin Island
• Sand Island
• Mississippi Sound cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis & Long Beach
• Mississippi barrier islands including Petit Bois, Horn, Ship and Cat
• Louisiana destinations including the Chandeleur Islands, New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain
• Alabama inland waters of Ingram’s Bayou, Pirates Cove, and Orange Beach
• Pensacola area waters including Redfish Point and Pensacola Bay
• Florida panhandle cities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Panama City

As an MYC Cruiser, you can use your GYA-affiliate yacht club reciprocity to berth in GYA yacht club harbors to get in a little “landlubber” time. The following GYA member clubs offer reciprocity to Mobile Yacht Club members. For more information, please visit www.gya.org or the GYA member yacht club’s website.

*Charter member yacht clubs of the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association organized in 1901 and reorganized in 1920 under the Gulf Yachting Association. ** Charter member clubs of Gulf Yachting Association. *** Both.