CRUISING CLUB NOTES Capital YC Open for Business
##Capital YC will remain open through the DC southwest waterfront redevelopment.
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##Some of CYC’s new docks.
##At the end of the DC southwest waterfront redevelopment, CYC will have a new clubhouse built on pilings over the water.
64 August 2014 SpinSheet
by Guy Shields
estled between barges supporting massive cranes and the historic DC Fish Market lies Capital YC (CYC). Some online posts have implied the club is closed during the DC southwest waterfront redevelopment. Nothing could be further than the truth! CYC is alive and well, preparing for this fall’s move into a brand new 99-slip marina. While traffic on the surface streets around the southwest waterfront is even more challenging during the redevelopment, access from the Washington Channel has never been easier. In fact, many friends from the lower Potomac have opted to visit friends via boat, rather than endure the traffic and compete for the limited parking remaining in the area. “Although the first phase of the redevelopment is not scheduled to be completed until 2017, CYC’s new docks will be the first portion of the new development to be completed and should be fully operational and occupied by the end of November of this year,” says Guy Nolan, past commodore and member of the CYC board of trustees. “It was necessary for the developer to move CYC into our new docks quickly in order to allow our old docks to be removed so the district pier and transit pier can be constructed.” (As of press time, approximately one quarter of the new marina has been put in place.) The Washington, DC, southwest waterfront redevelopment has been planned for well over a decade. After many delays, ground was broken this spring. At final “end-state,” CYC will end up with a state-of-the-art marina and a brand new clubhouse built on pilings over the water. While the new marina is scheduled to be occupied this fall, the new clubhouse isn’t scheduled to be completed until sometime in 2017. In the interim, CYC will be using the facilities in the former Channel Inn as its clubhouse. “While every day brings another adventure in keeping the old docks and clubhouse up to standard or working on the plans for the moves, we realize that in the end, CYC will be in the very heart of the new ‘world-class’ waterfront,” says Debbie Stickell, CYC general manager and overall program manager for the transition. “Throughout the entire process over the next few years, CYC will continue to welcome cruisers, both sail and power, and extend them the welcome that is the cornerstone of CYC’s reputation,” adds Stickell. “We truly do look forward to visitors from around the region, the country and the world. We always treat them the way that we would want to be treated. That is CYC’s recipe for success!” CYC is located on the Washington Ship Channel. A 10-minute walk to the metro station or 15 minutes to the National Mall, CYC is the only way for boaters to visit our Nation’s Capital. For reservations or information visit our website capitalyachtclub.com or call (202) 488-8110. spinsheet.com