"The Story of the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club" - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
This book by Commodore Kyle Armstrong (1947) was published in 1956 as a part of the BLYC's 50th Anniversary Celebration. It details the first 50 year's of the Club's History. The entire text has been digitized and is being made available online thanks in great part to Commodore Frank Foster, III and his secretary, Debbie Bright, who painstakingly digitized and proofread this copy.
Commodore Armstrong was a active, amateur historian who wrote not only about the history of the Club, but also wrote An Appreciation of Buckeye Lake, a book on the history of Buckeye Lake, and spent countless hours taking depth measurements and mapping the lake. Without his efforts, much of our early history would be a mystery
"The Story of Buckeye Lake" - 1912 - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
This book, written by Joseph Simpson in 1912, details much of the early history of Buckeye Lake and its development
"Did You Know"
In the early 1980's, Commodore Howard "Whitey" Limes (1972) served BLYC as it's Historian. During that time, Commodore Limes frequently contributed articles to the monthly Log of historical interest. Several are reproduced here. An attempt is being made to reproduce as many of these as possible, as time permits. Check back frequently.
Commodore Limes describes the original Club burgee and the adoption of our current burgee. P/C Howard "Whitey" Limes, 1979 End of an Era Reflections of Commodore Limes on the final departure of Commodore Armstrong and his boat Josy from the Club, forever. P/C Howard "Whitey" Limes, 1980 How BLYC became a member of I-LYA How did an inland Club of "Stump Skippers" come to be a member of the "Big Water" Sailors' Inter-Lake Yachting Association? ...
In a very interesting manner.P/C Howard "Whitey" Limes, 1980 How Buckeye Lake Got it's Name A brief history of the lake and how it came to be known as "Buckeye Lake" as it is today. P/C Howard "Whitey" Limes, 1980 A Short History of the Buckeye Lake Snowball A brief history of the Snowball Regatta through the early 1980's P/C Howard "Whitey" Limes, 1981
"The Way We Were"
Commodore Frank Foster, III (1983) has served BLYC as Historian since the late 1980's. In that time, he has done much to help preserve our rich history and make it available to all members. Below are linked some articles that Frank has contributed to the monthly Log. An attempt is being made to reproduce as many of these as possible, as time permits. Check back frequently.
History of the BLYC Clubhouse Condensed from Commodore Armstrong's History of the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club, a brief discussion of how our beautiful Clubhouse and facility came to be. P/C Frank H. Foster III What Meeting is this? Throughout the Club, there are numerous old photos and other memorabilia. This photo, found in the late 1990's presents us with a bit of a mystery. P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2005 Another Photo History Mystery One old photo gives rise to another... P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2005 What was a "Tar Social"? Early in the history of BLYC, there were a number of these events referred to as "Tar Socials." What exactly were they? P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2006 Why "Gob's Mess"? Above the entry to the bar area in the Clubhouse is an old sign that reads "Gobs Mess." Why? What does it mean? P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2006 The BLYC "Bang-and-Go-Back" Race In the heydays of recreational powerboat racing, this was a very popular activity at BLYC. P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2006 Acquisition of the BLYC Parking Lot Although a parking lot may not seem significant to many, the challenges and history of ours bears mention. P/C Frank H. Foster III, 2006
Other BLYC History-Related Articles
History of the BLYC This was taken from the 1975 Inter-Lake Yachting Association yearbook. It was in this year that our own Commodore Gus Schell served as the Commodore of I-LYA. Author Unknown, 1975 BLYC Juniors Bring Top Sears Trophy Home In 1977, the BLYC team of Willy Petersilge, Dan Roshon, and Dan Dressel won the most coveted of US SAILING Championships - the Sears Cup RC Carl Petersilge, 1977
Digital Archives
In addition to his Log articles, Commodore Foster has worked hard to preserve many of the old pictures and artifacts of BLYC. Along with Commodore Harris (2005), and Dwight Joseph, we are currently trying to save as many of these items in digital form as possible to insure their preservation for years into the future. This project has begun with an attempt to digitize past issues of the BLYC Log. Thanks go again to Commodore Foster's dedicated Secretary, Nealie Wendland, for all of her hard work in this effort.
The Log
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Old Photos
1946 Ladies Auxiliary 1947 Miscellaneous Photos 1950 Gus & Martha Schell and other couples 1961 Ladies Auxiliary Past Presidents 1962 Officers in Uniform
Club Directories
1948-1949 Work continues to preserve as many other archival items as possible. These will be linked here as they become available on the webserver. If you have historical items of interest, please contact either Frank or Steve to arrange to have them scanned so that they can be preserved for all members to enjoy.