About OLYC
About Okauchee Lake Yacht Club
Purpose:
The primary goal of the Okauchee Lake Yacht Club (OLYC) is to promote the sport of sailing and provide a social setting for those with a common interest of Okauchee Lake. OLYC is proud of the long history of developing quality racing fleets and sailors that are recognized as among the best nationally. The core of this goal is met by managing and supporting four primary racing fleets on the lake (C Scows, MC Scows, X Boats, and OPTI's). The Yacht Club also works closely with the Okauchee Lake Sailing School (OLSS) to provide fully staffed sailing classes to our youth sailors. In addition to racing, the club operates a fully functional clubhouse on the north shore of Okauchee Lake that supports social events for its membership throughout the year.
OLYC is a volunteer based organization and guided by the Board of Directors who oversee the operation of the club. Contact any of the board members for more information on membership.
OLYC Board Contact Information
History:
Founded in 1936, the Okauchee Lake Yacht Club has a strong history of leadership. Below are the past commodores that have guided our club:
1936-38 Herbert Paringer
1939-41 Herman E. Friedrich
1942-43 Frank Treis
1944 Herman E. Friedrich
1945-46 A.W. Esser
1947-48 A.W. Henschel
1949 Karl Otto
1950-51 R.L. Bischoff
1952-53 W.A. Voell
1954-55 William Frankfurth
1956 Phillip Krueder
1957 Robert F Stelter
1958-59 John Schueler
1960-61 Richard Harris
1962-63 Walter Schmidt
1964-65 Ross Prange
1966-67 Donald Millar
1968-69 Robert F. Stelter
1970-71 Charles Ritter
1972-73 Allen Prange
1974-75 Herbert Jensen
1976-77 King Harte
1978-79 Thomas Kay
1980-81 Mark Prange
1982-83 Robert Henschel
1984-85 Richard Smith
1986-87 Dick Friedle
1988-89 Ken Jones
1990-91 Jeff Millar
1992-93 Steve Schmidt
1994-95 Robert K. Stelter
1996-97 David Smith
1998-99 Tim Kay
2000-01 Robert Prange
2002-03 John Murphy
2004-05 John Baumann
2006-07 Mark Smith
2008-09 Peter Pakalski
2010-11 Alan Petelinsek
2012-13 Scott Stetter
2014-15 Terry Brandl
2016-17 Susan Kay
2018-19 Kurt Prange
2020-21 Matt Prange