by Greg Buscher, PLYC Communication Manager Last month I wrote about the challenges facing yacht clubs up and down the coast, with Port Ludlow Yacht Club (PLYC) being no exception. It seems clubs of all kinds that don’t adapt to a changing environment risk becoming quaint anachronisms. Still, for a yacht club, tradition will always be hugely important. So, this month I’m focused on cruising, a core PLYC tradition kicking off this month! While not immune to the need to change

by Greg Buscher, PLYC Communications Manager A yacht club is a community of people with a shared love of the ocean. But what keeps them together isn’t just boating. It takes much more than that. Yacht clubs up and down the coast are looking for those ingredients because without them, the odds are stacked against still being here ten years from now. The challenges are numerous. Compared to a couple decades ago, clubs of all kinds are less popular, higher living costs have put