Welcome to the

GREAT LAKES ALBERG ASSOCIATION

Members of The Great Lakes Alberg Association are sailing enthusiasts with two passions – the classic designs of Carl Alberg and the unmatched splendour of the largest fresh water lake system in the world. Alberg designs share a traditional beauty and grace typified by their full keels, spoon bows, wine glass stems and pleasing sheer. They are fast and elegant racers, yet rugged and affordable cruisers.

Membership: The Great Lakes Alberg Association welcomes new members to participate in the racing and cruising events, share their experiences and expertise in maintaining their Alberg, and to take advantage of the collective wisdom of fellow Alberg sailors through the articles shared in the Newsletter Archives and discussions in the Cockpit forum.

The Great Lakes Alberg Association membership fee is only $45 per year. For more information on becoming a member please visit our Membership area.

Racing: The GLAA organizes four A30 races each season. Three white sail races are held on Lake Ontario and one spinnaker race on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland. The first race, in early June, is the Syronelle Cup between teams from the GLAA against a team of racers from the Chesapeake Alberg Association, using loaner boats. This is a two day event with three races. The second race, the Triangle Cup, is held usually in conjunction with a GLAA rendezvous on Lake Ontario in the late summer. The third race, Great Lakes Championship is held in the early fall. The Rankin Regatta race in the Chesapeake is a two day event with three races between a team from the GLAA, using loaner boats, and some really competitive racers from the Chesapeake Alberg 30 One Design Association. The winner of each race gets a trophy, a keeper trophy and flags are awarded as well.

 While the emphasis is on racing, each race is a great social event as well, so some folks just come along for the party. Want to experience the thrill of racing? Then join one of our crews, no experience  required. See our Events Calendar and  Contact Us today! 

Cruising: Alberg designs make wonderful boats, not only for family cruising but for the single handed cruising sailor as well. Many have logged circumnavigations, transatlantic crossings and southern ocean voyages with their Carl Alberg designed boats.

 The GLAA hosts two lage rendezvous and smaller, informal cruising events each year. For a new member or potential Alberg owner to readily find out what the GLAA is all about, participating in these gatherings provides a great way to do just that ...getting together with fellow Alberg sailors, having a lot of fun sharing stories about their beautiful boats and the Association they are members of..... who knows what useful information one may come across.

Maintenance: With most Albergs long out of production, maintaining aging sailboats is a common concern. This site features an ever-growing archive of Maintenance articles and we invite members to share ideas on everything to do with these fine boats.

Our Partnership Programme allows businesses in the marine industry to advertise on our web site with links to their own sites that will allow our member to easily get in touch with them.

OUR GLAA PARTNERS (click on ad to view their site)