Civic Projects
Our club has an active program of civic and charitable projects as part of our mission of community service and stewardship of our home environs. Our club raises funds to support scholarships for two local youth to participate in the summer sailing program with Cape Charles Community Sailing. We also support Safety on Water programs in conjunction with the YMCA of Cape Charles.
Members volunteer twice yearly for cleanups around the harbor and it’s adjacent roadways, picking up and disposing of hundreds of bags of trash. We also participate in Clean the Bay Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's annual, watershed-wide cleanup event. In 2026 we were among more than 3,700 volunteers gathered across more than 200 sites in Virginia to remove over 97,000 pounds of litter and debris from the bay in just three hours!
CCYC traditionally host a luncheon reception for our Coast Guard members and their families to honor their continued service to our community during the Annual Coast Guard Appreciation Day.
Past civic relationships have involved providing support for the local Food Pantry.