In the fall of 1978, a small group of sailors met on the deck of a community building (the Yacht club) overlooking Mobile Bay.  These men and women decided to do whatever was required to take this “name only” Lake Forest Yacht Club facility and turn it into a viable, recognized, sailboat/racing yacht club.  In May of 1980, after months of dedicated hard work, LFYC, Inc. met the criteria of the Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) and the United States Racing Union (USYRU).