The Portage Lakes Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in New Franklin, Ohio (Akron metropolitan area), on the north shore of Turkeyfoot Lake, one of the Portage Lakes.

[1] The Portage Lakes Yacht Club was founded March 29, 1936.

First boats at the club were 16 foot scows.

PLYC member Carl Zimmerman was a Past Commodore of the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA), and W. Birney Mills succeeded William Crosby as Executive Secretary and Treasurer of SCIRA.

[2] Two trophies given by the PLYC to the Association are still being awarded: In 1940, an Interlake was brought to the club and soon a few members of the Snipe Fleet decided to order Interlakes, forming Fleet number 6 of the Interlake Sailing Class Association.