Our 2022 Campus Protocols due to Covid-19

(Updated March 8, 2022)

As we all know by now, our lives and activities are different due to the implications of Covid-19. This includes changes to how The Yacht Club at Sister Bay will operate during the 2022 season. It is important to understand that the Yacht Club Board, Owner Committees, management and employees have all been involved in developing our 2022 Campus Protocol. Also, please understand that our 2022 Protocol adheres to guidelines from the CDC, the State of Wisconsin, the Door County Health Department and the American Hotel and Lodging Association. (Our adherence to guidelines includes following enhanced cleaning procedures for rental units.) Since the CDC has relaxed the masking requirements, we are no longer requiring guests to wear a mask at the Yacht Club at Sister Bay. However, if an individual feels more comfortable wearing a mask, please do so.

Thank you for making yourself and your families aware of the following:

Campus Common Areas

  • The Fitness Room and Pool are available for (1) 45-minute session per individual or family per day, scheduled start time from 8:30 am to 3:15 pm during the quiet season and 8:30am to 7:15 pm during peak season. Only one individual or family per 45-minute session in the Fitness Room at a time. Individuals using the Fitness Room and Pool will reserve a time slot at the front desk each day as well as sign a Waiver & Release of Liability. Individuals shall wipe down any equipment they have used with the sanitizing wipes provided. The Pool and Fitness Room are now open to all guests and owners from 8:00 am to close each day.

  • Plexi-glass partitions are in place at the front desk to separate owners and guests from employees. There is a hand-sanitizer station located in the Lobby area for Owners and guests use. Employees have a separate hand-sanitizer station. A hand-washing sink is available for those preferring hand-washing over sanitizer. Employees at the front desk will have gloves available and will frequently sanitize the front desk area. The plexi-glass partitions have been removed, but as stated above, if anyone feels more comfortable wearing a mask when entering the front desk area, please do so.

  • The following common areas will be sanitized once daily in the morning by employees: tennis court entry/exit gate and marina-slip power pedestals, trash station receptacle lids, the trash-room doorknob in the garage building, grills, the Fitness Room and Pool. No grilling tools will be provided and any tools left at the grills shall be disposed of. These items will continue to be cleaned as needed.

  • The following common areas will be sanitized frequently by employees: elevator button panels, stairwell railings, stairwell doorknobs and building-entrance door handles. These items will continue to be cleaned as needed.

  • Guest luggage carts will be sanitized by an employee upon return by the guest to the lobby building.

  • All other office/lobby/front desk areas and functional items will be cleaned with disinfectant cleaner or wipes once daily by housekeepers (beginning of shift) and as frequently as deemed necessary by employees (including management) working in the front desk area.

  • Any owner or guest, wishing to do so, is encouraged to additionally sanitize the areas and items listed above with their own personal supplies.

  • Owners and guests shall be aware that CDC guidelines state that sanitizers and disinfectants are not to be used on wooden surfaces. With this in mind, employees will not be sanitizing wooden walkway railings, the kayak stand or the sundeck bench.

In-Unit Activity by Employees

  • Housekeepers will continue to clean all rental units prior to guest arrival. Any rental guest wanting a detailed explanation of enhanced cleaning standards should contact the front desk prior to arrival.

  • Housekeepers will wear disposable gloves and use a fresh pair of gloves in each unit.

Rental Guest Waiver and Release of Liability

  • Rental guests will be required to sign a Waiver and Release of Liability pertaining to communicable diseases during check-in. Any rental guest wanting to see this document prior to check-in should contact the front desk. This form is no longer required.

Medical Thermometer / Temperature Checks

  • Medical Thermometers will be available to employees for any required or desired temperature checks. Owners and guests will not have access to employee thermometers.

Rental Units

  • All non-carpeted flooring will be mopped with disinfectant cleaner. The mop head(s) will be sanitized prior to use in another unit.

  • All wooden surfaces will be cleaned via regular protocol-per CDC guidelines. Disinfectant cleaner will NOT be used on wooden surfaces.

  • Hospital ICU-grade disinfectant cleaner will be used on high-touch items including, but not limited to: remote controls, faucets, doorknobs, furniture handles, telephones, control panels, coffeemaker, light and fan switches, alarm clocks, window blind wands, luggage racks and hair dryers as well as for all bathroom cleaning.

  • Entry and patio/balcony doors containing glass, glass patio/balcony windows and interior glass windows not having fitted window screens will be cleaned with ammonia based window cleaner.

  • All linens and blankets will be laundered by YCSB using the warmest possible water setting and the highest possible drying temperature.