Chicago Yacht Club

10/09/2026

🌊 C*C's Frostbite sailors tackled some major waves last weekend for our first session of the Fall Frostbite Sailing Season!

10/07/2026

Our DragonForce 65 Fleet kicked-off their 2026 Fall Frostbite series this weekend with a balmy afternoon of racing in Belmont Harbor! ⛵🎮

Our next DF65 Frostbite day will be October 17! 📆

10/05/2026

C*C's Associates took advantage of this weekend's nice weather at Belmont Station for their Thunderhead Party and Mini Regatta! 🥃

Congratulations to Abbie Winkler for securing the relay win and defending her trophy! 🏆

10/02/2026

Last weekend's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR) has been featured by Sailing World! ⛵

🔗 Read the Full Article: https://loom.ly/qrGy9fA

📸 Anna Suslova

College sailing big-boat squads put their keelboat skills on display in Chicago for the first of three fall Intercollegiate Offshore Regattas.

09/30/2026

Our Women's Committee enjoyed a lovely morning of brunch and pearls this Sunday!

We were joined by a guest speaker, a global pearl producer who delivered an entertaining and informative presentation about the wonderful world of pearls!

09/26/2026

🍂 Fall is in the air at C*C! Enjoy a peek at what we'll be up to in October, including our annual Harvest W**e Dinner and Kid's Halloween Party!

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09/14/2026

⭐️ 2026 C*C FALL MATCH RACE - DAY 2⭐️

Lake Michigan delivered a complete 180 of yesterday’s calm waters for Day 2 of our Fall Match Racing. Racers returned to the water early this morning and were greeted by large waves and strong, consistent winds, providing sporty conditions as we entered the semifinal round. 💨🌊

C*C’s own Peter Holz and Ben Quincy each delivered decisive 1-2-3 victories in our first-to-three semifinals, before going on to face each other in the final round. In the end, Peter Holz and his team claimed both the Sterling Morton Trophy and the Richardson Trophy!

FINAL STANDINGS
🏆 Peter Holz
🥈 Ben Quincy
🥉 Richard Rychlik Jr.

Thank you to all of the teams that joined us this weekend! ⛵️

View the photo gallery at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 Hannah Gromen

09/14/2026

⭐️ MISSA SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP ⭐️

💨🌊 The second and final day of the MISSA Singlehanded Championship posed a fresh challenge to our sailors as strong winds and large waves swept over Lake Michigan.

Sporty conditions continued throughout the morning, building further as the day continued, with Race Committee suspending sailing in the mid-afternoon as the potential for incoming storms developed. ⛈️

Congratulations to the sailors who qualified for the upcoming Cressy Nationals! 🏆

ILCA 6 GIRLS
🥇Ella Bowers
🥈Sienna Jones

ILCA 6 BOYS
🥇Mason Keane
🥈JP Crabb

ILCA 7 BOYS
🥇Grayson Sikkhema
🥈Maddox Birch

View the photo gallery at the link in our bio! 🔗

📸 Hannah Gromen

09/13/2026

⭐️ 2026 C*C FALL MATCH RACE ⭐️

Day 1 of the 2026 C*C Fall Match Race featured a dual round robin stage that saw C*C’s own Peter Holz and Ben Quincy take 1st and 2nd place, respectively.

ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS

1st - Peter Holz
2nd - Ben Quincy
3rd - Richard Rychlik Jr
4th - Jack Riley
5th - Coleman Robbins

We’ll be back tomorrow for the knock-out stages where our competitors will duel for a chance at the Sterling Morton Trophy (C*C MR Championship) and the Richardson Trophy (YRUGL Great Lakes MR Championship)! 🏆

📸 Hannah Gromen

09/12/2026

⭐️ MISSA SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP ⭐️

Day 1 of the MISSA Singlehanded Championship saw 63 young sailors working hard in shifty south-southwest conditions. 💨⛵️

Race Committee squeezed in three races amidst changing winds, giving teams a chance to battle for the top two qualifying spots for Singlehanded Nationals.