Cleaning tools
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CALLING ALL HANDS! Spring Clean Up at the Club!

Saturday, April 17th. 
9am start until we’re done.

The Waukegan Yacht Club will be open in 2021!

We need your help to get it ready!

 The club has been closed for over a year. It needs a good cleaning from top to bottom, inside and out! We don’t have the budget to hire a professional cleaning crew. We need all hands on deck to help spiff up the place for members and guests.

Can you join us?

Bring brooms, mops, scrub brushes and wear your grubby clothes. We will supply the soap you will supply the elbow grease. We are also planning on cleaning up the landscape around the outside of the club. A new awning for the front door has been donated and may be ready for installation. If you are a gardener, bring some trimmers, spades, hoes and other garden tools. The trees and garden boxes around the club need some attention and tender loving care!

Doors open at 9am and we will work until we’re done. So, come down any time Saturday! We will fire up the BBQ at noon and make Brats, hotdogs and burgers for lunch. We will have water and other beverages!

2021 WYC Fish Fry Grand Opening
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2021 WYC Fish Fry, April 23

The Waukegan Yacht Club is making big plans for 2021! Our Race Schedule has been published and the first race has been set for April 21. The kick off for 2021 season will be a Fish Fry on April 23.

We’re offer four great entrees, including Cod, Perch, Salmon and a large garden salad. All food must ordered and paid for in advance and can be requested to dine-in or take-out. Make plans to join us for the WYC Fish Fry!

Doors will open at 5:00pm for the first sitting in the restaurant at 6pm. Additional seatings will be available for 7pm and 8pm. 

Click here to start your reservation

framed boat photos
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Members’ Wall of Fame

For years, the Waukegan Yacht Club has displayed photos of members boats on the walls of the bar inside the club. Unfortunately, many of the photos hanging on the walls today are of boats of members that are no longer part of the club. The WYC Sail Committee has decided that the photo wall should be updated with photos of the boats of current members. 

All members in good standing are invited to submit a framed 8″ X 10″ photo of their boat to be hung within the club for 2021. We will have one wall dedicated to members who participate in our weekly races and the photos will be displayed each week in the order of that week’s race results. Each week after the race on Wednesday we will have an impromptu ceremony at the club to honor that week’s winners and set their photos in the proper order. All racers are encouraged to attend and participate.
 
Framed photo of member boat
Submit a photo of your boat to hang on the wall of Waukegan Yacht Club


Another wall will display photos of all other members’ boats. Photos can be of sail or power boats and may include your skipper and crew. Photos may include name plaques identifying the boat or skipper’s name. 

The first WYC race is scheduled for Wednesday, April 21. This will be a practice race and not count toward flags or awards. All racers are encouraged to participate to get their boats and crews into shape for the upcoming season. The club is also planning a Fish Fry for April 23. You may bring your photos on either dates or anytime afterward, whenever the club is open. 
 
framed boat photos
Frames should be plain black or brown and no more than 1″ in width on all four sides.


We hope that all members submit photos for our “Wall of Fame”! If your photo does not have a plaque identifying the boat or owner, please identify your photo in another way so we know who it belongs to.
 
Please make sure all frames are plain black or brown and no more than 1″ in width on all four sides. The maximum dimensions of any framed photo should be no more than 12″ x 13″. At this time we’d like to hang photo only in portrait mode. 

WYC Trapshooting
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2nd Annual WYC trap shoot set for April 3

The second WYC trapshooting event is scheduled for Saturday, April 3, at noon. The event is open to all WYC members and guests.

The event will be hosted at the McHenry Sportsmen’s Club in Johnsburg, Illinois. You do not have to own or bring your own shotgun, there will be extra shotguns so everyone can shoot. Trapshooting is conducted in “rounds”. A round consisted of 25 clays at 5 separate stations. The shooting started at noon and everyone will be able to shoot as least three rounds. The fee covers three rounds but you are welcome to shoot more. An additional fee will be paid on site.

Trapshooting event
WYC members and guests shooting trap in 2020.

Click to Register and Pay in Advance

Get your own FOID card

Although you don’t need a FOID card to shoot you do need one to buy your own ammunition or a gun. We plan on scheduling future events. So you may want to apply for a card as soon as possible. You can apply for a FOID card by clicking the following button:

FOID Card website

Note processing of FOID cards has been very slow due to the pandemic. You may not be able to obtain the card before April 3rd. Children may also obtain a FOID card if sponsored by a FOID carrying adult or guardian.

Learn RC racing and sailing
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RC Iceberg Regatta

Come join the fun and race your RC sailboat!
All RC Sailors are welcome!

Date/Time: March 20 at 12 noon.
Cost: $20 at the door.

Food/Beverage: pizza, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. (Donation to consume)

Prizes: First, Second and Third place trophies.

Races: 2 practice races.
3 prize races.

Obtain your sail numbers by clicking here

If you cannot obtain sail numbers prior to the race
please bring proof of purchase to the race.

Click this link to reserve your spot for the Regatta

Space limited to 25 people per state mandate

$20 cash at door for members and guests

RC Boat build
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Saturday RC Boat Build Continues Saturday, Feb 13! Correction!

 

Final build Saturday!

Saturday – Feb 13 – 10am

Correction: RC boat build continues on Saturday, Feb 13.
Only the practice racing was postponed. Sorry for the confusion 

Doors open at 10am!

Unfortunately, Waukegan harbor froze solid over the last week
and is unsuitable for practice sailing.

RC Build at WYC

The RC Regatta has been tentatively scheduled for May 6, 2021.
If the weather permits racing at an earlier date,
we will send out another notice.

RC Boat build
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Saturday RC Racing Postponed

 

The RC Regatta scheduled for Saturday, February 13, 2020 is POSTPONED due to weather. The RC Boat build is still on for Saturday!

Unfortunately, Waukegan harbor froze solid over the last week and is unsuitable for sailing or swimming.

Saturday – Feb 13 – RACING POSTPONED

RC Build – Continues at 10 am Saturday, Feb 13

The RC Regatta has been tentatively moved to May 6, 2021.
If the weather permits racing at an earlier date,
we will send out another notice.

RC Build at WYC

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Learn Remote Control Sailing!

All interested Members, Guests and Racers are invited!

Come learn  how to build and sail DragonForce 65 sailboats and other radio control boats.

Boat Build and Discussion
Wednesday, Feb 10
4-9 pm
$10 cash at door, for non members and guests

Click here to RSVP for Boat Build and Discussion

Final build and Regatta
Saturday – Feb 13
10:30 am

Practice Race starts at 12:30

$10 cash at door, for non members and guests

RSVP for Practice Sailing and Racing

Come experience the fun and the joy of sailing from INSIDE the club!

Limited food and beverage, feel free to bring your own.

Email treasurer@WaukeganYachtClub.com for club discount code

Click these links to reserve your spot for Boat Build and Regatta

Waukegan Yacht Club, 199 N Harbor Place, Waukegan, IL 60085

links:

https://www.theamya.org/join/

https://dragonforce65.us/

https://radiosailing.net/

https://youtu.be/5XG2h9toP50

Super easy to operate, Mate !

https://youtu.be/qcvbZziZMEg

WYC Cruise Committee starts planning for 2021

2021 is starting off on a good foot. The Club has not been this active for many years! Plans are underfoot to really have an amazing year. 

Last night, the Cruise Committee of Waukegan Yacht Club had its first planning meeting. The members of the committee discussed various possible cruise destinations on Lake Michigan for this year. Among those named were Chicago, Milwaukee, New Buffalo, Muskegon and our perennial favorites Kenosha and Racine.

The Cruisers and some surprise guests met for dinner at the St Joe Yacht Club
The Cruisers and some surprise guests met for dinner at the St Joe Yacht Club 

The Cruises are open to all members, and even non-members. Our goal is to promote cruising and comradery in the boating community. Cruising can be done on sail or motor boats. We try to obtain berths at the destination harbor close to together and plan group meals and activities while in the harbor.  

Cruisers assemble at dawn at St Joseph River Yacht Club
Cruisers assemble at dawn at St Joseph River Yacht Club

If you would like to participate in the planning or the cruises, please send your name and contact information to Jim Maivald at sail@waukeganyachtclub.com. Our goal is to finalize our port-to-port cruise schedule by April 1 and have at least one cruise each month. Impromptu cruises are also a possibility, where we pick a beach or nearby location, such as Winthrop harbor and cruise to it for a swim party or cookout.

Come cruise to distant ports with the club
Come cruise to distant ports with the club

Don’t miss the fun this year. Join the WYC Cruisers!

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