Blinker Fall 2016 by Chicago Yacht Club

Blinker

FALL 2016

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Fall 2016

- Calendar of Events

- From the Helm

- Perspectives

- Old Guard Race and Dinner

- Beneteau 36.7 North American Championship

- Farr 40 North American Championship

- CYC Foundation Provides Education

- New Chicago Maritime Museum

- An Olympic Experience

- North American Challenge Cup

- Wednesday Night Racing

- Chicago Match Racing

Insert - CYC Foundation 25th Anniversary

- CYC’s Role in World War I

- Cruise to Milwaukee

- 108th CYC Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust

- Race to Mackinac Photo Contest

- Women on the Water

- CYC Junior News

- Predicted Log Events

- Membership

- CYScene

On Our Cover: John K. and Margaret Vignocchi aboard Rip Rap.

On Our Back Cover: Statue of Liberty mini-replica watches over the Mackinac Island harbor. ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

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3 – Children’s Holiday Party (M)

1 – Monroe Closed for January (M)

3 – Perspectives Series: Marilyn Gardner (M)

3 – Associate’s Tacky Sweater Party (B)

7 – Belmont Opens for Season (B)

5 – Mac Awards (M)

4 – Children’s Holiday Party (M)

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8 – WOW Holiday Party (M)

9 – Wholesale Wine Night (M)

14 – Sailing Honors Ceremony (M)

13 – Theatre Brunch (B)

15 – Candlelight Dinner (M)

16 – Annual Meeting (M)

16 – Fin Fantasy Dinner Buffet (M)

18 – WOW Happy Hour (M)

18 – Commodore’s Open House (M)

24 – Thanksgiving (M)

31 – New Year’s Eve Party (M)

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7 – Wine Dinner (B) 14 – Pink Pony (B) 15 – Hair of the Pony Brunch (B) 21 – Gilligan’s Island (B) 28 – Dancing with the Stars (B)

CYCF BOOKLET INSERTED IN THIS ISSUE: You will notice a bound-in, easily removable Chicago Yacht Club Foundation 25th Anniversary Booklet. It would be appreciated if you would remove the booklet and take a few minutes to read the content. There is a tear-off page to facilitate a donation, should you so determine. Walter G. Vartan, President, Chicago Yacht Club Foundation

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2016 CHICAGO YACHT CLUB VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP Flag Officers 2016 Greg Miarecki, Commodore Leif Sigmond, Vice Commodore Lou Sandoval, Rear Commodore Charles Anderson, Secretary Nick Berberian, Treasurer Past Commodores Joseph Haas Gerald Bober Board of Directors Sandy Curtiss Ian Fisher Matthew Gallagher Frederick Hagedorn Ted Jones Jan Kramer Richard Lillie Dwain Lutzow Roger MacDougall Don Maxwell Kenneth Nordine Martin Sandoval John Zienda 2016 CHICAGO YACHT CLUB EXECUTIVE STAFF General Manager Dwight Jenson, CCM Controller Kyle Babcock Assistant Controller Patrick Daly Executive Chef Larry Asher Sous Chef Silvestre Salgado Food & Beverage Director Kristin Aleshire Catering & Events Director Christina Barbaro Member Services Manager Melissa Harkenrider Dining Services Manager Terrence Gagala Membership Marketing Director Emily Giaimo Communications Director Tracy Gladden Human Resources Manager Daisy Aponte Belmont Chef/Manager Jill Dedinsky On the Water Director Jay Kehoe Sailing School Director Julia Melton Keelboat Director/ Belmont Dockmaster Chuck Nevel Regatta Manager Elizabeth Dust Dockmaster Colin Maloney Employee of the Year, Head Steward Warner Robinson

From the Helm

2016 has been one for the record books at Chicago Yacht Club. We’ve enjoyed a very exciting year on the water. After the America’s Cup World Series left town in June, we hosted another successful Race to Mackinac, an outstanding Verve Cup Regatta, and four North American Championships. CYC members also participated in a number of other events on the water, including our Annual Cruise – which ran this year to Milwaukee, our first ever Junior night navigational race, a number of Power Fleet predicted log events, numerous cruises to Lake Michigan ports, the Power Fleet’s Annual Sight Impaired cruise, and one of the largest interclub sailing events in the world – the New York Yacht Club’s Resolute Cup. At the same time, our sailing school enjoyed another record year, with over 300 kids at all levels learning about sailing. Read all about these activities and more in this issue of the Blinker. 2016 has also featured a number of terrific social events. Our Women’s Committee has hosted over 40 successful events this year. Our Community Relations Committee has hosted a number of successful CYC “Perspectives” events, featuring a number of leaders in the community. Our new Family Activities Committee has started a series of new events for families to enjoy. Our Associates Committee has staged a number of great events, including the popular Big Kahuna Party. All in all, by the end of this year, the Club will have hosted more than 200 social events. We’ve highlighted a few of them for you in this edition of the Blinker.

I am pleased to share that word of our Club’s success is spreading. The Club was recently recognized by the Club Manager’s Association of America for excellent in club governance. And earlier this year, we were invited to do a presentation on our recent initiatives for the International Council of Yacht Clubs at its World Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. And as always, our members continue to excel in boating organizations and events around the world.

This will be my last “From the Helm” as your Commodore. It has been my great honor to serve you as Commodore during the last two years. Thank you for the opportunity. I’ve been privileged to serve with my fellow Flag Officers, Leif Sigmond, Lou Sandoval, Chuck Anderson, and Nick Berberian, as well as our General Manager, Dwight Jenson. I could not have asked for a better group of colleagues and friends.

I look forward to seeing you around the Club during the remainder of this year, and beyond! GREG MIARECKI, COMMODORE miarecki@chicagoyachtclub.org ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

CYC Perspectives Series – A Year in Review by NICK BERBERIAN and GREG MIARECKI his year, the Chicago Yacht Club’s Community Relations Committee hosted a series of CYC Perspectives lectures, featuring a number of community leaders discussing current events and issues. In May, fellow CYC member Frank Clark visited with Club members. Mr. Clark formerly served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Corporation, and currently serves as Chairman of the Chicago Board of Education. Mr. Clark provided Club members with a fascinating look at the Chicago Public Schools and described some of the challenges that our local school system faces. In June, Jesse Ruiz visited the Club for a Perspectives lecture. Mr. Ruiz formerly served as the vice-chairman of the Chicago Board of Education and interim CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. He recently became chairman of the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners. Mr. Ruiz shared his insights about the Park District system, plans for continuing development, and the importance of the harbor system to the community. In July, Mr. Ed Wehmer, President and CEO of Wintrust joined the Perspectives roster. Wintrust is the Presenting Sponsor of the Club’s Race to Mackinac since 2015, as well as the Club’s Special Needs Cruise and Vision Impaired Cruise. Mr. Wehmer shared the story of Wintrust’s evolution into the second largest commercial bank headquartered in Chicago, with over 150 locations and over $24 billion in assets. He also focused on Wintrust’s commitment to the Chicagoland community, through sponsorship of local community organizations and volunteering in those communities. In October, Alderman Edward Burke joined Club members for a luncheon Perspectives event. Alderman Burke is a long-time public servant, and currently serves as Chair of the City’s Finance Committee. Alderman Burke is also a recognized authority on Chicago history, and provided attendees with a fascinating look at the role of Chicago’s waterways in the development of the city and surrounding areas.

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And finally, in November, Navy Pier CEO Marilynn Gardner visited with Club members, and shared an inside look at Navy Pier’s 100th anniversary, as well as the role the Pier has played in Chicago history. All told, over 200 members attended Perspectives events this year. The Community Relations Committee looks forward to presenting similar events in future years.

Editorial Advisory Board Alina K. Dix Elizabeth Ervin Cate Muller Sarah Renz

Managing Editor Jane Vartan

Old Guard Race A Tradition Since 1950 by STAN MAHAFFEY, OLD GUARD COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Commodore

Greg Miarecki

Contributors

Peter Barnard Nick Berberian Stephanie Roble Melissa Harkenridge Rick Reed Jan Kramer Sue Marshall Grant Crowley Stan Mehaffey Greg Miarecki Maggie Shea Jay Kehoe Mary Ann O’Rourke Alina Dix John K. Vignocchi Nancy Snyder Tink Chambers Chris Albanis

Photo/Image Contributions Chris Albanis Tiernaur Anderson Rod Bensz Jane Vartan Stan Hahaffey Chuck Nevel Steve Kindra Nancy Snyder Jeanie Williams Grace Glenny Jill Dedinsky

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elmont Station hosted the 66th Annual Old Guard Race and Dinner. Five Old Guard skippers: John Buenz, Don Glasell, Bob Knight, Peter Barrett, and Gene McCarthy competed to best their peers in this year’s race. Old Guard #1, Mel Guthrie, last year’s winner, decided not to race. For those that may not know, the Old Guard consists of the top 25 members in club seniority! Nancy Sindelar led the Race Committee team of Bob Johnson PRO, Lloyd Karzen, Mary McCarthy, Barbara Mehaffey, and Chuck Goes. Thanks to the Tartan 10 owners: Rick Lillie (Water Works), Ken Colbert (Rover), Stan Mehaffey (Talisman), Mike Platzke (Amateur II), and Hank Graziano (Jump) who provided their boats. The five boats were crewed from a capable pool of CYC sailors including: Betsy Altman, Glen McCarthy, Brian Mehaffey, Chuck Sindelar, Justin Williams, and Carlos Graziano. Light winds were a challenge, but McCarthy found a band of wind and managed to lead the race start to finish! Final results were Gene McCarthy in first, followed by Don Glasell, Bob Knight, Peter Barrett, and new member John Buenz. After the race Belmont Station hosted many of the senior CYC members as they swapped stories of their sailing experience. Friends, family, and other Old Guard members joined the fun and dinner. Past Commodore Gibby Vartan, awarded Jefferson Cups to the Old Guard Skippers including the first place cup to Gene McCarthy. McCarthy will also have his name listed as winner of the Fred M. Nolde Trophy, which is on display at the Belmont Station.

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Chicago Boats Finish Strong in NAC Championship by SUE MARSHALL he 14th annual Beneteau First 36.7 NAC Championship was hosted by Chicago Yacht Club at Belmont Station September 1 – 4, 2016. This event marked the fourth time the traveling championship has been hosted by Chicago. Home to over 20 members, the Chicago 36.7 fleet has one-design starts in all major regattas, including the Colors Regatta, Chicago NOOD Regatta, the Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac, the Chicago Yacht Club Verve Cup Offshore Regatta, the Belmont Station Racing Yacht Fleet Series as well as Area 3 offerings. Detroit boat Grizzly held their virtually unbeatable lead with an impressive 1 -1 on the final day to win the overall regatta by 23 points. Second place was aggressively contested, with Chicago boat Maggie Mae, skippered by Peter Wright, edging out Toronto boat Zingara and skipper Richard Reid. Other flag winners include Chicago

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boats Tequila Mockingbird, skippered by Chris Duhon taking fourth and fifth-place FOG, owned by Charlie Wurtzebach and Mike Bird. Showing how competitive the racing was, the last race on the last day of the regatta determined four of the five podium positions. Chuck Bayer, the skipper of Detroit-based Grizzly, said “This was an excellent regatta. CYC is one of the best clubs in the United States, and competition here was at the pinnacle as expected. I am thrilled to win here for the second time and all the credit goes to my crew, they were the reason for our success. I would like to point out that five of our crew members are over the age of 60, and they excelled against top sailors from multiple countries. The other boats were all fast, any one of them could have won.” Wright from Maggie Mae, commented “The fleet was very competitive, if you made a single

mistake, you would lose five or more spots. That’s the difference in a race and in the regatta. I congratulate Chuck, his boat was fast in all conditions and never made a mistake that we saw. The last time we had the NAC’s in Chicago, we came in second to him as well.” Richard Reid, of Zingara, said “This was a memorable regatta. We had to withdraw from the second race of day one due to a crew injury. Thankfully he will be okay but I have to say that the first responders and emergency services people were incredible and their efforts greatly contributed to the positive outcome.” Zingara managed to sail back to third place overall. Chris Duhon, from Tequila Mockingbird, remarked “Zingara coming back from a DNS to posting third in the regatta is impressive. That is how fast this fleet was. Everyone sailed well and had their moments. We didn’t have strong starts but our team kept fighting back and executed some great maneuvers to keep us in it. Our crew worked really hard all regatta in conditions that included everything that Chicago could throw at us….heavy air, waves, you name it, we saw it.” Fifth place finisher Charlie Wurtzebach of FOG added “There was some hotly contested racing over the four days and the race committee did a great job on the water. We are happy to make the podium, this our third consecutive fifth place finish. The competition was fierce but the fleet demonstrated sportsmanship and Corinthian spirit confirmed by the fact that there were no protests filed during the entire regatta.” In addition to the overall championship, other awards were presented for top finishing boats with al- amateur crew, for boats with the most family members on the crew and for the boat with the most number of women. Arwen, skippered by Joonas Sandholm from Finland, was the top Corinthian finisher and was acknowledged as the crew who traveled the farthest. Sandholm said “Our boat’s

motto is ‘Continuous Improvement’ so we wanted to come over to see how much we can learn and improve. It was a fantastic regatta and we hope to make it a yearly tradition. We also invite all the competitors to come to Helsinki for Beneteau racing.” Earl Atwater’s Program, claimed the family flag, having sailed with three family members as part of the crew. It was also noted that Wurtzebach and Bird’s boat FOG sailed with five women, which was the most number of females on any crew. There were also four first-time skippers in the regatta. Olof Andersson, the regatta PRO, commented “We’ve seen a wide variety of weather conditions over the course of the regatta. The boats all responded well and proved they could sail fast in the changing conditions. Grizzly did a fantastic job, they dominated this regatta. The rest of the boats were very close with the second through fifth spots remaining very tight until the end but the entire fleet was in the hunt. We saw really good racing, excellent sail trim, and shifty winds all four days. The difference in the regatta came down to how the crews, particularly the tacticians, responded to those wind shifts.” Andersson added “Chicago Yacht Club was a fantastic host of the regatta, and the quality of their race committee was outstanding. The race committee had course changes is virtually all races except for the last day. In fact, during the first race on Saturday, they changed course three times, at the top mark, at the bottom mark and again at the top mark. They constantly chased the wind and very quickly made the necessary adjustments.” Regatta chairman Jarrett Altmin noted “We appreciate the support and help of the Chicago Yacht Club, its excellent Race Committee and our many regatta volunteers. Their hard work and commitment made this regatta the big success it was. We are very pleased that everyone had a good time, sailed fast and enjoyed the comradery among the fleet.” www.chicagoyachtclub.org

Norboy on their way to the Corinthian Championship.

Flash Gordon 6 with Evan Jahn on the tiller.

Flash Gordon 6 and Norboy Named Farr 40 North American Champions by TINK CHAMBERS strong contingent of Chicago Farr 40 sailors is campaigning to bring the class world championship back to the Windy City. They certainly helped their case by hosting a successful North American Championship. Chicago Yacht Club served as gracious host and provided impeccable race committee work while Lake Michigan delivered a wide range of conditions that tested the seven-boat fleet over the course of the four-day regatta. "We were absolutely thrilled to host the Farr 40 North Americans and are very pleased with how everything went," said Leif Sigmond, Vice Commodore of the Chicago Yacht Club and owner of Norboy. The Farr 40 North Americans fell in between two other notable events hosted by Chicago Yacht Club - the Beneteau 36.7 North Americans and the Star Class North Americans.

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"It's been a busy end-of-season for the club. We love hosting major regattas, and with all humility, we're quite good at it," Sigmond said. "We believe Chicago Yacht Club has one of the country's best race committees. We would love to get the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship back here some day." Flash Gordon 6, a professional entry owned by the father-son team of Helmut and Evan Jahn, captured the Farr 40 North American Championship in impressive fashion. Evan started the boat and steered upwind while Helmut helmed downwind as Flash Gordon 6 won six of 11 races and totaled 21 points. "Naturally, we are very pleased to defend our North American Championship, said Helmut Jahn, whose team captured last year's crown off Santa Barbara, California. "This was a fantastic regatta in all respects. Racing could not have been any nicer. We had great

Helmut & Evan Jahn celebrate defending their North American title with the Flash Gordon team.

Hot Lips, sailed by Chris and Michael Whitford.

competition on the water and real positive camaraderie off it. I thought the race committee did an excellent job. I think this event makes a point for the class to consider coming back to Chicago for the world championship." Sigmond and co-owner Marcus Thymian sailed Norboy to a runner-up finish with 37 points. George Szabo called tactics while mainsail trimmer Tom Babel was the other pro onboard Norboy, which captured the Corinthian title in an incredibly tight battle with Hot Lips. Norboy won a tiebreaker with Hot Lips by virtue of notching three bullets during the regatta, which began last Thursday. Eagle's Wings and Inferno also tied with 38 points - marking the closest Corinthian competition the class has ever seen. "It literally came down to the last leg of the last race and we crossed the line by about a boat length ahead of Eagle's Wings. That was the difference between finishing second and fourth overall and also decided the Corinthian Championship," Sigmond said. "It really was an amazing, dramafilled last 50 yards. We just feel so blessed by this result. I'm still on a high." Annapolis-based professional Geoff Ewenson served as tactician aboard Flash Gordon 6, which captured the 2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship when it was contested off Chicago. Headsail trimmer Dave Gerber has been part of the Flash Gordon program for 21 years while main trimmer Joe Londrigan and pit man Scott Murin are also long-time crew members. "I think our success this week comes from having a core team that has been together for many years," Evan Jahn said. "This is a chartered boat and we

were able to get it sorted out and up to speed rather quickly. We figured out what was and wasn't working through great communication." Jahn said having a chartered boat and 2-year-old sails made for a challenge and was proud the crew overcome both factors. "People might look at the scoresheet and think Flash won because it was the only pro boat. This victory was not because we had better sails or more pros. We earned this win and the racing was very close. There were a couple races when we were behind and had to work our way back. I'd say our boat speed upwind was the biggest differential." Helmut Jahn came away from the regatta extremely impressed with the caliber of the Corinthian fleet. Having four of the six boats separated by just one point after four days and 11 races was remarkable, the world-renowned architect said. "We have a great group of owners who were inspired by the 2012 worlds that were here and the overall quality of the Chicago fleet has improved tremendously," he said. This marks the sixth season of Farr 40 racing for Norboy, which Sigmond and Thymian purchased in 2010. They recently captured the Farr 40 one-design class in the fabled Chicago-to-Mackinac Race. Sigmond hesitated when asked if this latest result gave the crew even more confidence. "Yes, it is a confidence-boost. That being said, the results easily could have been flipped around," he said. "It was as close to a four-way tie as there possibly could be. This local fleet is so darn competitive. It's really a lot of fun." continued on page 13 ďŁşwww.chicagoyachtclub.org

Chicago Area Girls Get Hands-on Education Aboard Inland Seas by JAN KRAMER, CHICAGO YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION

magine five days when the minds and senses of young girls are fully engaged, where school subjects are not on a page but are real life experiences. As part of its civic outreach, each summer the Chicago Yacht Club Foundation sponsors a youth sailing and leadership training opportunity for Chicago teen girls. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) objectives and challenges were added to the 2016 program. In partnership with the Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA), six Chicago area young girls spent five days aboard a U.S. Coast Guard licensed 77-foot gaff rigged schooner. They sailed the northern Michigan islands. The overall goal of the 2016 program was to assist the participants in developing skills and confidence as leaders, sailors, and advocates of the marine environment with an awareness and appreciation for the nautical arts. New to this year’s program, math came alive in navigating and charting the ship’s course. Swimming and lessons on the ecology of the lakes highlighted the value of stewardship attitudes and behaviors. Collecting samples of fish, plankton, water, and bottom sediment showed how science and biology could be anything but boring. A visit to the Central Michigan University Biological Station and the abandoned lighthouse on Fox

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Island fueled curiosity and conversations. Daily, everyone took the helm, raised the anchor, and set and doused the sails. All of the girls stood watch for an hour every night and took watch shifts during the day. Navigation and knot tying skills became second nature; everyone helped with the cleanliness of the ship and galley. The goal of shipboard activities was to promote self-awareness and build personal leadership and cooperative teamwork skills. The girls worked together, taught each other and at times acted independently, such as in the use of limnology sampling equipment and in general ship operations. Decision making was important during this trip. A group process allowed everyone to share what they were thinking and work together to make a decision. Additionally, songs were sung and powerful conversations evolved about race, cultural identity, immigration, environmental health, and stewardship, goals and ambitions. ISEA’s onboard Scientist and Education Specialist provided views of the adventure, including a special moment. “The highlight of the trip for me occurred on High Island on our last evening together. Soon after landing, the girls found a small snake near the waterline. I caught it so we could all look at it closely. Most of the girls were pretty freaked out! But, each person took

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deep breaths and eventually held the snake calmly and with a smile. They supported and encouraged each other throughout the process. After probably 30 minutes, we let the snake go and I taught them a release chant, they loved it. Later I reflected on what it feels like to face something you are afraid of and the process of facing a fear that in reality is not at all dangerous. It was a powerful experience for everyone.” All participants provided written feedback to the Foundation. One report in particular seems to sum it up. “This opportunity was amazing. What I liked best was sailing for the first time (working the sails, lying on the bow sprit, manning the tiller). Discovering the new islands gave me the chance to explore and see different things. After this trip I see life in a different way. I now know there are many different things to learn, explore and that Chicago is not all there is. While I was sailing on Lake Michigan, I got an appreciation of the Lake in general. That is, not just because of the water itself but because of the marine life below. I also learned about leadership. We had to choose between going to a Beaver Island science lab, or going to remote Squaw Island. After a lot of discussion, we decided to go to the science lab. The good part is Beaver Island has great ice cream.”

Owner-driver Chris Whitford and the Hot Lips team certainly sailed a terrific regatta, winning a race and placing second in four others. Hall of Fame professional Mark Reynolds called tactics for Whitford, who had high praise for the former Olympic gold medalist and multi-time Star world champion. "Mark Reynolds is the consummate tactician. He only speaks when there's something important that needs to be said," Whitford said. "It was a real learning experience just to have him on the boat." Reynolds was the only Category 3 sailor on Hot Lips as Whitford chose not to exercise his option to have a second pro. Michael Whitford, 27, serves as helmsman for his father and did a superb job of steering the boat in the diverse conditions. "My son does a lot of match racing and I think that showed at the starts. I can safely say that we won most of the starts," Chris Whitford said. "I think we performed real well in the light to moderate winds. We had some issues getting sails up and down in the heavier air on Saturday." Lots of boats had trouble on Saturday when a squall swept across Lake Michigan and left 20-30 knot winds and heavy seas in its wake. Norboy made its move on the other Corinthian entries by posting a second and two thirds in the four races held Saturday. Hot Lips may have fallen just short of capturing the North American Corinthian championship, but did secure the Great Lakes Farr 40 Fleet season championship as a result.

Attention All Bowlers (and non-bowlers)! Join the Cruising Sail Fleet Night for a night at the Lanes Saturday, February 18 6:30 p.m. Pinstripes in Northbrook Check CYC website in February for details. Children are welcome! Families will bowl together

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New Bridgeport Museum Walks Patrons Through Chicago Maritime History by MARY ANN O’ROURKE nbeknownst to most local residents, Chicago was once the busiest seaport in the world. In 1871, the year of the Great Fire, more ships arrived in Chicago than in any other North American city, giving rise to the city’s earliest industries: grain and lumber. A new museum in the Bridgeport Art Center tells the story of how Chicago’s history and development stem from its axis at the foot of the Great Lakes. Designed by architect and museum vice president Dirk Lohan, the new Chicago Maritime Museum offers visitors a chronological walk through maritime history: French fur traders, the era of sail on the Great Lakes, steam-powered vessels, modern commercial vessels, recreational sailing and the Ralph and Rita Frese canoe collection. The 10,000-square-foot museum is getting high marks for its sleek, patron-friendly design. “Lohan shows his hand in a crispness and elegance of presentation atypical of smaller museums,” writes Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. “This new museum really is a window into a lost history,” says WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer. Since 1982, the Chicago Maritime Society had collected more than 6,000 items that commemorate Chicago’s maritime history, including watercraft, models, articles, books, displays, art, images and artifacts. Most were stored in a building at Jackson and Racine and at Crowley’s Yacht Yard. Determined to create a permanent home for these artifacts, and a place where patrons could gain a better understanding of their local maritime history, the society searched for an affordable facility on Chicago’s waterfront. Discovering a bright, open space in the Bridgeport Art Center, on the shores of Bubbly

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Creek, CMS signed a lease and began to design and build the space. Soon the organization changed its name to the Chicago Maritime Museum reflecting its new bricks and mortar status. “The Chicago Maritime Museum aims to become recognized as the leading authority on our waterways and their significance to Chicago and the world in the past, present and future,” Lohan says. “It is a fact that the waterways in our region determined the location of the city of Chicago and impacted our history.” Thousands of visitors have passed through the museum since its opening in June. Key attractions include: a dive suit from for rescue efforts from the Eastland disaster site, a model of the David Dows, the only five-masted schooner built to sail on the Great Lakes, a model of the USS Wolverine, which was converted from a steamship to an aircraft carrier for training naval pilots in WWII on Lake Michigan and antique and replica canoes. The tour also features a nod to recreational boating and the history of the ChicagoYacht Club’s Race to Mackinac. One framed map shows the chart used by the winning crew of Dick Jenning’s Pied Piper for their 1987 race. Their record-breaking journey is logged on the map in pencil. “Because we have preserved and saved thousands of maritime items and records over the years, our new museum can now share the history of maritime Chicago and the dramatic story of our urban growth and regional transformation,” says CMM president Jerry Thomas. The Chicago Maritime Museum is committed to not only preserving history, but providing opportunities for community engagement and education. Currently the museum participates in

At the Chicago Maritime Museum Grand Opening in June are (from left to right) Architect Helmut Jahn, CMM board member Trigg Waller, 11th Ward Alderman Patrick Thompson, CMM president, Jerry Thomas, 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman John Daley and architect and CMM vice president, Dirk Lohan.

A detailed map shows patrons how Chicago’s lakes, river and canals form a network of waterways that stretch more than 100 miles. Native Americans took advantage of these waterways in birchbark canoes, later favored by early French fur traders.

the Bridgeport Art Center’s Third Friday Open House, hosting lectures by specialists focusing on maritime history. Past topics included, the Zion Mystery Wreck in Lake Michigan, Underwater Submerged Relics of Chicago History and The Christmas Tree Ship. The museum, located at 1200 W. 35th Street on the river level of the Bridgeport Art Center, is open

A diving suit used in recovery efforts after the 1915 Eastland Disaster on the Chicago River, which took the lives of 844 people.

Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: Adults $10, Students $5, Children and Seniors, free. Entrance and free parking on north side of building. The museum is supported by yearly membership fees, daily entrance fees, individual donations and generous contributions from the Chicago maritime community. ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

AN OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE by STEPHANIE ROBLE photo by DANIEL FORSTER

hough Olympian Annie Haeger may not have embraced sailing from the get-go – she cried when she was given her first opti – she is testament to the fact that hard work actually pays off. At the age of eight she turned around her relationship with her opti to win the Women’s National Championship. She then continued to build her resume by competing around the world, being named a Women’s All American for four years at Boston College, and most recently representing the United States in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Chicago Yacht Club member – Stephanie Roble gets the scoop from Haeger about her experiences in Rio and what is was like to live out a life dream.

You were already at the top of the 470 fleet once you qualified to represent the United States for the Olympics. After qualifying, what did your prep entail on and off the water to ensure you and 16

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Briana were going to be in contention for a medal? As all sailors know, sailing is both a mental and physical game. Long days on the water followed by debrief and boat work, it wouldn’t be out of the question to have 13 hour days leading up to the games. I woke up every morning thinking about what I could do that day to get a gold medal. Whether that was working hard in the gym, studying the current and weather, or simply just getting time in the boat, everything matters at the Olympics. The 470 is the most technical boat in the games, meaning that there are many aspects that can be tweaked. Up to even about ten days before the games, we were finalizing our equipment. Time was our biggest enemy in the lead up. Describe your feeling at the opening ceremony and your favorite part, besides meeting Michael Phelps. I have never felt so united, so proud of my team and country, and so inspired by everyone around

me, than I did at the opening ceremonies. The highlight of the games for me was standing in the tunnel with Briana on one side and Serena Williams on the other. We had a view of Michael Phelps hold the American flag and everyone around chanting U-S-A, U-S-A! I will never forget that moment as long as I live.

Tell us about the race course area. Rio was a very challenging venue due to the fact you were able to get all conditions on the same day. In Guanabara Bay, there were four courses: Ponte (bridge), Escola Naval (Naval School), Aeropuerto (airport), and Pao de Azucar (Sugar Loaf/Medal Race Course). Each one of the inside race courses presented a different flat water challenge. There were about four knots of current ripping in and out of the bay. On the Naval School race course for instance, there is a small island in the middle of the bay that swirls the current and creates a cone effect. Buildings and local features would cause unstable, unpredictable breeze making the sailing very intuitive. As opposed to inside the bay, the outside had a massive swell that got up to twelve feet during the games. Races on Copacabana and Niteroi put more stress on boat speed and those who had the best technique in the waves often found themselves in the front of the races. During the games, we had every condition you could imagine. From board flat water to four meter waves, zero knots to 39 knots – Mother Nature threw the kitchen sink at us!

Can you describe your daily routine at the Olympics once you were racing? Both Briana and I are very routine oriented people. During the games, we had a well thought out plan of where our pre-race meeting would take place, the timing of those meetings, our launch time, debrief plan, and physical therapy timing most race days. My routine consisted of waking at around 6:45, walking to breakfast, and the hopping on the bus to the venue. I would listen to the same playlist and try to sit in the same seat. Then I would go into the athletes’ lounge and check out the current maps, the weather for the day and try to visualize one start where we accelerated at the appropriate time. I would then walk up the hill, sit with Dave and Briana and talk about our goals for the day, rig, change, and it was off to the races! Typically we would hit the dock around 6:00pm, de-rig, head over to the team headquarter for some physical training and finally debrief. They were long days, let me tell you! It

would not be uncommon to start dinner at 8:45pm and be in bed by 9:30pm. Rinse and repeat for ten days straight.

What advice do you have for any young sailors aspiring to be successful at any level of sailing whether it is at yacht club races or the Olympics? Be open to advice, filter out negativity, be your best self, even when competing and enjoy the incredible sport in which we all participate. In sailing you are dealing with unpredictability in Mother Nature. Even when days do not go your way, learn from your mistakes, you will be better for it next time around. Results Annie and Briana finished 7th overall. Going into the medal race on the last day they were 3rd overall, one point out of second.

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2016 North American Challenge Cup by ALINA K. DIX his year marked the 24th Annual North American Challenge Cup (NACC). This event is one of the longest running in the North American disabled sailing circuit. Throughout these years we have been fortunate to have some of the top national and international sailors join us and this year was no exception. The event kicked off with a clinic day run by the US Paralympic Team Coach, Betsy Allison. Joey Harris Chicago Park District, and Andy Camarda - Quantum Sails, also helped coach the competitors and get them ready for racing that weekend. Sailors competed in two classes: Sonars and Freedom Independence 20s. Although our fleets were a bit smaller than prior years, they were no less competitive and we had three phenomenal days of racing. Sailors were tested in all kinds of conditions ranging from light to medium wind with varying wave heights. In the end, Bridget Bodo and her team, Connor Sheridan and Deborah Smith, won first place in the Sonar fleet even after being disqualified in the first race. Antonio F. Sanpere came in second by a mere point and Patrick LoDuca finished in third. For the Freedom fleet, Bob Jones walked away the winner. For second place, Bonnie Everhart won the tiebreaker over Barbara Galinska, who then finished in third. As Race Officer of the event, I am beyond grateful for the amazing Race Committee team that volunteered for the whole weekend. Jen Steffler and Amy Guajardo did a great job managing the leeward end of the course and making sure the starting line was fair for everyone. Bob Johnson, Vicki Marquez, and Amy Schwartz worked so well together and were always one step ahead making sure the windward end of the course stayed square to the wind. On the signal boat, I was so lucky to have Joanne Guennewig - Deputy Race Officer,

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Mimi Rose, Janet Crabb, and Nancy Sindelar to keep everything organized and running smoothly. Nothing would have been possible without the leadership of Liz Garr Newman as Chair and her NACC Steering Committee:Peter Goldman, Ann Rundle, Joey Harris, Christine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian, Tanya Whitehead, Jennifer Wohlberg, and Dr. Andrea Krasinski, who put in countless hours to make this event a success. Also thank you to the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation for supplying the boats and to all other volunteers, both on and off the water. New this year, the NACC joined the race to restore ocean and lake health with the Sailors for the Seaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clean Regatta Program. Clean Regattas is a certification system that enables sailors to protect their local waters with 25 Best Practices that make sustainability approachable and easy. I am proud to announce that the NACC achieved a Bronze Level Certification. Next year we plan to continue these efforts and improve our clean regatta practices. We look forward to celebrating the 25th North American Challenge Cup in 2017! Stay tuned as we unveil a brand new format and the event moves to September.

Monroe Station Wednesday Night Racing by RICK REED or the summer of 2016, CYCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monroe Station Fleet again raced Wednesday night's out of Monroe Harbor with our friends at the Columbia Yacht Club. The Columbia Club provided an excellent series of nine races from mid-May until mid-September. All races were handled by a signal boat provided by Columbia Club members and jointly staffed by volunteers from both the Chicago Yacht Club Race Committee and the Columbia Yacht Club Race Committee. Thank you very much RC's. We truly could not do it without your dedication. Thank you. Afterwards, the mood at the CYC Awards BBQ was jovial and the weather perfect. A thank you goes out to Samuel Adams, who was our sponsor this year. We gave out hats and a six pack to section winners for the evening and the fleet winner got a hat, a 12 pack, and a Cubbie Blue soft sided cooler. Wednesday night racing touts a more family friendly, relaxed atmosphere of racing and provides a great time to introduce family or friends to racing, or to try existing crew at new positions or with new maneuvers. We encourage new talent and new boat owners to come down and race, enjoy the club and mingle with fellow members. We try to provide a learning/teaching experience. One motto we emphasized this year was "If you know the rules, follow them, if you don't know the rules, try to learn one today." Both new or experienced sailors without a boat were invited to come down to either Harbor and find a 'ride' or email the respective Skyline Station Chair and they would find crew a ride. This included keeping in touch with all the students from our largest class of Crew U students yet. There was an end of year awards banquet where brag flags were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each section and the overall CYC Monroe Station Fleet winner, Dave Dickerson racing his C&C 115 Paradigm Shift, was announced and presented with his name affixed to the permanent Monroe Station Bell. Congratulations Dave and crew! Hope to see everyone on the water again soon!

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Celebrating CYC’s First Match Racing Season by MAGGIE SHEA

ctober presented Chicago classic fall sailing conditions for the Autumn Invitational. Peter Holz and the Windy City Match Racing Team, with fellow Chicago Yacht Club (CYC) members Meg Six and Mike Whitford onboard, triumphed over the field of eight teams. Holz narrowly defeated his longtime, local rival, Steve Lowery and his Shadow Racing Team, which included CYC member Andrew Page and Jacob Bruce. This event marked the conclusion of CMRC's eighth season, the successful completion of CYC’s first, and solidified the beginning of a successful partnership, "CMRC @ CYC." Chicago Yacht Club began 2016 with only a handful of experienced match racers, and will end

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this year with more than two dozen skippers ranked in the World Sailing Match Racing Rankings. CYC partnered up with Chicago Match Race Center, who relocated its mono-hull match racing operations to Belmont Station for “CMRC @ CYC’s” pilot year. A group of local and international guest coaches ran drills and hosted chalk talks in weekly practices sailed out of Belmont in CYC's Sonars, which proved to be an ideal platform for match racing for new match racers of all ages and experience levels. Participation was so strong, that by mid-season the weeknight practices were over-subscribed. At the end of the season, eight teams of mostly new, Chicago-based match racers competed in the two-part Gosling's CMRC @ CYC Grade 5 Series,

and six of those teams sailed in the Chicago Autumn Invitational Grade 3. Such strong local participation at the last event of the season is testament to the program's success, and promises solid potential for the future of match racing on Lake Michigan. Chicago Match Race Center enjoyed the partnership with CYC and the opportunities it presented to focus on developing new local match racers and spreading the love of the game. CMRC continued to deliver world-class sailing to Lake Michigan through its integral role in hosting the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Chicago. CMRC also provided training opportunities in M32 catamarans out of 31st Street Harbor and co-hosted a fleet of M32's during the Chicago Yacht Club Verve Cup in August. CYC and CMRC co-hosted three international match race regattas throughout the season, but at the end of the season CMRC’s role was only auxiliary as CYC took the reins. "Running these events requires a ton of manpower. At times the team of Race Committee members, umpires and volunteers outnumbers the sailors. It was so cool to see CYC step-up and deliver high quality racing," commented Maggie Shea, CMRC Sailing Director. Gosling's Rum generously sponsored CYC's first ever Grade 2 International Match Racing regatta, the Chicago Grand Slam, where participants enjoyed Dark ‘N Stormy Happy Hours and a ProAm regatta with CYC's Women on Water group. Additionally throughout September, members competed in a CMRC @ CYC Gosling's Grade 5 series, where five local teams participated in their first-ever graded match race. Chicago Yacht Club's leadership took a leap and believed in the potential of the match racing program. The core Belmont Staff, led by Jay Kehoe, Chuck Nevel, Libbi Dust, Martin Heft, Ross Adams, Jill Dedinsky and Sarah Collogne, put in long hours to equalize the fleet of Sonars and organize the events on top of their already busy racing schedule. CYC's Race Committee, led by Darcy Cook, Dick Schweers, Olof Andersson and Alina Dix, also received high honors for their hard work when, during the awards ceremony of the Chicago Grand Slam, Harry Price, the overall winner from Sydney, Australia, thanked CYC for "some of the best on-water race management" his team had ever seen. Final standings from the three CMRC @ CYC events are below, and more detailed results can be found at www.matchracingresults.com.

CHICAGO SUMMER INVITATIONAL, Grade 3 - June 24-26, 2016

1. Don Wilson, Keith Swinton, Tod Reynolds 2. Steve Lowery, Rory Lewis, Maurin Lovera 3. Nicole Breault, Molly Carapiet, Karen Loutzenheiser, and Nolan Van Dine 4. Marc Hollerbach, Nathan Hollerbach and Nico Marcolini 5. Peter Holz, Mike Whitford and Tim Siemers 6. Connor Miller, Ray Groble and Eileen O'Neill 7. David Storrs, Matt Clark and Will Holz 8. Matt Hughes, Alex Burrow and Christopher Weis 9. Landon Gardner, Brandon Townsend, Alex Byczko 10. Mark Davies, Will Davies and Ray Groble

CHICAGO GRAND SLAM, Grade 2 - August 19-21, 2016

1. Harry Price, Ben Robinson and Murray Jones Down Under Racing (AUS) 2. Steve Lowery, Rory Lewis and Maurin Lovera Shadow Racing (USA) 3. Peter Holz, Will Holz and Michael Whitford Windy City Match Race (USA) 4. David Storrs, Chris Steele and Shane Diviney Pequot Racing (USA) 5. Jeremy Koo, Graeme Sutherland and Mohd Salfullah Mond Esa Sime Derby Foundation, Koo Racing Team (MAS) 6. Connor Miller, Mark Davies and Isaac Clark - Rascal Racing (GBR) 7. Hector Guzman, Hector Guzman SR. and Aisling Sullivan (MEX) 8. James Wagner, David Wagner and Spencer Keenan (USA)

AUTUMN INVITATIONAL, Grade 3 - October 8-9, 2016

1. Peter Holz, Meg Six, and Mikey Whitford 2. Steve Lowery, Andrew Page, Jacob Bruce 3. Andy Camarda, Rod Salazar, Andy Graf 4. Mark Johnson, Bob Turner, Ian Walter 5. James Wagner, David Wagner, Travis Cottle 6. Mark Croll, Aimee Smith, Tony Koenigsknecht, John Croll 7. Ray Groble, Marcin Koziarski, Jolanta Smaciarz 8. Jovan Brankov, Kevin Foote, Eric Crowley

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Chicago Yacht Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Role in World War I

The Chicago Yacht Club clubhouse 1908.

The History Committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article is timely, as we mark the 100th anniversary of World War I. It shows the foresight, love of country, and dedication to nautical excellence that we continue to see at the Chicago Yacht Club today.

Even before the United States declared war on Germany a little group of Chicago Yacht Club members decided that war was inevitable, that the war authorities would build a mammoth merchant navy, and would need trained officers for service on these ships. They organized "The Chicago Yachtsmen's Naval Auxiliary," composed of their own organization, the Jackson Park Yacht Club, the Lincoln Park Yacht Club, the Evanston Yacht Club, the Chicago Motor Boat Club, and the South Shore Power Boat Club, in short, all of the water-going organizations of the city and its environs. They envisioned a school to prepare local yachtsmen and others interested in naval service. This action represented the first civilian effort in the great naval change about to 22

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be made. Half the club house of the Chicago Yacht Club was made into a series of classrooms. Classes began for study in navigation, seamanship, engineering, gunnery, signaling, and radio work. The instructors were qualified local yachtsmen and officers of the United States Navy. Enrollment was not to constitute navy enlistment and implied no obligation to enlist, although all of the 380 young men who did enroll were spoiling to be at sea. The classes met one night each week, then three nights each week. Soon the Navy Department was asking for 500 civilian motor boats, their captains, and crews for training purposes. This gave new impetus to the work of the school. After the first two meetings the enrollment jumped to 500 and the school was moved to 120 West Adams Street. It was deemed essential that those pursuing the course should have something definite to which they might aspire, and it was decided to have all students join the

Naval Auxiliary Reserve Force so that they would have real status, and this was encouraged by the Navy Department. The school grew so rapidly that it soon became necessary to seek new quarters. Mayor William Thompson gave the school the big Municipal Pier for this purpose and construction work began to make new classrooms. The school’s Navy commandant ordered the USS Gopher to move alongside the Pier and act as a training ship for the students. Men qualified as Officers and Petty Officers began to be placed on various U.S. boats. Few people would ever think of associating a city in the Middle West with the Merchant Marine, but the Municipal Pier School at Chicago contributed more young college men to the Naval Auxiliary Reserve than any other city in the United States. Supported by all the water organizations of Chicago, the Naval Auxiliary Reserve School located at the Municipal Pier developed into a model of perfection for training officer personnel during the war. Nearly 4,000 Ensigns and Lieutenants, products of the school, were on ships that plied between America and France.

Annual Cruise to Milwaukee by MELISSA HARKENRIDER

Extracted from Illinois Activities in the World War, Covering to Period from 1914 to 1920, by J. Seymour Currey.

SAVE THE DATE 109th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac July 15, 2017

he annual cruise started with dinner at Tenuta’s Italian restaurant in Milwaukee on 6/29. Everyone said their meals were delicious and the atmosphere and company was great. On Saturday, July 30 all the early risers met at SSYC for a breakfast buffet and a bloody mary from 7a – 10:30a. Around noon the shuttle was available to take members around the city of Milwaukee. Several members visited the Milwaukee Public Market. There were also scheduled tours for the Harley Davidson Museum and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Some also visited the German Fest and or participated in a poker run. After a day of sightseeing everyone met back up at SSYC for dinner and an awards ceremony. At 8pm a band performed and SSYC Members were invited to join the party for drinks and dancing. It was a fun weekend. The weather was beautiful, SSYC was very hospitable and all in attendance had a great time.

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108th CYC Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust

Race to Mackinac CYC Member 1st Place Winners Infinite Diversion • Member Name: Joseph Hass • Section: Cruising 1 • Division: Cruising Norboy • Member Name: Leif Sigmond • Section: Farr 40 • Division: Mackinac Cup Obsession • Member Name: Matt Nurre • Section: Cruising 3 • Division: Cruising

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Eagle • Member Name: Shawn O’Neil • Section: Section 5 • Division: Mackinac Cup Intangible • Member Name: Tom Falck • Section: Cruising 2 • Division: Cruising

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Fast Mac 2016 by NANCY SNYDER Stormy. That’s how I describe this year’s Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, when asked, “How was the Race?” Aboard our 33-foot Tartan 10, called Cheap Thrill, with our crew of four women and two men, we faced about 23 hours of unrelenting storms that left us exhilarated and exhausted. Before I say more, let me fill in a few blanks. Each year, some 350 boats do the Race, and they range in size from 26 feet crewed by five people, to 77 feet crewed by 19 people. Most of us have done the Race multiple times, a testament to the Race moniker, “The race of the season, a destination like no other, the adventure of a lifetime.” This is a family affair; generations race together, and for generations families have done the Race. This was my 27th race, and my husband Tim’s 28th. Our crew members have done the Race three to 24 times. Each year the winds of Lake Michigan serve up a new and mostly-exciting experience. I say mostly-exciting because there are some years that we practically drift up to the Island, just ghosting along with almost no wind, for days on end. Not too thrilling. But then there are other years like this one. We start the race in mild conditions, with the spinnaker up, moving along at about five knots/hour. This is good speed for our kind of boat; we’re focused on making the boat go fast, and we’re a chatty bunch. We know there is a storm coming at us from the west; we’re watching it on radar to track the speed and intensity. We eat a late lunch of turkey sandwiches and grapes while sitting on the rail, excited to already be up to Baha’i Temple. We see thunderheads popping up on the horizon, and as we approach Waukegan, the first storm darkens the sky. We are ready, in our foul weather gear and harnesses, all clipped to the safety line. We shorten the mainsail as the first gust hits, and we take off, now doing about ten knots/hour. The lightning is pretty intense, the rain more so. The storm hangs around for over two hours,

The crew of Cheap Thrill L to R: Tim Snyder, Abbey Gavrila, Bill Moss, Whitney Towey, Nancy Snyder, and Aimee Smith.

longer than expected, but eventually the winds abate and back up goes the mainsail and up goes the spinnaker. We eat dinner, all of us on the rail, enjoying poached salmon on a bed of spinach and quinoa with a Gorgonzola drizzle. But, we’re still watching the radar closely, as another squall is rapidly gathering at Rockford. We quickly finish our dinner and the second storm hits, with fierceness, as we’re just off of Racine. Again, we’re ready. We reef the mainsail, and are clipping along at 10-12 knots, with winds of 45-50 knots, drenched and surrounded by lightning. The thunder is deafening. As the storm passes, the wind dies completely, and we sit, not moving north, but drifting east... not the way we want to be going. After a couple of hours, the winds pick up and so do the number of squalls; we lose count there are so many. They just keep forming to the west, and hitting us with wind, rain and lightning. No one goes below for sleep during the storms, but we take turns catching quick catnaps between the most ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

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intense parts. The wind has turned more southerly through the night, so we put the spinnaker up again, and keep it up during the next several storms. Now surfing the waves, which are significant, our boat speed is a steady ten knots, sometimes going up to 15-16 knots. Someone notes that sailing can put the terror back into going 20 miles per hour. By Sunday morning we’re in the middle of the Lake. Things below decks are pretty soaked, but all in all, everyone is holding up well. We nibble on our breakfast of mini-quiches, and are getting pretty darned tired of being wet, sleepy and belted by the storms. The good news is that we’re getting up the Lake in record time. Finally, the storms begin to dissipate, but the winds don’t. We manage to get lunch... meatloaf sandwiches. We continue to surf down the waves as we approach Point Betsie. We pass the venerable lighthouse at 3:20 pm central time…a record for us. We get hit by a 35-40 knot gust and the boat basically goes out of control, rounding up, mast nearly touching the water. We’re all fine... we release the spinnaker, the boat rights itself, but our spinnaker is in shreds. I’m an interior designer; I joke that I didn’t like the color of that sail anyway, so I blew it up! All racers monitor the marine radio channel 16 throughout the Race; we begin to hear distress calls. Fellow sailors respond with assistance where needed, as does the Coast Guard, who are following the fleet up the Lake as usual, in the cutter Mobile Bay. We later learn the extent of human and yacht damages – a diabetic shock situation that turned out okay, a heart attack scare, a few broken arms, a sunken boat, a few lightening hits and lots of torn sails. Finally, the clouds part and in the late afternoon, as we are sailing by South Manitou Island, the winds come down to a manageable 1520 knots. We have a lovely early-evening sail, and can finally peel off our foul weather gear. We enjoy our dinner without rain; we have smoked pork tenderloin with plum chutney and haricot vert. We finally have a chance to rest, and chat. This is one of the things I love about the Race... the 26

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Sunrise, approaching Grey’s Reef Light.

opportunity to relate with your fellow crew members. In an era of communicating via email, Facebook and Twitter, there is something gratifying about spending face-to-face time with others. Not only do we learn one another’s strengths as team members, but we have time to talk... about our pasts, our influencers, what’s important to us now, how we cope with daily life in the city, the stars, questions of the universe, and whatever else may pop to mind over a long period of time in a small space. Sunday night, as we approach Beaver Island, the stars overhead are endless, mesmerizing. We have light winds, we get a period of intense fog, and at dawn, we are approaching Grey’s Reef with spinnaker up and flying, moving along nicely. We go around the requisite buoys of Grey’s Reef channel, and head down the Straits, toward the Mackinac Bridge. We’re on the home stretch, the last 25 miles of the Race. It’s always exciting to sail under that landmark bridge, with its towering structure. We have a tradition, borrowed from an older fellow sailor, of telling an Under-The-Bridge joke. When we cross the finish line, we have set a personal record time of 45 hours. Although we’ve been fortunate to win our section eight times in the past, we finish seventh this year. We dock, clean up the boat, and the on-Island celebrations begin. We comment, over a bloody mary on the bocce ball court at the Grand, that we’re already looking forward to next year’s race!

Mac Race Photo Contest Winners

Sun Rise Sun Set, Dan Gardiner

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2nd Place, Maciek Wazelaki

3rd Place, Ross Hettel

Funny, John Quinlan

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WOW – A Women’s World of Fun! by CHRIS ALBANIS, M.D. OW! Summer sailed by fast this year, and so did the Women On the Water (WOW)! We kicked off the season in the CYC Sonars where women of all ages and talents sailed under the coaching of Amy Kehoe. We learned about anchoring, sail trim, docking the boat, safety, and then got out on the water in spectacular conditions - most of the time, to sail. After sunset, we sailed into Belmont for awesome burgers and treats from Chef Jill and her team. Congratulations to all of our WOW graduates! Our annual Ladies’ Porch Party was a celebration not to be missed at the Grand Hotel. This tradition started years ago as women waited for their men to cross the finish line from the 333mile long race from Chicago to Mackinac Island. The Race to Mackinac is now 108 years young and the “Porch Party” remains a big hit as women, and men, enjoy a fabulous view, amazing cocktails, appetizers, and mingling the afternoon away. The Cruising Sail Fleet hosted their annual Ladies’ Skipper Regatta on September 4th. It was a wild chase and congrats go to Lydia Lutzow for taking the first! Ladies also had the chance to Match Race this summer with CYC’s legendary sailor Maggie Shea. A special thanks to Maggie for opening Match Racing to women from all skill levels of sailing, to race with top sailors from around the globe. With help from outside forces, the Women’s Committee Happy Hours took place on some of the most beautiful nights of the summer, as we enjoyed cocktails and appetizers from Chef Larry and his team on the docks. The networking continued this fall with members from the Union League and University Clubs as ladies from the three clubs came together on October 6th for a “Women’s Night of Networking”. Our very own Barbara Mehaffey won a raffle prize… CONGRATS Barbara! Those who treasure food and wine had a fabulous evening during our Harvest Wine Dinner at Monroe where Chef Larry and his team

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once again outdid themselves with a terrific fivecourse meal paired perfectly with wines from around the world. The sommelier for the evening was not only knowledgeable, but a ton of fun and even humored me with my tasting (or rather lack thereof) abilities of the fine “juices”. Our Lunch and Learn events continued featuring CYC member Christy Coon and her colleague Mary Ann Korenic - both from Wintrust. We received an overview of the financial markets – where we are today and some outlook to the near future given the looming election. Further, we discussed the importance of selecting the right trustee for your estate and learned some important “Do’s and Don’ts” for trustees and trustee liability issues. A very special thank you to Wintrust for their generous sponsorship of this event!

Last but certainly not least, the academic entertainer Barbara Rinella transformed herself into Beryl Markham – the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic Ocean. On October 25th Rinella performed her rendition of CIRCLING THE SUN by Paula McLain at Monroe Station. Beryl is a strong character who is part of a love triangle with Denys Finch Hatton (of Robert Redford “Out of Africa” fame), who was then the love of Karen Blixen (author from Denmark). Beryl is born in England, raised on a farm in Kenya, was abandoned by her mother, gets into horse racing, and ultimately takes up flying airplanes. By circumstance, in a recent trip to Denmark, Laura, Nancy and I had the unique opportunity to tour the Karen Blixen museum. You can imagine our surprise when we realized she is one of the

heroines in CIRCLING THE SUN! While summer may be over, there is still a lot going on at the Club, and I hope to see you often! This is my last report from the Women’s Committee as the Chair. I’d like to sincerely thank the Women’s Committee: Laura Sigmond, Sonia Sandoval, Nancy Berberian and Rita Anderson for their hard work and dedication this year in making our events a huge success. Laura and Nancy specifically took the lead on many of the events, making my life easier and your events unique and enjoyable, and I can’t thank them enough. Ultimately, our successes this year were all thanks to our members for coming to support the events, providing great ideas and sharing your stories with friends and family! It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the Chair this year. Thank you! ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

JUNIOR SAILING AT CYC by ALINA K. DIX Our last Blinker focused on the Mac and everything that led up to it. Now, what you might not know is that the CYC Sailing School had its own Mini Mac. For the third year in a row, this event was a huge success! All the Sailing School kids divided into teams and hopped aboard the Sonars with an instructor at the helm. Then it was a race around the Wilson Crib and back! New this year, Racing to the Wilson Crib for the 2016 Mini Mac. Sailors for the Sea came Ryan Hunter and Teddy Nicolosi finished 8th and to speak about water pollution and what we, as Robert Hunter and Gloria Kevliciute finished sailors, can do to help restore lake (and ocean) 14th. James Wagner, sailing singlehanded, health. A special award was given to the team finished 14th in the Smythe Trophy Division. who collected the most trash from the waters of Back home, CYC hosted the Annual Sailing Lake Michigan. School Awards. Since the Mac, it has been a whirlwind of As the temperatures begin to dip, you will not regattas! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not even talking about the adult see that slowing down our junior sailors. This sailing events that CYC has hosted, but the junior fall, our high school program has daily practices sailing! Our racing teams have been traveling all and regattas every weekend. Our sailors are over the country to different events and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been competing in team racing regattas every Friday at just as busy at home. Belmont with St. Ignatius winning two of three At the end of July, the CYC Club 420 Travel events so far, with Latin School of Chicago taking Team sailed Nationals at Falmouth Yacht Club. the 3rd event. Our Varsity High School teams They truly showcased their talent and include: Hinsdale Central, New Trier HS, St. demonstrated consistent improvement Ignatius College Prep, Walter Payton College throughout the event. Out of the 150 boat fleet Prep, and Latin School of Chicago. All traveled to CYC finished in gold: 34th: Teddy Nicolosi/Ryan Traverse City, MI for the Cherry Festival Great Hunter; 64th: Robert Hunter/Gloria Kevliciute; Lakes Qualifier. St. Ignatius placed 2nd, Walter 74th: Ray Groble/Bridget Groble; 80th: Spencer Payton placed 3rd, and New Trier placed 5th, Keenan/Aisling Sullivan. In Silver: 35th: Marleigh qualifying them all for the Great Lakes Belsely/Becca Rose; 36th: Sarah Hardee/Lucy Championship to be hosted at CYC-Belmont on Kemplan. Next, the team traveled to Hyannis Nov. 5 and 6. Another excellent high school sailor, Yacht Club Regatta after a few training days in James Wagner, of Walter Payton College Prep, Martha's Vineyard hosted by the Vineyard Haven qualified for the Cressy High School Yacht Club! Singlehanded National Championship to be held In August, CYC had three teams competing for October 28th-30th in Galveston, Texas. the Sears, Bemis and Smythe Trophies at the Our Opti sailors are not afraid of a little chilly Chubb U.S. Junior Championships in San Diego, weather either! We have 26 sailors enrolled in our CA this past weekend. For the Bemis Trophy, 30

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Windy Opti practice in front of the skyline.

CYC Team at the New England Championship.

Opti racing heated up this Fall.

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Fall Opti Program! The Opti Race team is scheduled to participate in five regattas this Fall including USODA Midwinters Hosted by Southern YC in November and Orange Bowl Regatta hosted by Coral Reef YC in Miami, FL in December. On September 10-11, 12 of our Opti sailors participated in USODA Midwest Regatta hosted by Pewaukee YC. The sailors faced very challenging windy conditions in oscillating breeze. Out of 66 competitors in Red-White-Blue Fleet, Peter Barnard

Deana Fedulova sails toward the Chicago skyline.

was 2nd in Blue Fleet (6th place over all), Jack Baldwin 11th, and Christian Predergast 23rd. The newest addition to the fall program is the Lime Fleet, which is designed for beginner sailors (ages 7-12) and many of them also participated in the CYC Summer Sailing School Program. The leaves may be changing colors and falling, but the juniors sailors are not done yet! We wish them luck in all upcoming events!

Downwind leg of Junior Olympics at Macatawa Bay.

New England Championship Regatta by PETER BARNARD

My team, the Chicago Yacht Club Race team, traveled from Chicago to Newport, Rhode Island for the USODA New England Championships. In Newport, I learned a lot about things that we might not learn about in Chicago, like current or the tide that comes in and out of the bay each day. Coming from the Midwest, we have to try to learn everything that we can from all sorts of knowledge from the area to help improve our scores. The current at the event was always ripping through the deep canals that run along either side of the bay. This played a huge part in the outcome of the race because in the morning the tide was coming in and then for a few minutes the tide would start to change and then it would start to flow out of the bay. On the last day of the regatta, there was a storm that rolled through right after we had all launched. We were all on the tow line and were halfway out to the course when we were all hauled back into the harbor to wait while the 32

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storm went by. The New England Championships is a big regatta as there were 407 boats. Because there were so many boats, we were all split up into four starting groups. Every group had its own color varying on with start you were in. Each of the colors was random but every day they changed your color to mix up the groups so that you weren't just racing with the same people every day. At the regatta, I had a lot of fun with my two teammates. They all helped encourage me to do my best as always so that I could go to team trials for the second time. My coach played a major part in how well I performed at the regatta as he has taught me a lot more about the sport than any other coach could. The regatta was a lot of fun, and I ended up 91st out of the 407 and qualified for USODA Team Trials in 2017. The experience has given me a lot of practice for team trials that I and my teammates Jack Baldwin and Christian Prendergast will race at in 2017.

2016 Summer Program Soars by JAY KEHOE

Summer 2016 was characterized by good breeze, little rain and a deluge of smiling faces at Belmont Station. Over 350 youths participated in CYC’s nine-week summer sailing school. Offerings begin for kids as young as five, who participate in Dinghy Demons, which is designed to help sailors get comfortable around the water and in small boats. Seven year olds join Sea Monkeys where they learn to command their own boat. Also popular for the older beginners, our

high school pipeline for kids wanting to learn the basics before trying out for their high school’s sailing team led by Head Coach Isaac Clark. The more veteran sailors the CYC Racing Team hit the road, traveling near and far. Some stay in the neighborhood, competing in Milwaukee, Detroit, and Cleveland while others venture out east to compete in the legendary sea breezes of Newport and Buzzards Bay.

Fall Sailing for the Greenest of Sailors – the Lime Fleet by JAY KEHOE

It’s easy being Green at CYC! In a program developed by CYC’s new Sailing School Director, Julia Melton, twelve novice sailors from the Summer Program are extending their sailing season into November. Many of these sailors learned to sail in our Summer Sailing Program. These new sailors, aged seven to twelve, practice Sundays in the club’s Optimist dinghies. Sailors were assigned Club Opti's, sails, spars, and blades for the season. The goal is to teach this group a basic introduction to racing and to develop their beginner steering, sail trim, balance and boat handling skills. The class also focuses on seamanship, navigation and marine conservation. The conclusion of the fall season is to compete in their first regatta - the Halloween Spooktacular hosted by Lake Forest Sailing Center on October 29-30th. The “Limers” will compete in the Green Fleet, specifically intended for introducing new sailors to the sport in a friendly atmosphere where coaching is allowed during the short races. Sailing in Lime Fleet through November 6th are Cate Baldwin, Grace Renz, Maggie Gallagher, Sasha Fedulova, Max Lazarre, Alex Lazarre, Spencer Von Petterfy, Jack Sentander, Charlie Dischner, Oliver Brenner, Cal Kinnear. Coaching this program are Amy Gross-Kehoe, Lauren Bursey and CYC’s own Claudia Isbell. The weather isn’t the only thing that’s been hot this fall, the CYC Opti Race Team is growing. After a year of racing around the country, moving up and out of Green Fleet are a class of great Opti

Sailors, led by Annie Samis, Deana Fedulova, Maddie Torrey, Emilia Rose, Avery Baldwin, Charlie Gallagher, and Dylan Artmin. This gang has paid their dues, competing in Green Fleet events near and far, including the 2015 Orange Bowl and USODA New England Championship. After a long summer of windy days on the water, this dedicated group moves up to the CYC Opti Racing Team, joining Peter Barnard, Jack Baldwin, and Christian Prendergast. Also joining this team is Cali Frerker, who has had a remarkable rise out of Green Fleet this fall. This team practices Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday afternoons out of the Belmont Station. The Opti Race team participates in five regattas this fall. The team will travel as far as New Orleans for the USODA Midwinters Hosted by Southern YC in November and Orange Bowl regatta hosted by Coral Reef YC in Miami FL in December. On September 10-11, twelve of our Opti sailors participated in USODA Midwest regatta at Pewaukee YC. The sailors faced very challenging windy conditions in oscillating breeze. Out of 66 competitors in RWB Fleet, Peter Barnard was 2nd in Blue Fleet and 6th place over all, Jack Baldwin 11th, and Christian Predergast 23rd. At the Junior Olympics at Macatawa Bay YC, Peter Barnard earned 2nd overall, and 1st in Blue Fleet. The Opti Team is led by CYC Sailing School Director, Julia Melton with help from Amy Gross-Kehoe and guest coaches including Maggie Shea and Katia DaSilva. ˙www.chicagoyachtclub.org

Predicted Log Seattle 2016 by JOHN K. VIGNOCCHI n October 20th thru the 26th, the best predicted loggers in the country from nine yacht clubs assembled at Port Orchard Yacht Club in Seattle, Washington, in order to determine who was going to be the best logger for 2016. Despite the fact that Nick Berberian had three out of four first places, I was chosen to head up the Chicago Yacht Club team. Ted Moorman was chosen as helmsman, with Vitaly and Elena Slobodsky as crew. The course was some 32.145 miles long, consisting of eight legs around Bainbridge Island. Given the eight-foot tide and narrow choke points at Agate Point and Rich Pass, strong currents of up to four and a half knots are created. The competing boats were not allowed to go faster than twelve knots, and, for added spice, the race master issued a caveat limiting the throttle correction to ten percent up or down. The point of the contest is, as always, to maneuver your boat through the course, utilizing compass and tachometers only, matching your predicted time. Wednesday night all the contestants and their crews gathered at the yacht club for cocktails, wine, dinner and a double-blind contest for drawing boats. The first draw determines your position for picking; the second draw out of a hat identifies the actual boat name. Of the nine contestants, we drew number five and ended up with a fine 44-foot Tolleycraft and an experienced racer. The boat owner was promptly made part of the crew so he could share any information he might have about conditions in the area. It was getting late, and the two-hour time change was beginning to get to me (their 10:00 pm was my twelve midnight). We agreed to meet the next morning at 08:00 to run test trial on the boat. From

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8:00 am until 1:00 pm we drove the “measured mile” both back and forth, turning the boat in 720 degree circles numerous times both port and starboard, in order to determine how many degrees per second she made. We practiced standing starts, to decide how long it took the boat to come up to speed from a dead stop and how many degree of rudder we wanted to use. Five hours later and armed with a binder of information, we settled on our speed of 8.32 knots at 876 rpm to run the contest! My adjustment was now +/- 87 rpm. Friday is always advertised as a free day, but truth of the matter is that the navigator spends the day inside the hotel room running calculations and determining times for each leg. Despite having plotted the contest prior to arriving in Seattle, a great deal of time now had to be spent creating a set and drift table as well as times for each leg. We finished our calculations just in time to attend the Friday night steak dinner at the club. Saturday’s contest started exactly at 9:45 with myself acting captain, Ted as helmsman, Vitaly advising on rpm changes based on wind speed and direction against the boat, and Elena spotting waypoints and marks. Some three hours, 57 minutes, and five seconds later, the contest was over. We dressed in our finest and went to a grand dinner where we would hear the outcome of our hard work. As each score and percentage of error was posted, it slowly became apparent that our efforts would fall a little short of the money. As it turned out we were in fourth place. Looking back, these results were not bad for a group of loggers who generally don’t have to deal with currents and tides. And of course there’s always next year!

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CY-Scene POWER FLEET EVENTS The Power Fleet hosted an Impaired Vision cruise, and also cruised to Grand Haven, Michigan City, and Monroe Station.

CY-Scene GREEK NIGHT and THE MASQUE Greek food, music, and dancing delighted members during Greek Night. The Associates billed their formal event as “The Masque.”

BELMONT STATION Belmont Station hosted a number of events including the Chicago Predicted Log, Dog Show, and Lobster Dinner.