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JPYC Sailing School educates youth of Chicago's south and west sides
– to see the beauty, challenge, and science of Lake Michigan sailing.
Sailing requires
Sailing requires
Strength, balance, and coordination
Creativity in problem solving
Enduring concentration
Emotional regulation
Sailing teaches
Sailing teaches
Cooperation
Communication
Responsibility
Self Esteem
About Jackson Park Outer Harbor
About Jackson Park Outer Harbor
The second oldest harbor in Chicago.
Safe, well protected harbor
Ideal for teaching sailing
Full 2 - weeek summer sailing camp, annually since 2015
Safety is our priority, hundreds of students every year
Full two week course, with US Sailing certified Instructors
Instruction tailored to age and experience
Jackson Park Yacht Club firsts:
Jackson Park Yacht Club firsts:
The first African American solo circumnavigator
The first racing sailboat with mylar sales
Site of the 1964 US Olympic trials
Everyone can try, and anyone can learn
Everyone can try, and anyone can learn
To help us continue to live up to our ideal, that anyone can learn to sail, we need support. Boating costs money, but for a child, it doesn't have to. For us to continue to teach sailing, please donate what you can. Donors giving over $1,500 receive periodic updates showcasing the program and the impact of their gifts.
Jackson Park Yacht Club Sailing School is a 501c3 IL corporation serving the youth of the South and West Sides of Chicago. We are always happy to welcome supporters eager to see our community of sailors grow.
"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
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