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Call for Volunteers!

Tomorrow - Saturday, June 22nd, is the 2024 Chicago to Waukegan Sail Race.

 We need volunteers... kids, parents, and supporters of Junior Sail for this event at the Waukegan Yacht Club. If you have some time, please consider giving a couple of hours of your day to help out & reconnecting with some old friends. We’d love to see you!
  •  Saturday selling raffle tickets for chance to win a Flat Screen TV
  •  Sunday morning selling bags of ice to departing boats
  •  Sunday morning serving breakfast to departing sailors and clean up.

Please sign-up for a volunteer shift using the following link.

[ Sign-Up Schedule ]
Your help is truly appreciated!
 
- Junior Sail Staff & Board of Directors
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It's time for the WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser!

When:
Saturday, May 4th 3:00-6:30pm

Where:
The Waukegan Yacht Club
199 N. Harbor Place
Waukegan, IL 60085

The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser marks the kick-off of the 2024 Season with fun activities planned for indoors and out!

    • Raffles
    • Games
    • Live Music
    • Silent Auctions
    • Alumni features
    • Live Auctions
    • ...and, of course SPAGHETTI!!
Register - or - Get More Information

Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Join us! - Bring your kids, this is a great opportunity to meet and ask questions with current students, alumni, instructors, and board members.

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Junior Sail 2024 season Schedule!

Junior Sail 2024 season Schedule! 

We hope everyone had a great holiday season and that your normal
rest-of-year activities are going better than you planned!

We’re officially announcing our 2024 summer program schedule with updates to come for off-season(pre & post) events!

Start the adventure of a lifetime for your favorite young people by teaching them the learn to sail this summer! The WYCYF Junior Sail program has been ‘making sailors’ for over 50 years.

Adventure Sail teaches beginners (ages 8-17) to rig and sail small boats in the protected waters of the Waukegan Harbor Basin. Experienced sailors Further their skills on Lake Michigan.

Full days are available by registering for both AM and PM classes. Before and aftercare is available.

KinderSail classes (ages 5-8) are held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings.

Race Practice & Prep takes place in the afternoons and is for kids ages 8-17(basic sailing competency is a prerequisite )

Safety is our priority:
All staff is First Aid/CPR/AED, NASBLA Boating Safety, CDC Concussion Training, and Safe Sport™ certified.

Instructors are minimum U.S. Sailing Level 1 certified.

Life vests, boats and safety equipment are all provided.

Safety Document package must be completed before the first day of class.

Registration opens in early March.

As always, please drop us a line with any questions you might have. We’ll be more than happy to help you find answers.

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2023 Registration is Open!

Looking for something for your kids to do this summer?

We've been teaching kids to sail and making sailors for almost 60 years!
 
We teach kids (ages 5-17) to sail, but we also give them the opportunity to develop leadership skills, environmental awareness, teamwork, make new friends and learn to love a sport they can participate in their whole lives!
 
We sail in the protected waters of Waukegan North Harbor and on Lake Michigan just off the Municipal beach. Day sessions are week long (so you easily join us without disturbing your other summer plans), Monday thru Friday, mornings from 9:00-12:00, afternoons 1:00-4:00, or all day 9:00-4:00 with an hour lunch break in between the morning and afternoon sessions.
 
Our season starts the week of June 12th and runs through the week of August 14th. 
 
For more information about the program, follow this link: 2023 Season Overview
 
Instructors are US Sailing and SafeSport certified.

Don’t send your kids to camp…send them on an adventure!

Register Today!
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2020 WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner

It's time for the WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser!

When:
Saturday, April 1st at 3:00pm

Where:
The Waukegan Yacht Club
199 N. Harbor Place
Waukegan, IL 60085

The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser marks the kick-off of the 2023 Season with fun activities planned for indoors and out!

  • Raffles
  • Games
  • Live Music (Picket Fences will be playing for us)
  • Silent & Live Auction
  • Alumni features
  • ...and, of course SPAGHETTI!!

to register or for more information:
https://secure.givelively.org/event/waukegan-yacht-club-youth-foundation/junior-sail-spaghetti-dinner-2023

Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Join us! - Bring your kids, this is a great opportunity to meet and ask questions with current students, alumni, instructors, and board members.

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2022 Season Session Dates

Start the adventure of a lifetime by learning to sail this summer! The WYC Youth Foundation Junior Sail program has been ‘making sailors’ for over 55 years. Adventure Sail teaches beginners to rig and sail small boats in the protected waters of Waukegan Harbor. Experienced sailors hone skills on Lake Michigan. Full days are available by registering for both AM & PM classes. Before and aftercare is available.  KinderSAIL classes (ages 5-8) take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:00-7:30.

Contact us at info@juniorsail.org for more information. 

 

KinderSail™

Ages: 5-8

Week 1
June 7 & 9 - T/Th

Week 2
June 14 & 16 - T/Th

Week 3
June 21 & 23 - T/Th

Week 4
June 28 & June 30 - T/Th

No Classes - July 4th Week

Week 5
July 12 & July 14 - T/Th

Week 6
July 19 & 21 - T/Th

No Classes - Mac Week

Week 7
Aug 2 & 4 - T/Th

Week 8
Aug 9 & 11 - T/Th

Week 9
Aug 16 & 18 - T/Th
 

Adventure Sail

Ages: 8-17
Individual sessions are morning and/or afternoon 

Week 1
June 6-10  M-F

Week 2
June 13-17  M-F

Week 3
June 20-24  M-F

Week 4
June 27-July 2  M-F

No Classes - July 4th Week

Week 5
July 11-15  M-F

Week 6
July 18-22  M-F

No Classes - Mac Week
July 25-29

Week 7
Aug 1-5  M-F

Week 8
Aug 8-12  M-F

Week 9
Aug 15-19  M-F

Race Practice & Prep

Ages: up thru 17 years
Some previous sail experience required - RP&P sessions are held in the afternoon

Week 1
June 6-10  M-F

Week 2
June 13-17  M-F

Week 3
June 20-24  M-F

Week 4
June 27-July 2  M-F

No Classes - July 4th Week

Week 5
July 11-15  M-F

Week 6
July 18-22  M-F

No Classes - Mac Week
July 25-29

Week 7
Aug 1-5  M-F

Week 8
Aug 8-12  M-F

Week 9
Aug 15-19  M-F

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2019 End of Season Party!

It’s time to celebrate Junior Sail 2019!

Join us Saturday, November 30th,
at the Waukegan Yacht Club
3pm to 5pm.

We’ll be celebrating another great sailing season and announcing award winners!

This will be a good time to tell stories, catch up with sailing friends from the summer…possibly start thinking about your plans for next summer
(you also might want to look through the lost and found to make sure you took everything home…we’re just saying)

It’s a party, it’s a chance for all of us to say “Thank You” to you for being a part of our season. There will be light appetizers and a cash bar.

RSVP Link: http://evite.me/ayfcukggue

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Junior Sail BBQ+Fireworks Dinner Fundraiser

Bring the family for dinner in the best seat in Waukegan Harbor before the Independence Day FIREWORKS! 

The Junior Sailors are holding a fundraising dinner on July 4 in the dining room of the Waukegan Yacht Club. It’s an all-American BBQ buffet to benefit the WYC Youth Foundation. All proceeds go directly to the purchase of equipment, replacement parts, and fleet repairs for our Junior Sailing program. It’s for the kids!

This event is “rain or shine” should Mother Nature choose to surprise us with a rain shower and should the fireworks be postponed, we will take pleasure in being indoors.

Please share our event site with family and friends quickly, because only people with advanced tickets will be able to enjoy this delicious dinner and watch fireworks in the comfort of the Waukegan Yacht Club with its members!

The WYC Youth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is dedicated to teaching safe boating skills, sailing & seamanship, and respect for our environment to children of our surrounding communities. We rely on fundraising and charitable contributions to maintain and augment our equipment and facilities because we believe sailing is a life skill that should be affordable to families in our community.

BUY TICKETS HERE:
https://www.payit2.com/p/juniorsailjuly4dinner

Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

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Junior Sail Open House

Not sure what to do for your child’s summer? Have you considered sailing?

 

 

Join us Sunday, July 7 at Waukegan Harbor! WYCYF Junior Sail is hosting an Open House from 1:00-4:00 pm, at the yard behind the Waukegan Yacht Club. You’ll get to meet our instructor staff and ask questions; your kids, ages 5-17, will get to sail with an instructor, and meet other Junior Sailors.

 

If you have friends or family who are curious about sailing but unsure, this is a great opportunity for kids to try sailing in a safe environment. There’s no need to RSVP and the cost is FREE!

 

At Junior Sail, we teach Water Safety, Teamwork, Leadership, Self-Confidence, and Respect for the Environment. The WYCYF (Waukegan Yacht Club Youth Foundation) has been "making sailors since 1966."

 

Interested? Come to the Open House and Give Sailing a try!

 

When: Sunday, July 7
1-4 pm

 

Where: Junior Sail yard behind the Waukegan Yacht Club, 199 S Harbor Pl, Waukegan, IL 60085

 

 

 

Goto: https://Juniorsail.org/2019-program-schedule-overview for more program information

 

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2019 Spaghetti Dinner

Join us for the WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner!

When: Sunday, April 7 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM 
Where: Larsen Marine Showroom. - 625 E Sea Horse Dr, Waukegan, IL 60085

Who: If you're a returning Junior Sailor, Junior Sail Alumni, current Junior Sailor, or future Junior Sailor... If you're curious about Junior Sail or know a sailor (any age)... or have read or heard the words "Junior Sail" once, even if it's in this post, you are welcome and encouraged to join us! Spring is finally here! It brings with it the annual tradition of the WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner. We are looking forward to a great evening of alumni features, photos, story-telling, silent auctions, laughter, and spaghetti! 

Reservations, silent auction gifts, and donations are easy to make through the link below. If you have anyone in your group who has dietary needs for "noodles only," please reserve through the link in advance. Here's your link to register: WYCYF Junior Sail Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 2019.