Chicago Yacht Club's Sailing School at Belmont Station has taught children and adults to sail for more than 90 years, running year-round from its Belmont Harbor facility. Summer classes meet Monday through Friday 8:30am-3:15pm in one- and two-week sessions from early June to mid-August and are open to the public, with ages 5-7 starting on Sonar keelboats and Sailcubes, ages 9-11 progressing through Levels 1-3 in Optimists, and ages 12-17 entering Beginner and Advanced 420 classes. Adventure Boating for ages 7-15 combines keelboat sailing, kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding, fishing and marine STEM lessons for kids who are not drawn to racing. The club also fields Opti, ILCA and Club 420 race teams and hosts one of the Midwest's largest high school sailing programs with more than 140 sailors across seven school teams.
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★★★★★Scott GeigerWe came over from Michigan as a reciprocity member. Everyone at the Belmont club was terrific!!! Food was great!Taylor makes the "Worlds Best Margaritas"! It's worth joining this club just for Taylor's margaritas!!!
★★★Nat WerthDisappointing magnet fishing. And they don’t even have public toilets!
★★★★★Jozef WatsonGreat yacht club, inside was clean and well maintained. Friendly people around and great place to keep a boat.
★Katie HearneI was spending time in LINCOLN PARK and my area was completely overtaken by the Chicago Yacht Club with no regards for my personal space or six feet of social distancing. Many of the kids were not wearing masks. When I asked a leader to respect my space he was snotty with me and said the Yacht Club owned the land. Last I heard Lincoln Park was part of the Park District and owned by the City of Chicago. Although I cannot attest to the services themselves the customer service and lack of care regarding safety during a global pandemic should be noted by those considering this establishment.
★★★★Tim AnasThis is a great place to take a hot date. I suppose it's technically closed at dark like most other park-ish government areas, but I always walk in after dark with folks and look like I know where I'm going and no one cares. You can sit on the less-than-romantic concrete but listen to the *waves rush* and see the john hancock lit up and *listen to the trees blow.* it's also free. Great college date spot. A good friend of mine took my idea and got engaged here.