Jackson Park Yacht Club

Situated along the southern shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Jackson Park Yacht Club is one of th At other times access may be arranged by appointment.

What JPYC has to offer:
Friendship and camaraderie - Make new friends who share your passion for boating & water sports. Social events and food service - We enjoy social events throughout the year. On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the Club holds its Opening Day ceremonies and fleet review, followed by lunch. During the season breakfast and lunch are available in the galley on Saturdays, Sund

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Tonight!

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07/03/2026

No Brunch on the 4th of July! Potluck

07/03/2026

We won't march in the parade this year. See you next year...

06/27/2026

In 1992, Captain Bill Pinkney (1935 - 2023) became the first Black sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo by the southern route, passing through the world’s southernmost capes, including South America’s treacherous Cape Horn. With his 47-foot cutter, named Commitment, as a floating classroom, he dispatched video lessons to 30,000 inner city school children across America who followed his journey. Pinkney, himself, was raised in Chicago’s South Side and attended public schools. He rejected the statistics often associated with inner city Black youth and was later inspired to show similar children what they could accomplish with a basic education.

Later, Pinkney became the first captain of the Amistad schooner replica, teaching the sailing history of the slave trade and taking teachers to Africa for a Middle Passage crossing.

Pinkney was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2021. He leaves behind a legacy of Black excellence in both sailing and education.

📸: Original image by Michelle V. Agins for The New York Times