Greetings ALL WYC Members,

We hope this message finds you well as we move into the fall season.

Please HELP us troubleshoot our communications issues and KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY TIMES you receive this update and:

• How did you receive it?
• What address was it sent from?
• Who is listed as the author?

Upcoming Dining Specials:

• 09/19 Saucy Italian Buffet
• 09/20 Beef & BBQ
• 09/26 Fish Fry
• 09/27 Tenderloin Filet and Whitefish

Important Dates

Member Meeting 09/25/2025 7:30 PM at Waukegan Yacht Club – Dining Room

Please bring a list of events, menu items, activities, and dining hours that will bring YOU and your loved ones to the club more frequently and also bring ideas of what would bring your friends

Kenosha Port-to-Port Weekend 09/27-28/2025

LeMans start from the Bar at WYC – FIRST start 10:30 AM –  for sentimental reasons, we continue to call this “The Last Race Race” (even though we have races in October)

Duck Fun Day Highlights

Special thanks to our August 30 volunteers who tended bar, gave tours, managed safety on the east quay, and ran family games during our Open House. WYC gave out hundreds of rubber ducks, ducks on spring clips, and duck dress up items to children who participated in the “Duck Walk” game and held safe Swashbuckler’s Foam Sword Battles – with all participants wearing safety glasses!

Congratulations to participants in the Lighted Boat Parade held immediately following the acrobatic light and pyrotechnic show:

• Larry Berliant’s Nighthawk received the “Coolest Duck” award for relentless competitive spirit
• Brian Markey’s Osprey was selected by event cosponsors – American Place Casino to receive the “Release the Quacken” award for the best use of the Rubber Duck theme
• Christian Olsen was recognized for “Flashy” decor and for excellent leadership and quick thinking to take a second and a much noisier lap for the rowdy crowd down the length of the east wall
• Colin Palmer’s Magicool was recognized for quack reaction to join in the fun on short notice – having just returned from a cruise mere minutes before the scheduled start
• Bronte Beaudoin captained our Race Committee boat Genevieve as the anchor participant with music rhythm lighting, complete with our WYC disco-ball and patiently managed the flow of participants from the water

Communications Issues

Thank you for your patience during the ongoing work to troubleshoot our email processing services. IF all of our methods were working correctly, here are all of the ways members we sent the notice about our Member Meeting:

• Email notification that a new POST was published in the Porthole – News – for members who have subscribed on our website waukeganyachtclub.org
• Email sent from Commodore@waukeganyachtclub.org via Mailchimp
• Email sent from Secretary@waukeganyachtclub.org via Mailchimp
• Email sent from Secretary@waukeganyachtclub.com via Mailchimp (will not receive replies)
• Email sent from Facebook about a new POST and/or EVENT on WYClub Facebook Page
• Email sent from Facebook about a new POST and/or EVENT on WYC Facebook Group
• Link to Post sent via Text message from 3703126 (sent over several days)

Until we identify and correct these troublesome issues, please check our website frequently for The Porthole – News and Events.

Thank you for being a valued member of our community. We look forward to seeing you at our member meeting.

Warmest regards,

Nikki Sullivan