of on the water events throughout the boating season. In June, the club hosts the SAILING WORLD Magazine's National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta which draws several hundred competitors from around North America. Each July, the club hosts the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, one of the longest running fresh-water sailing races in the world. The race starts from just off the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, continues up the length of Lake Michigan and finishes on Mackinac Island off the round island lighthouse. Another signature event is the annual VERVE Cup regatta held each August. The "Verve" hosts both an inshore event and an offshore event and attracts the top sailors in the country. Chicago Yacht Club is a leader in teaching children and adults to sail, teaching sailing lessons for over 84 years. Commodore Nick Berberian (2021) Louis Sandoval (2019-2020 ) Leif Sigmond (2017–2018) Gregory Miarecki (2015–2016) Gerald Bober (2013–2014) Joseph Haas (2011–2012) Sheldon Clark References 1875 establishments in Illinois Yacht clubs in the United States