Harbour

Racine Yacht Club

Name: Racine Yacht Club
Address: Racine, US
Telephone: +12626348587

Racine, United StatesGreat Lakes

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Type: Harbour

Oldest of Racine's three yacht clubs, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River in Wisconsin.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Racine sits about 30 miles south of Milwaukee and 60 miles north of Chicago. Approach the breakwater-protected harbour from Lake Michigan; the club berths lie inside the basin.

Practical

Member club in the north-west corner of the Racine harbour basin. Visitor slips for cruising sailors, with heads, showers, a bar and lounge and a restaurant. Slips have been dredged to remove the shallow patches that once troubled deeper-draught boats. Fuel and pump-out are available within the same harbour.

History

The club was chartered on 23 January 1916, the year racing on the lake had grown from Racine's busy boatbuilding trade. It helped found the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and hosted association regattas in 1936, 1949 and 1967.