Eugene Yacht Club organized sailing events. The now famous Memorial Day Regatta, first held in 1945 with some 23 boats participating, is now limited to 150 boats with competitors from clubs from all over the West Coast. The Harvest Regatta in August draws up to 100 boats each year. Eugene Yacht Club The Eugene Yacht Club (EYC) is a yacht club founded in 1940. EYC is fifteen miles west from downtown Eugene, Oregon. It has a long history of supporting all aspects of sailing, maintains a Sailing School for beginners through advanced racing, and sponsors National Class racing. The excellent wind and water
Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac to alternate the date of their Mackinac races, scheduling them a week apart. The 104th running of the Race began on July 21, 2012. 320 boats were entered in the race. All boats completed the race. The Mackinac Trophy was won by "Providence", owned by Greg & Jerry Miarecki representing the Chicago Yacht Club. The Mackinac Cup was won by Tom & Joe Londrigan's "Realt Na Mara". George & Scott Petriz won the Double Handed division in "TFWB Relentless". Lori & Jonathan Alvord won the multihull division in "Triceratops." The Chicago Yacht Club's Ron White won the Martin D. Rieck