MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025
12 P.M. AT MONROE STATION
Commodore from the A Welcome
Dear Chicago Yacht Club Members and Esteemed Guests,
Memorial Day is a solemn day to honor and mourn all U.S. military personnel who have laid down their lives in service to our country. Chicago Yacht Club’s Flag-Raising Ceremony is a Club tradition that serves to recognize those men and women who gave everything to preserve the freedom and individual liberties we enjoy. Although it is not Veterans’ Day, we also take the opportunity to recognize the members of the Club who have served or are serving in any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Thank you to all our members who join in today as we plan for another year of activities on and off the water that will create lasting memories for all of us.
I extend a special thank you to our members who have helped organize today’s program. Our volunteers continue to be the lifeblood of Chicago Yacht Club.
Sincerely,
Charles Anderson Commodore Chicago Yacht Club
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Directors, members and guests assemble on the Club Terrace
FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY BEGINS AT 12 P.M.
INVOCATION
Father Enright
MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE
CDR Timothy Tilghman, USCG
HONORING CHICAGO YACHT CLUB VETERANS
Military Affairs Chairman, Samuel Wm. Sax
TAPS
Moment of Silence
BLESSING OF WREATH & FLEET
Father Enright
BRUNCH 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
Special thanks to all who joined us today
Alex Abell
Diane Foote
Michael Gillian
FLAG OFFICERS
Commodore Charles Anderson
Vice Commodore Laura Sigmond
Rear Commodore Martin Sandoval
Secretary Randall Schmidt
Treasurer Christopher Thomas
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ian Fisher
Jeffrey Mills
Erin Mitchell
Lisa Curcio Gaston
Eric Oesterle
A. David Radomski
Whitney Towey
OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE COMMODORE
Fleet Captain Samuel Wm. Sax
Deputy Fleet Captain Robert Bied
OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fleet Surgeon Dr. Chris Albanis
Historian and Librarian Elizabeth (Betsy) Barrett
Judge Advocate Ray Groble
Measurer Tom Falck
CASRA Eric Oesterle, Earle Atwater, & Sara Oakes
MWPHRF Delegates Eric Oesterle, Steve Dorfman, & Michael Dannecker
PAST COMMODORES
John Prindiville, 1875
T. M. Bradley, 1876-77, 1879
Albert A. Munger, 1878
H. F. Griswold, 1880-83
A. J. Fisher, 1884-94
P. F. Pettibone, 1895
W. A. Paulsen, 1896
Fred W. Morgan, 1897-99
George Warrington, 1900
Charles H. Thorne, 1901-03, 1918-19
Marshall D. Wilber, 1904-05
William L. Baum, 1906-07, 1910, 1924
John B. Berryman, 1908-09
William Hale Thompson, 1911-12
James O. Heyworth, 1913
William A. Lydon, 1914-15
H. M. Higginbotham, 1916-17
Fred A. Price, 1920
Sheldon Clark, 1920-23
Charles E. Fox, 1925
Hollis E. Potter, 1926, 1935-36
George Woodruff, 1927-31
Clark C. Wright, 1932
Otto C. Schoenwerk, 1933-34
Christen J. Peterson, 1934
Arthur R. Metz, 1937
Wells A. Lippincott, 1938
Karl Nibecker, 1939-40
Victor C. Milliken, 1941
E. E. Sheridan, 1942
Philo H. Danly, 1943-45
George Sollitt, 1946-47
Sumner S. Sollitt, 1948-49
Chester H. Warrington, 1950-51
Edward M. Railton, 1952
Henry W. Angsten, 1953-54
Theodore M. Dunlap, 1955-56
Mark A. Brown, 1957-58
Lewis W. Gilbert, 1959-60
Herman T. Van Mell, 1961-62
Donald F. Buckingham, 1963-64
George B. Wendt, 1965-66
Richard S. Latham, 1967-68
Charles A. Geib, 1969-70
Eugene M. Kinney, 1971-72
Bruce H. Danly, 1973-74
Joseph S. Wright, Sr., 1975-76
V. Wilbert Haag, 1977-78
Philip A. Watson, 1979-80
Roy W. Spanjer, 1981-82
William L. Robinson, Sr., 1983-84
Jack B. Gable, 1985-86
William W. Parks, 1987-88
Theodore Lake, Jr., 1989-90
Joseph S. Wright, Jr., 1991-92
Leon M. Delano, Jr., 1993-94
Robin M. Demouth, 1995-96
Homer J. Livingston, Jr., 1997
Kurt P. Stocker, 1998-99
Walter G. Vartan, 2000-01
Raymond J. Green, 2002-03
Albert G. D’Ottavio, 2004-05
David J. Daul, 2006-07, 2010
John E. Regan, 2008-09
Joseph S. Haas, 2011-12
Gerald F. Bober PhD, 2013-14
Greg J. Miarecki, 2015-16
Leif R. Sigmond, 2017-18
Louis Sandoval, 2019-20
Nick Berberian, 2021-22
Lisa Curcio Gaston, 2023
Friday, May 30 ― Saturday, May 31
Sunday, June 15
Thursday, June 26
Friday, July 18 & Saturday, July 19
Wednesday, August 20 ― Saturday, August 23 VERVE REGATTA
Offshore: Friday, August 8 Sunday, August 10
Inshore: Friday, August 22 ― Sunday, August 24
J/109 NAC: Thursday, August 21 ― Sunday, August 24
Saturday, September 6
See more events and make reservations at chicagoyachtclub.org
THE 116TH RACE TO MACKINAC STARTS JULY 18 & 19, 2025
THURSDAY, JULY 17
FRIDAY, JULY 18
SATURDAY, JULY 19
SUNDAY, JULY 20
TUESDAY, JULY 22
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
Registration
Warning Gun Party
Morning Skippers Meeting
Registration
Cruising Division Starts
Afternoon Skippers Meeting
Sailors Send Off Party
Parade Of Boats
Racing Division Starts
Porch Party at the Grand Hotel
Sailors Celebration
Last call for boats to leave Mac Island
