The Jackson Park Yacht Club hosts a fantastic summer youth sailing program, which is now open for new registrations. (This was delayed until just now because of some program changes.)

Our son has taken advantage of this program (and continues to do so), along with plenty of friends from the McKinley Park neighborhood, so I wanted to share word here.

If you're interested, you can get information and sign up on the JPYC Sailing School web page of the Jackson Park Yacht Club's website .

Two-week sessions run Monday-Friday between June 16 and August 15, with drop-off at 9 a.m. and pickup after 3:30 p.m. We've found the drive from McKinley Park to be pretty easy and take about 15-20 minutes (I-55 to southbound DuSable Lakeshore Drive).

Discounts are available, including for club members (who are being recruited: click here for info ). Our family joined with an associate membership last year and have been having lots of fun with it; we also enjoy the club's ethos of community service, participation/volunteering versus high fees and access to resources and education for sailing.