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Board meeting June 14, General meeting, June 21 via ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81165798529 Meeting ID: 811 6579 8529

Our early Sails are now available in the Events area. More will be added as details are known. Keep spreading the word about our great club. Get your friends, family, even perfect strangers to join us.

If you had a chance to attend our 17 May General Meeting, you learned a whole bunch about boat towing, soft ungrounding, hard ungrounding, salvage and COST $$$$$. If you missed it, the Zoom recording is well worth reviewing (two thumbs up!) - look for an email blast with the Zoom recording.

Want to join? Please do! Applications and payment can be mailed to: NWSA-Membership P.O. Box 921 Arlington Heights, IL 60006

Commodore's Message

It's coming! We're spiffing up our boats, finding our gear and getting ready for our upcoming 2021 Sailing Season. We met for our Virtual Skipper’s Meeting on April 5, gathered a bunch of great ideas and added more sails and chances to link up with other local clubs. We heard your feedback at our April 19 general meeting and we can still add more sails or great ideas.

Read our newly updated cruise captain duty descriptions. It's a little breezier than before and, hopefully, a little less daunting. No experience necessary and, when you've done one, you'll have had a rewarding experience.

Check the April Communique (email copies sent April 18) or online here for Officers Reports & articles.

Try out our new Shoutbox/Chatbox. We need people, ideas and excitement to turn dreams into a great sailing season.

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NWSA History

flag Read a note written 1976 Commodore Pat Kellogg about the beginnings of NWSA.

Special thanks to Elmer and Joyce Hook for providing this wonderful look at the early days of the NWSA.
Read the accompanying letter.

Mission Statement

The NorthWest Sailing Association is an enthusiastic group of sailors living in and about Chicago's Northwest suburbs. The members share a quest for increased knowledge and improved seamanship in a spirit of camaraderie and fun.

Founded in 1974 by a small group of 25 sailors seeking others of similar interests, the Club's initial purpose was to exchange knowledge and experiences. In the course of the years hence, and continuing today, club members regularly sail together out of all major Chicago area harbors, on inland lakes surrounding Chicago, Wisconsin, and occasionally across Lake Michigan and back!

The high point of the summer sailing season, is our Door County / Wisconsin Sailing Weekend. Club members have organized charters in the Bahamas, Florida and other exotic locations, and will plan future charters to various prime sailing areas as the members interest dictates.

Who Belongs to NWSA?

Members include families, couples, singles - anyone interested in sailing; including skippers with large cruising boats or medium or small sailboats; even sailors with no boats. Members who don't know how to sail, but are interested in learning, may wish to crew with our experienced sailboat owners and gain valuable experience and knowledge of boat handling.

Ample opportunity to crew is available at each sailing event, and during the days between events with available skippers.

We Meet. . .

During the boating season, the NWSA sponsors sailing events in many of the major Chicago land lake, and Michigan harbors, as well as inland lakes. We have sponsored cruises in Wisconsin, - Door County, Racine and Lake Geneva; Indiana; Michigan and a Lake Michigan Crossing. Illinois: Waukegan, Monroe, Montrose, Winthrop, Pistakee Lake, Fox Lake; Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village. Groups have chartered excursions in the Bahamas, Florida, and various prime sailing destinations.