Special Racing Schedule for Fourth of July Weekend 2026

Good evening All:

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable weekend. We were able to get several great MC races in this weekend with the pleasant weather and had a wonderful June party at the Walborn/Post's and beer party at the Maddens. A big thank you to everyone that was able to attend and help with setup and tear down. Also, a big congratulations to the Hallpass team on successfully clinching the A Nationals regatta! 

Per our meeting this afternoon at the beer party and the calendar, we will have a special racing schedule for the upcoming Independence Day/Fourth of July weekend. Please…

2026 Annual Spring Meeting Notice

Hello all Long Lake Yacht Club (LLYC) members!

We hope that everyone had an enjoyable off-season. Spring is fast approaching and our 2026 LLYC Spring Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026.   Please put this in your calendars!  We will be sending out more information as the date approaches.

The meeting will be hosted by Andrew and Colleen Ringa: 344990 N. Augustana, Long Lake. Thank you, Andrew and Colleen.

Skippers meeting at 1pm
General all-member meeting at 2pm 

Boats in water 5/23
First race day 5/24

2024 MIR Weekend

LLYC Family,

First and Foremost, thank you to all the judges this weekend for getting out there and trying to get some courses set.  We appreciate your patience and all you do for the sailors.  Mother Nature has not been cooperative but hopefully the tide will change for the upcoming MIR and the rest of the season.  

For the MIR, if you plan on attending any of the lunches or the dinner, please, please, please go to the web-site and purchase your tickets sooner.  This will help with head count and how much food is needed.  This also applies to the shirts as well.  We need to know how many…

Welcome to the 2024 Season

Schedule:

Saturday May 25th:

Boats in the water

Sunday May 26th:

MC Race 9:15 am - Team F

C Race (Frostbite #1) 11:30 am - Team A

Beer Party @ Ripley's - 34958 N. Augustana Ave., Ingleside, IL

Monday May 27th:

MC Race 9:15 am - Team E

C Race (Frostbite #2) 11:30 am - Team B

Looking forward to a great start to the season. See you on the water this weekend.

Vice Commodore

Suzi Reese

Dear LLYC members,

As many of you have heard by now, Suzi Reese died on Sunday, June 28. Suzi was a dear friend to so many on Long Lake and all of us will feel her absence. She never missed an opportunity to help others. If you asked for anything, the answer was always yes. For years, Suzi opened her home for numerous yacht club events. She selflessly offered her knowledge and experience to improve our sailing program, especially for the kids. In short, Suzi loved Long Lake and always wanted to make it better. Read on for Suzi's official obituary.

Suzanne Reese, 72, of Long Lake, IL passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

Suzi was born…

LLYC Spring Meeting Format Change

LLYC Spring Meeting Format Change

Dear LLYC Members,

Greetings and welcome to the beginning of an exciting sailing season for 2020!

Unfortunately, as most of you know, we are in the middle of a lock-down order by the governor in response to the COVID-19 virus and we don’t yet have a date for when this will be lifted. This means hosting the spring meeting in the traditional way is not feasible at this time. For this reason, we have decided to move the meeting to an online and over the phone conference call.

While I know everyone is disappointed in the decision, the LLYC officers feel that it is necessary for the safety of the club and its members. We certainly will miss seeing everyone’s smiling faces after the long winter absence. But on a positive note, we can still hear your voices and hopefully…

Weekend Updates

Hello LLYC!!

Congratulations to Joe Popeck and Maceo Ringa for a fantastic showing at Beulah this week! They both cracked top 10 finishes. Joe matched his best race with back to back 3rds, and Maceo got a 5th!

This weekend is the June Party at Pistakee. Please RSVP to Jen Sundberg (630)-251-3817 if you haven’t already.

Also, the 4th of July is around the corner, and Morgan can use all the donations he can get. If you prefer to send him a check, he would prefer the check this week because he is shopping for the fireworks on Monday. Please have your money ready by the Sunday beer party at the latest. Handing him a check at the 4th of July beer party will not do him any good. The more you send, the better the show!

Have a great week, and see you out on the water!

Scribe,

Danny Madden