Island Bay Yacht Club Explained

Island Bay Yacht Club
Burgee:Burgee of Island Bay YC.svg
Short Name:IBYC
Founded:1935
Location:76 Yacht Club Road, Springfield, Illinois 62712

The Island Bay Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Springfield, Illinois, on the shore of Lake Springfield.[1] [2] [3]

Fleets

The club is home of the following One-Design racing fleets:[4]

Sailors

IBYC member Dave Chapin was 3 times world champion, after winning the Snipe Worlds in 1979 with Timothy Dixon, and the Sunfish Worlds in 1979 and 1981, besides several times national and North American champion in Laser, Sunfish, Snipe, 470 and Soling.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mission Bay Yacht Club. ActiveCaptain. 2016-11-15. 2016-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116014914/https://activecaptain.com/quickLists/marina.php?name=Mission_Bay_Yacht_Club_San_Diego_CA&i=328269701. live.
  2. Web site: Springfield's Own Magazine . 2016-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161019143238/http://www.springfieldsown.com/features/cover-story/572/welcome-club . 2016-10-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: The State Journal-Register 8-6-2011 . 2016-11-15 . 2020-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200909025142/https://www.sj-r.com/x832283593/Top-sailors-compete-on-Lake-Springfield-this-week . live .
  4. Web site: Fleets. Island Bay Yacht Club. 2016-11-15. 2016-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116020441/http://www.ibyconline.com/SAILING/RACING/Fleets.aspx. live.
  5. Web site: 50th E Scow Blue Chip Regatta . 2016-11-15 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103122255/http://www.escowbluechip.com/results--bios.html . live .