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Crowley's Yacht Yard

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Crowley’s Yacht Yard has been serving Chicago boaters since 1978 with a full service facility with new state-of-the-art equipment located on the Calumet River at 95th Street near Lake Michigan. Their facility handles both sail and powerboats of all shapes and sizes and they can haul, service and store boats up to 70 ft long with a max of 16’6” beam and weight of 35 tons. They also have indoor storage facilities that are heated.

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Parts F Service F Gear F I put in an order for Benetau parts may of 2015. To date, I have no status on the order. I followed up a month ago, needing information on and possibly more parts, but no status or information on that either. When I called today, their purchasing Manager Mike basically told me that they are not the only Benetau dealer around, and to go with elsewhere. Shady. Over the summer, had a yanmar issue. They are a yanmar dealer. After 2 or so months of back and forth, I could not get them out for service. Fail. These guys had a deal on sperrys at the boat show. They didn't have my size, so I paid for them, and they said they would ship them to me. A couple weeks later, they said no can do. I went online and I ordered them through someone wide, which tells me they were unwilling to honor their price. Shady. You have been warned.

This is my first year as a "sailor," and as such, have been doing so "on the cheap." I've been using on-board gloves, bibs, etc. After last night's 34 knt winds and 40ish temps, I decided to invest in my own fowl weather gear. I didn't want to blindly spend $$$ without knowing sizing. Despite attending a sailing school not affiliated with Crowley's, and being a novice, I was treated incredibly well. I will absolutely be back for any sailing gear. Cheers.

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Yachtapalooza Sets Sail This Weekend, Aiming To Get South Siders Excited About Boating

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EAST SIDE — A day-long open house for local boaters of all experience levels this weekend in East Side aims to be an accessible, fun draw for newbies to the nautical world, organizers said.

Yachtapalooza takes place 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Crowley’s Yacht Yard , 3434 E. 95th St.

The free, indoor event celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It features free seminars and demonstrations, a pig roast, live music, a flea market Friday and Saturday and a three-day sale on nautical items from Boater’s Closet Friday-Sunday.

Organizers hope to draw 1,000 current and future mariners out to this year’s event, said Nick Fugate, sales manager at Crowley’s Yacht Yard.

Yachtapalooza will also include a boat showcase by Nautical Donations , Crowley’s charitable arm, featuring several rehabbed, budget-friendly boats for sale.

Proceeds from the boat sales will support nonprofits like the Chicago Maritime Society and the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation, Fugate said.

The Chicago Boat Show dropped its sailing portion in recent years and is planning a move to the suburbs next year , so this weekend “is probably the closest thing to a sailboat show that we’ve got in Chicago,” said Charles Szymanski, a Yachtapalooza organizer and president of the nonprofit Rainbow Races .

With a few dozen vendors and free seminars on topics like marine pumps and toilets, splicing line and rope, and applying epoxy and varnish, Yachtapalooza offers “anything you would need” to maintain a boat, Fugate said.

The seminars give attendees “the chance to use the products, put their hands on them and feel them, and learn a little more than watching a powerpoint on a screen,” he said.

The event is “the perfect opportunity for anyone looking to get into sailing, [with] questions about sailing or [wanting] to check out a sailboat for the first time,” Szymanski said.

Rainbow Races is one of Yachtapalooza’s featured vendors, and its members will host one of the day’s seminars. The group aims to erase barriers marginalized groups may face in getting into sailing, Szymanski said.

It’s the only U.S. Sailing-sanctioned, LGBTQ+ sailing school in the country, and the only LGBTQ+ sailing organization in the Midwest, he said.

Rainbow Races’ first day of sailing school begins May 18. The group is offering a $50 early-bird discount on sailing classes through the end of April with the discount code “hydra50.” To register, click here .

The sailing world struggles with homophobia, misogyny, elitism and other forms of discrimination prevalent in other sports, Szymanski said. Rainbow Races creates a safe community around the sport which tries to counter those problems, he said.

Despite its issues, due to the collaborative nature of sailing, it’s also “probably the most friendly sports arena I’ve experienced,” Szymanski said.

“Sailing is a true team sport,” he said. “You have to trust your crewmates with your life, and you also have to support each other.

“Sailors are aware if we don’t evolve, we die … If the wind changes, you have to change with it.”

Chicago’s sailing community is robust, particularly with groups like the Park District, local yacht clubs and Rainbow Races encouraging new people to explore the sport, Fugate said.

But with a massive lake as Chicago’s backyard and “a very strong maritime history” in the city, the community could definitely stand to grow, Szymanski said.

Yachtapalooza is a free “casual meeting of the minds” that can help spread the joy of sailing and boating and change a misperception that the community is only for the ultra-rich, Szymanski said.

Million-dollar yachts “are great to look at and to dream about, but when you get down to it, Chicago is a blue-collar city,” Szymanski said. “A lot of the folks trying to buy boats are probably younger and more [budget-conscious]. It makes this a really unique opportunity to bring people in, in a very casual, unencumbered way.”

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The rigging department at Crowley’s is uniquely qualified to work on your rig. We have the experience, training and knowledge to service your mast and rigging correctly. The sheer volume and variety of rigs that Crowley’s unsteps and steps every year place Crowley’s in a league of it’s own. The experience we have gained over the years providing this service has exposed our riggers to all types of masts and has given them the know-how to service your rig. Lewmar, Selden, Navtec and many other rigging manufacturers count on Crowley’s to service their products in the field. You can count on Crowley’s too.

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YACHTAPALOOZA / SATURDAY MARCH 23rd, 2024

The flea market will open on friday, march 22 from 12-5 pm and saturday, march 23rd 8-5pm.

Every spring Nautical Donations, Inc. holds a flea market during Yachtapalooza, selling off donated equipment. Yachtapalooza is sponsored by Crowley’s Yacht Yard. This is a great opportunity for the boating community to support our organizations.  We encourage boaters to clear out their garage or storage locker before the boating season gets underway. The flea market features plenty of great bargains including seldom-used equipment and hard-to-find hardware.

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