How to Navigate Wilmette Harbor, the Clubhouse, and Lake Michigan!

New Members AND Old Salts Invited — Everyone Can Learn a Few New Tips! Pick a day for a guided tour by Wilmette Harbor staff and volunteers:  

• Tired of running over your floating lines in the water and wrapping them around your prop?
• What do I need onboard to meet Coast Guard safety requirements?
• How do you go through the Chicago locks and onto the Chicago river for dining?
• Do I need a VHF radio/ how do you use it?
• Where can I get pre-packed ice to take onto my boat?
• What weather app should I have on my phone?
• Where do I boat in various wind conditions?
• Where is the sunken ship that everyone talks about located?
• How do I dock like a pro and not ram my neighbor’s boat?
• How much do I tip the dingy driver and fuel dock attendant?

All of the above topics and dozens more will be given by experienced Wilmette Harbor boaters. Just choose the date that best fits you and show up for this fun, informative tour of the harbor.  

P.S. A “zoom” tour is also available if you are concerned about Covid-19 and more comfortable not being in a group.  Just email back “Zoom tour please” and we will schedule with one of our pros.