Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club

Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club was founded on a Sunday in October 1934, when the gaff-rigged schooner Gaviota sailed into the new harbor at Montrose.She was from New England and had been built for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt had a great affection for the sea and often explained that his lengthy voyages allowed him to personally assess the world situation instead of relying solely on White House briefing books.At the request of the Chicago Park District, the owners of Gaviota, Richard J. Frankenstein and William S. Ahern, transferred their mooring from the over-crowded Belmont Harbor to the new, empty harbor facility at Montrose. Both Frankenstein and Ahern later became commodores of CCYC.