Summary
During the Chicago-Mackinac race celebration in August 1960, more than fifty sailing yachts and cruisers filled the available Beaver Harbor docks. The Beaver Beacon says yachtsmen aboard the Sabre and Gypsy, led by Bill Whalen, organized a Beaver Island Yacht Club headquartered at the King Strang Hotel.
Evidence and limits
The report documents an organization announcement and a major harbor visit, not formal charter papers or a complete race account.
Open questions
- Which race, harbor, and club records identify the date, yachts, and charter terms?
See also
- Beaver Island Yacht Club (1960 source record)
- King Strang Hotel (1941 conference headquarters)
- Saint James Harbor
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 1960, Beaver Harbor and yacht-club notice.Reports more than fifty yachts filling the docks during the Chicago-Mackinac race celebration and says yachtsmen aboard the Sabre and Gypsy, led by Bill Whalen, incorporated a perpetual paying membership in the Beaver Island Yacht Club at the King Strang Hotel. It does not give the race date, yacht-club charter date, or a full membership list.