Lake Geneva Yacht Club

In 1874, wealthy Chicagoans had summer "cottages" near the east end of the Geneva Lake, the village of Geneva was growing rapidly as a resort center, and sailing was starting to take hold as a summer pastime. "Vastly Overcanvased..." Some of the boats were fast racers from the east coast and others were fabricated by local builders. Most of the boats were brought from the east and were open sloops, a New York racing type--broad-beamed and vastly overcanvased. In all but the lightest of winds... more