Please note: The CYCF Competition Fund supports national and international competitive sailing for teams from across Chicagoland, and donations cannot be restricted to any one particular team. Rest assured that your donation to the Competition Fund enables us to provide significant support to the teams who qualify. See recent Competition Fund grantees here.

The Competition Fund enables the CYC Foundation to award grants to support applicants’ training for and participation in prestigious national and international sailing competitions, such as the Olympics, inter-club invitational events that are nationally recognized, match races ranked as Grade 2 or better that are internationally recognized, or (for participants under age 19 who demonstrate financial need) national, continental, or world championship events in a single or double-handed class.