Sailing Vessel Nomad USA 4444

Welcome family, friends, sailors, and nomads across the world. We are a group of sailors that call Lake Michigan home for the summer.

We love to race!

From Wednesday night social sailing and regatta weekends, we sail a Benateau 36.7 along the coast of Chicago. Located at DuSable Harbor - a central location for all Chicago and Midwestern sailorsOwners and captains, Silviu and Cristina Patrea lead a diverse group of quirky, but fiercely competitive amateurs that know how to make a great post race cocktail.

One Design fleet racing in Chicago

We specialize in bouy racing and love to sail fast!! The team has over 50 years of combined experience, 25 "Mac" races and hundreds of weekend regatta races. If you sailed in college or looking to get started sailboat racing, we pride ourselfs on teaching, training and competing against the best in Chicago!

Sharing Data Files

We keep up with the latest and greatest technology. From Garmin Chart Plotter, to Insta360, to Njord Analytics, we love partnering with other boat owners, agreeing to share data to help each other on ways to sail faster. Send questions or data/GPS files to [email protected]For large files, please leverage WeTransfer.com

Social Media

Check out the latest updates via our Instagram. Contact us at [email protected]

Sail with us!