As drowning rates among Black kids remain high, a yacht club teaches boat and water safety … with a side of life skills
CHICAGO - Before more than a dozen Black youths giddily hopped aboard the boat in 59th Street Harbor on a warm summer Saturday, they competed for who could put on a life vest the fastest and most accurately. The ebullience was palpable.
Donning baby blue T-shirts, they had to master the technique before facing the open waters of Lake Michigan.
The lake's beautiful scenic views and cooling waters may be enticing, but "as it is attractive, it's also very deadly," said boat Capt. Daniel Knight, also a member and treasurer of the Museum Shores Yacht Club (MSYC) in Jackson Park.
Among kids ages 1 to
