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Fleet 2010 Year-end news
For the Lake Michigan Beneteau 40.7
 Fleet, the year of 2010 drew to a close in September with some rough and inclement weather. The annual Bi-State Regatta was cancelled on September 3rd because high winds and waves entering St. Joseph Harbor made that an untenable haven. This was the second time in fleet history that the night race to St. Joseph from Chicago was canceled. In 2001 the race was abandoned due to 30+ knot winds out of the north and 12 foot waves. By Saturday night that year, most of the fleet made their way to Michigan and the rest of the races, to Michigan City and back to Chicago, were held.
The next event after the Bi-State was the Sheldon Clark Regatta, held on September 11th and 12th and consisting of three races. The event was won by Dave Tarson’s Excalibur with bullets in both of the first rwo races and then a 4th place in the last race. Turning Point came in second place and Collaboration in third place overall. Winds were generally moderate, though the single race held on Sunday saw a start in zero wind with boats drifting. The wind quickly filled to 12 knots, then shifted and died several times with the leadership changing several times.
The final event of the year was MORF’s Goose Island Open, held on September 25-26th. There were three races, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Prior to the start a cold and steady rain was falling. At the start of the first race the wind was north at 10-13 knots with waves 3-4 feet. The courses for this event were not the usual windward/leeward but on an Olympic circle. There was some confusion among many of the boats as to where the second mark was but everyone eventually figured it out and Turning Point won the race followed by Collaboration and then Vayu. Turning Point also won the second race of the day with the wind veering about 35°.
On Sunday, with the wind northeast at 35° and blowing 16-20 knots the course called was MORF’s “P2”, the trapezoid with the hairpin. Once again Turning Point won the race and swept the regatta. By doing so, Dave Hardy, Bill Bartz, and their crew moved up in the season standings and won the 2010 Boat of the Year Buoy competition.
2nd place in the Goose Island Open went to Tom Weber’s La Tempete with scores of 4-2-2. In 3rd place
Was Ron Buzil’s Vayu with scores of 3-5-3.
That was it for the 2010, the eleventh season for the 40.7 Fleet in Chicago. Because the fleet added an extra event this year, the Goose Island Open, 2010 had the most races ever for the Boat of the Year Buoy competition, with 14, spread over six regattas. Previously the most races had been 10 (in 2004, 2006, and 2008). Turning Point won the series with 22 points. Collaboration and Vayu were next, tied with 32 each and the tie-breaker going to Collaboration. This year 9 boats were entered in this series, down from 10 boats. This series has had 10 40.7’s entered in it consistently since 2006. Tsunami, having been sold out of Area III, was the reason for the decline in the number of entries.
For the LMSRF Best Beneteau 40.7 on Lake Michiagn competiton, 20 races were held, which is about average.
Collaboration won with a final point total of 39. Vayu finished 2nd place with 44 points and La Tempete was in 3rd place with 58 points. All boats in the fleet are automatically entered in this competition. This year 14 boats were entered, which is tied for the most ever
(along with 2009 and 2004).
Current standings, through August 14th, for the 2010 season series are at: 2010 Standings
Photos of the 40.7 Fleet on the Commodore’s Invitational and Zukasky Regattas begin at: Photos 2010
More 2008 & 2009 fleet photos start with: 40.7 Photos
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