News Stories
Waukegan 2008
CANCAN and COLLABORATION WIN THE WAUKEGAN RACES
(Sunday, June 22, 2008) "I've been doing this race for forty years!" That was Clem Boltz answer to the question of why he took his boat Cancan deux along the shore to win the Chicago to Waukegan race on Saturday, June 21st. The usually laconic skipper went on to explain, "there were many lifts and headers. Sometimes we had tack to avoid the shore". (more...)
Three-Peat
A story of Bob Vickery and his boat, Collaboration's third straight victory at the Chicago to Mackinac Island race.
NOOD 2008
NOOD WINNER AND 40.7 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: TURNING POINT
(Sunday, June 15, 2008) Co-skippers, Bill Bartz and Dave Hardy of Turning Point are no strangers to victory at the NOOD regatta and they did it again in a resounding triumph over mostly well-sailed competition this weekend at Sailing World's annual Chicago National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta. Bill and Dave, sailed together aboard the venerable Finesse, and on her with owner Alan McMillan, won the NOOD regatta twice before in 2002 and in 2004 and placed 2nd in 2003 and 3rd in 2006. (more...)
Colors Regatta 2008
LET IT BLOW!
TURNING POINT WINS COLORS REGATTA
(Sunday, June 8, 2008) Turning Point skippered by Dave Hardy won the Beneteau 40.7 section of Columbia Yacht Club's Colors Regatta. The four-race event was held on a windy Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8th, and took place on southern Lake Michigan a few miles east of downtown Chicago. (more...)
Olympic Cup 2008
IT'S COLLABORATION AT THE OLYMPIC CUP
(Friday, May 30, 2008) On Sunday, May 25th, Bob Vickery's Collaboration won the Olympic Cup Regatta for the Beneteau 40.7 section. This event, the first regatta of the year that is included in any season series, counts for both the LMSRF Best 40.7 on Lake Michigan series and the Area III Buoy Boat of the Year series. (more...)
Fleet Bowling Party, May 2008
40.7 FLEET CELEBRATES THE 2008 SEASON
BIG BOWLING BASH DRAWS SCORES OF SAILORS
(Tuesday, May 28, 2008) In what proved to be another in the string of successful parties for the Chicago Beneteau 40.7 fleet, about sixty sailors representing seven of the fleet's boats gathered Saturday night at Timber Lanes Bowling Alley on Irving Park Road in Chicago to meet together for the first time this spring and knock down a few pins while hoisting more than a few drinks. (more...)
