Legendary musician Jimmy Buffett made a surprise appearance at the final awards party for Block Island Race Week, presented by Margaritaville. Buffett took the stage to address the huge gathering of sailors enjoying Margaritaville margaritas and LandShark lager and expressed total enthusiasm for the regatta his lifestyle company sponsored this year. "I think Margaritaville is…
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Fall Line Rules Cleveland Race Week One-Design Weekend
72 teams competed on Lake Erie from June 14-16 in Cleveland Race Week’s One Design Weekend, part of the largest sailing regatta on Lake Erie and one of the largest on the Great Lakes. Racing began on Friday for several classes, with the remainder beginning on Saturday. 10 fleets competed over the weekend on four…
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Gyt Petkus Earns Trip to BVI at Chicago NOOD
The Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD wrapped up Sunday, June 9 in a shroud of fog, again. Morning rain and fog saw the remaining scheduled races cancelled on the third day of the regatta. Spirits were high, however, as competitors gathered at Chicago Yacht Club for the evening’s awards party. At each NOOD Regatta, individual fleet…
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J/105s Enjoy One Design and Singlehanded at COLORS Regatta
The COLORS Regatta was hosted by Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, IL from June 1-2. 1. Six J/105s raced one-deign and got off three races, all of which were won by Jon Weglarz's The Asylum. Gyt Petkus' Vytis scored all seconds for 6 points to take the silver, and Judith & Ross McLean's Esprit d'Ecosse…
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