The breeze was on for the third and final day (reminiscent of Friday) of the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in Chicago. A fast-building northwest wind pushed boats, gear and crew to their limits. Still, the Chicago and Corinthian Yacht Clubs gave the sailors a full slate of races […]

Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago hosted its annual SKYWAY Colors Regatta on June 3-4. The J/105s had a great turnout, with 11 teams. The winner was determined by a tiebreaker at 11 points each. On countback, taking the gold was Mike Sheppard’s FLYING PIG, with Mark Fruin’s BYCTOSAUR settling for […]

Cedar Point Yacht Club held its annual One Design Regatta from June 1-2 on Long Island Sound. The six-boat J/105 fleet saw Gardner Horan’s CUSH post five straight bullets (and discard a bullet) for 4 points net. Behind CUSH, it was a battle between three boats: John & Marisa Koten’s […]

The 79th running of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race, hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, got off with a bang. Skies were overcast but dry. Winds were present in a big way, well into the 25 to 35 kts range. Its Cape Flattery Race is a 101.0nm dash up […]