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U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship begins Friday

June 12th, 2013

(June 12, 2013) – One of the premier match racing venues in the world will host the 2013 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship. The Chicago Match Race Center will welcome this US Sailing National Championship with the first of three days of racing scheduled to begin Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16. Eight teams


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Jim McDonnell Named Overall Winner at Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago

June 10th, 2013

Chicago, IL (June 10, 2013) – Taking home the prestigious Overall Winner honors at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago was Des Plaines, IL-based Skipper Jim McDonnell and crew aboard Spanker in the Beneteau 40.7 class. McDonnell received an invitation to participate in the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Championship Regatta in the BVI at the end of the


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Local Skippers Take Charge at Day Two of Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago

June 8th, 2013

Chicago, IL (June 8, 2013) – Local skippers leveraged their superior knowledge of Lake Michigan to take charge during a pivotal day two of sailing at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Greeted by early afternoon winds that peaked at 10-12 knots, Chicagoan sailors currently hold the lead in 10 boat classes at the country’s largest


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Excellent Conditions Highlight Day One of Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Chicago

June 7th, 2013

Chicago, IL. (June7, 2013 –  Chicago’s picturesque Lake Michigan, accompanied by a steady breeze that reached 15 knots, provided sailors in 13 boat classes prime racing conditions for the opening day of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Top performances at the country’s largest regatta series came from a contingent of local sailors as well as


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Davidson Wins CMRC Spring Invitational

May 20th, 2013

Fluky conditions at the Chicago Match Race Center’s Grade 3 Spring Invitational (May 18-19) forced organizers to determine a winner based on the round robin races completed. Scoring the victory was Newport Beach-based Ryan Davidson and his Golden State Match Racing team of Payson Infelise, Brandon Folkman and Matt Hecht, who amassed an impressive 5-0


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Good news for Chicago suburb

April 18th, 2013

Wilmette, IL (April 18, 2013) – The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District this morning reversed course and awarded a 39-year lease



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