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    Islander Zapped, Burnt And Sunken In Fatal Blow From Heavens 

    Published on 07-26-2019 10:17 AM
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    Captain Randy Banger Sr. was motoring in Boca Ciega Bay at the time the fire call came over his marine radio on Saturday evening, July 20, he said. When he realized that no help was needed for a rescue effort, he filmed a short, close-range video of the fire-fighting action from the back of his boat. This is ...
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    La Nina Sinks Again 

    Published on 04-24-2019 03:52 PM
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    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A docked replica of a Christopher Columbus ship that sank in 2017 days after Hurricane Harvey struck Texas has swamped again.

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    Polar Vortex Makes Lake Michigan A Frozen Wonderland 

    Published on 01-31-2019 10:35 AM
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    The Washington Post's Angela Fritz puts together this piece and many more photos to go with



    Photo © Jim Funk

    With temperatures 50 degrees below the freezing point of water, the shoreline of Lake ...
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    Beacon Be Gone 

    Published on 01-08-2019 02:17 PM
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    MANITOWOC, WI – A historic Lake Michigan lighthouse beacon is no more after massive waves washed it into open water on Monday.
    The South Pier Light Navigational Beacon, ...
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    The Final Bullet Wins It 

    Published on 10-10-2018 08:53 AM
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    STRUNTJE LIGHT CLINCHES WORLD TITLE IN FINAL RACE OF
    FARR 40 CHAMPIONSHIP
    German's first bullet of the regatta underscores consistency and competitiveness of 2018 fleet




    CHICAGO, IL (October 9, 2018): The culmination of the 2018 Farr 40 World Championship served up nail-biting competition, coming down to the final race of the event as Wolfgang Schaefer's Struntje light edged out Alex Roeper's Plenty ...
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    Light And Lumpy In Chi-Town 

    Published on 10-08-2018 10:19 AM
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    ECSTASY & AGONY ON DAY TWO OF FARR 40 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

    CHICAGO, IL (October 6, 2018): The point spread grew at the top of the Farr 40 World Championship leaderboard on Day Two with Enfant Terrible finishing at the front of the fleet for while Plenty fell to third. Three races were run in a confused sea state of 4-6 foot waves with wind decreasing throughout the day from 16 down to 11 knots.

    Hailing from Australia, Gordon Ketelbey's ZEN had never raced in Chicago prior to this year's Worlds. ...
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    Plenty Of Wind And Rain For Day 1 Farr 40 Worlds 

    Published on 10-07-2018 09:38 AM
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    EUROPEAN TALENT DISRUPTS PLENTY'S FLOW AT DAY 1 OF
    FARR 40 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

    CHICAGO, IL (October 6, 2018): Patience paid off for Day 1 of the Farr 40 World Championship Day 1 in Chicago, Illinois. After a brief shoreside postponement, the fleet headed out for steep waves and winds of 15-20knots. The northeast winds brought in the standard cooler air with storms threatening on the horizon.

    Chicago Yacht Club's Leif Sigmond and Marcus Thymian's, Norboy, leads the Corinthian fleet only two points ahead of Gordon ...
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    Farr 40 Pre-Worlds :Chicago Proves To Be A TOO Windy City 

    Published on 10-04-2018 11:23 AM
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    Sweet shots from Farr 40 Worlds in Chicago. Racing was abandoned today due to 7.5-foot seas and wind in excess of 25+ knots.
    A practice race is scheduled for tomorrow and official racing starts Saturday!



    all images © sara proctor/www.sailfastphoto.com/Chicago Yacht Club





    Plenty seeks fourth crown as competitive 14-boat fleet gathers at
    Chicago Yacht Club for 2018 Farr 40 World Championship


    CHICAGO - Alex Roepers is extremely proud of each and every one of the three world championships he's captured as an owner-driver within the prestigious Farr 40 Class Association.

    If Roepers and his top-notch ...
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    We Put Em Up And God Takes Them Down 

    Published on 08-05-2018 05:23 PM
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    J-24 Sailing at the Lake Dillon Open Regatta, Colorado at 9,017 is the highest organized sailing in the nation.

    During Sunday's opener, ...
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    A Somber Salute To A Lost Sailor 

    Published on 07-24-2018 11:30 AM
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    Flags are at half-staff and a wreath hangs in front of the Little Stone Church on Mackinac Island today as we remember "Imedi" crew member, Jon Santarelli, who was ...
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    MOB in Chicago Mackinac Race: UPDATE 

    Published on 07-21-2018 03:23 PM
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    Search Suspended for Man Overboard in Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
    JULY 21, 2018 09:48 PM

    After nearly seven hours of active search efforts, the US Coast Guard has suspended the search to locating the missing sailor aboard Imedi, a Transpac 52 competing in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. The sailor has been identified as Jon Santarelli, a 53-year-old from Lincoln Park (Chicago).


    The search efforts included approximately 20 boats and three helicopters from US Coast Guard, Chicago Fire, Chicago Police and Chicago Yacht Club covering nearly 47 square ...
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    The Faces Of American Youth Sailing Success 

    Published on 07-20-2018 11:13 AM
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    2018 Youth Sailing World Championship
    Corpus Christi, Texas, USA




    The fourth day of the 48th Youth Sailing world Championships saw six class winners crowned gold medalists.
    The Youth Worlds has become the pinnacle sailing event for teenagers aged 16-18. Past gold medalists have gone on to very successful careers in the upper echelons of the sport. Whether American Geronimo Nores (Boys' RS:X), Islay Watson of Great Britain (Girls' RS:X), Argentinians Teresa Romairone and Dante Cittadini (Nacra 15), Josh Armit of New Zealand ...
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    There May Be Hope For USA Sailing After All 

    Published on 07-19-2018 12:21 PM
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    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (July 18, 2018) – In a day filled with superlative performances from Team USA at the 48th annual World Sailing Youth Championships, the pinnacle event for youth sailors, none was harder earned than Chase Carraway’s showing in the Boys’ Laser Radial.

    Carraway (Wrightsville Beach, N.C.) didn’t post back-to-back first-place finishes as some of his teammates, but his 2-5 in the largest class in the fleet (58 boats) was every bit as impressive. The Boys’ Laser Radial is always one of the most hotly contested classes at this ...
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    Unearthed Hobie 

    Published on 01-07-2018 08:36 AM
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    Time Capsule...an archaeological find...a 1980's vintage Hobie 16 exhumed from a sand dune in Beverly Shores, IN (south end of Lake ...
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    Surfing Superior 

    Published on 12-29-2017 10:23 AM
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    Marquette Michigan's Devon Hains snapped this series of Surfer Dan Surfer Dan
    ripping up Lake Superior Presque Isle Park. BRRRRRRR...





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    Harvey's Heartbreak 

    Published on 08-28-2017 02:46 PM
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    Some of the damage done by Hurricane Harvey, from various parts along the south Texas Coast.





















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    Inshore Offshore Verve Cup 

    Published on 08-13-2017 03:37 PM
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    131 boats took part in thies weekend's Verve Cup at the
    Chicago Yacht Club. And from the images just posted, it looks like the weather cooperated quite nicely!


    Kashmir Wins 2017 Chicago Yacht Club Verve Cup
    Chicago, IL

    Karl Brummel, Steve Henderson and Mike Mayer’s Kashmir won the overall Verve Cup Trophy today at the conclusion of the 25th annual Verve Cup Offshore Regatta hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club.

    This year’s Verve Cup, which featured a three-day offshore course race from Friday through Sunday, a one-day distance race on Saturday ...
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    Impala vs Scow Ends Badly 

    Published on 08-08-2017 09:00 AM
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    MASON COUNTY, MI - Deputies continue to investigate a fatal crash Saturday involving a towed sailboat, and have released the names of two drivers but not that of the third, deceased driver.
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    Boy Scouts Electrocuted On Texas Lake 

    Published on 08-07-2017 08:24 AM
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    (KLTV) -
    Texas Game Wardens are investigating the fatal boating accident that killed two Boy Scouts at Lake O' The Pines Saturday.

    From the Texas Game Wardens:

    Texas Game Wardens are investigating a fatal ...
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    Lake Texoma Fire Devours Boats 

    Published on 07-20-2017 09:29 AM
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    POTTSBORO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A fire and several explosions broke out at a marina on Lake Texoma Wednesday morning.

    The fire, and subsequent explosions, started on U Dock at the Highport Marina in Pottsboro. Flames and thick, black smoke could be seen for miles.

    Officials ...
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