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Place, Yacht Name, Type, Owner/Skipper, Hometown, Results, Total Points
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Farr 40 (One Design - 7 Boats)

1. Convexity, Farr 40 40, Donald Wilson, Chicago, IL, USA - 1, 1, 5, 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, ; 20
2. Flash Gordon 5, Farr 40 40, Helmut Jahn, Chicago, IL, USA - 2, 2, 3, 7, 2, 1, 3, 1, ; 21
3. Heartbreaker, Farr 40 40, Robert Hughes, Ada, MI… Continue

Sunday, August 16, 2009 (CHICAGO) -- The word of the day is carnage. Thankfully all competitors and race committee are accounted for after a wet and wild day on the lake, complete with blown spinnakers, broaches, man-overboards, and even a capsized race committee boat.

Testing the boat handling skills of the crews, the morning winds were the strongest of the regatta, blowing about 15-20 knots. Mains were reefed, and some boats were on the run without spinnakers. But it was the afternoon storm c… Continue

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Saturday, August 15, 2009 (CHICAGO) -- Sunshine and a steady lake breeze at 5-10 knots made for another great day on the water in the 2009 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta, hosted this weekend by Chicago Yacht Club.

Winds were out of the southeast for most of the afternoon, however a few tricky wind shifts kept the competitors on their game. Some tactical moves around the shifts played out to be more favorable than others, and there were many lead changes throughout the day.

“What can I say, we had… Continue