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76TH SAILING OF QUEEN’S CUP RACE Sponsored by South Shore Yacht Club of Milwaukee, Wis., the
There will be parties at both ends, with a focus on being a family-
Queen’s Cup Race is an overnight sprint across Lake Michigan,
friendly event. Many boats will have multiple generations within
which departs on June 27. It’s anticipated that more than 200
their crew.
boats with crews of more than 1,200 people will venture into the open waters with their sight set on Muskegon, Mich.
The Queen’s Cup Cruising Fleet (jib-and-main only) will start several hours ahead to provide cruisers a head start and added
The Queen’s Cup is one of sailing’s most renowned offshore
daylight sailing time. Each boat must be entered, comply with all
races, drawing plenty of tricked-out yachts with the latest
safety and insurance regulations, and have a PHRF certificate.
carbon fiber sails and equipment. For those who cruise with a barbecue on the stern and the wine rack well stocked, it’s also an unforgettable way to start a vacation. Participants can cross instyle, as part of a big, organized fleet.
The race will use a fee entry system based on LOA to make the fee schedule more equitable and increase participation in the smallboat sections.
SPERRY TOP-SIDER NOOD REGATTA IN CHICAGO The Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design (NOOD)
against the overall winners from each stop on the nine-regatta
Regatta is the longest running, most respected, and largest
Sperry Top-Sider NOOD circuit.
sailboat racing regatta series in North America. The Regatta comes to the Windy City each June at the Chicago Yacht Club. This year’s event will be held June 6–8.
Created by Sailing World in 1988, the NOODs attract nearly 2,000 boats and more than 30,000 competitors and spectators annually. Each event in the series features three days of sailboat racing for
The three-day competition held on Lake Michigan features 14
one-design models from 20 to 70 feet in length. In addition to local
one-design classes and more than 210 boats. The overall winner
sailors, sailing’s top stars—including America’s Cup and Olympic
in Chicago will have the opportunity to compete at the Sperry
champions—are well represented at the NOODs.
Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Championship, where they will compete
CLEVELAND RACE WEEK AT EDGEWATER YACHT CLUB Cleveland Race
Cleveland Race Week was established in
by four days of offshore division racing
Week is not only
1980 to include not one, but a series of
(June 19 through the 22). In addition to the
the largest sailing
sailboat races over one or two days. Only
two series, there will be a Women’s race the
regatta on Lake Erie,
26 boats competed the first year. By 1987,
evening of June 17, as well as a junior race
but also one of the
320 boats and 1,500 participants took part
day, June 18.
most prominent on
in the Cleveland Race Week series. Today,
the Great Lakes. The
Cleveland Race Week provides 10 days of
annual event, now
racing, music, parties and special events
in its 34th year, attracts hundreds of boats
for more than 1,500 men, women, and
from across the Great Lakes and beyond.
junior sailors.
This year’s Cleveland Race Week Regatta, June 13–22, will also play host to the Tartan Ten Great Lakes Championships, as well as the J/70 Lake Erie Championships.
CRW is organized and hosted by Edgewater Yacht Club. Founded in 1914, Edgewater Yacht Club is the premiere sailing and racing venue in Cleveland and has hosted numerous regional, national and world
The 10-day regatta continues its legacy by
championship regattas.
incorporating two separate series. A one-
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design weekend (June 13 and 15) followed
SUPER MAC AND BACK RETURNS The longest freshwater solo race, the Super Mac and Back,
because the Super Mac and Back is an informal part of the Chicago
is returning this June.
Mac and Super Mac singlehanded races.
The race is started at either Port Huron or Chicago and leads racers
“Some people get halfway, say from Chicago to Port Huron, and
to Mackinac Island, then onto one of the first two ports depending on
decide to stop,” Gannon said. “Everyone registers for the Chicago
where it began.
Mac, and some people just attempt to go all the way and back, so we
In its first year only four people completed the entire course. According to race director Mark Gannon, it’s difficult to determine how many people actually attempt the entire 1,034 nautical miles 52 GLB | May/June 14
can’t really determine who all is doing it.” The race is scheduled for June 21, and registration is currently open.