Columbia Yacht Club COLORS Regatta
The Columbia Yacht Club COLORS Regatta, held on June 1-2, featured a mix of moderate and light, building conditions. UK Chicago sails customers made a strong showing across several one-design and distance racing fleets.
Since 1995, the COLORS Regatta has been Chicago’s “shake-the-sheets” event, drawing over 100 boats annually on the first weekend of June. With a strong one-design presence, including Beneteau, J/Boat, Tartan 10, and other large fleets, the event serves as a vital tune-up for the season. The regatta includes buoy racing and a distance race, attracting both serious racers and casual cruisers.
Tartan 10 Fleet
In the Tartan 10 fleet, Brian Kaczor and his team on ERICA dominated by winning every race, closely followed by another UK customer, Blane and Cindy Boynton’s team on MINISTER.
J/105 Class
Mike Sheppard’s team on FLYING PIG won the J/105 fleet in a tiebreaker against another UK customer, Mark Fruin on NYCTOSAUR.
Beneteau 40.7 Class
Scot Ruhlander’s team on MOJO dominated the Beneteau 40.7 class, winning every race, while UK customer Ron Buzil and team VAYU finished third.
PHRF 2
In PHRF 2, Team MASKWA finished second.
ORC and Distance Racing
- In ORC, Shawn O’Neill’s EAGLE placed second, and Kevin Saedi & Raman Yousefi’s MOMENTUS finished third.
- In the ORC Distance category, John Gottwald’s EAGLE’S WINGS took first place, with Dave Dickerson’s PARADIGM SHIFT in third.
- In PHRF 2 Distance, Dave Baker’s HANDSOME PETE finished first.
- In PHRF 3 Distance, Bill Batrz’s RANGER finished first.
