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@ o (o S' o 1984Tartan Ten = O $ MIDWINTER $ Championship s I Regatta I o llJ ll (t = REGATTARESULTS Lindy Thomaswon for the third straight time, Eightraces-o ne throw out. m rO Skipper/HomeTown 1st 2nd 3rd 4th sth 6th 7th 8th Pts. rO C9 LindyThomas, Elk Grove, o $ IL 3'5 3/4 2 2 3 3/q 13.5 X GaryDisbrow, Vermilion, o 3/a 3/+ 3/q dl OH 2 37 DSQ 2 16.25 o DennisO'Tool, Lorain, OH 52 25 DNS 7 8 326 o- DickWren, Jacksonville, FL 3/+ 3 74 8 3 8 4 29.75 a z Bill Coolidge,Jacksonville, o FL 46 53A 3 6 5 10 29.75 tr TerryWilcox, Jacksonville, o FL 64 43 6 4 7 \31 o HarveyKrieger, Bloomfield U) Hills,Ml 98 66 4 57 541 ct) Gus Farrar,Jacksonville, FL 87 109 5 810 652 U) WoodyWoodward, Western U) Springs,lL 7 10 98 7 96 955 O MichaelWoollen, Chicago, z IL 109 810 I 10 I 864 tU F; DouglasBaker, Chicago, lL 12 12 11 11 10 11 12 11 78 F BernardHerron, ll Jacksonville,FL 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 DNFSO Presidentts Message

The President'smessage is simple:Come new ones. Give your hobby a shot in the to the 1984 T-Ten North Americans. The arm. The fun you have will give You Regattaneeds competitors to make it a suc- memoriesto last a lifetime. cess. Hopefullythe best crewsfrom Detroit' The costs to race will be minimal ($200). Lake Erie, the East Coast, Jacksonville, The entry fee includesdinner for the crews Houston and Waukeganwill come' lf they on two separate evenings. This arrange- do therewill be excitementon the docks,at ment will tell the ColumbiaYC staff exactly the bar,on the race courseand on the after' how manydinners to preparewhich will give &*{l - deck of "The Abby." us a better value for our money and the What racecourses. . .what thrills.Only in proper service. The two dinners, sail Chicagoand on Lake Erie havewe consis- measurement,National Meeting, free pop party tently seen thirty boats or more on the star- and beer after each race, a cocktail € ting tine.The 1984NA's could easilysee f if' hosted by Tartan Marine,and the {act that ty boats. FredWoolsey is attemptingto f ind the boats will be docked together will give charter boats for fifteen out-of-town skip' those who participate a true sense of pers.They will be assignedon a f irst come belonging. first served basis. Fred will be glad to Have you ever raced in a National One" Mark Wurlzebach search for more boats for more skippers if DesignRegatta, "The Mac," the "Put-in-Bay necessary. Regatta," "Larchmont Race Week," or (Work) Larsen Marine will provide free launch "Block lsland RaceWeek," "The SORC"???, Woodward at (Home) 312'661'1420, and haulout for those who trailer in. The This Regattawill comparefavorably to any 312-952-5338.Bed & Breakfasthas a limited Regattawill be well publicizedin the trade of these Big time events.Come join us.. . numberof condosavailable at $35up. Thirty Travel magazines.This is the type of event that see for yourself! rooms have been reserved at the PHRF competitors do not have an oppor' You can certainly stay on your boat and Lodgefor the out-of-towners.Rates are: $63 tunity to go to. . .. lt will be One DesignSail' use the Abby's showerfacilities. Bring your Double,$67 Quad. ing at its best. The T'Ten class has aged own towel. Parkingwill be difficult. A Cab Most of the downtown hotelsare sold out enbugh to give the participantsa special ride to the Yacht Club would be most con' now due to the National HardwareShow. feeling of comraderyand rivalry.Here you venientfor those not stayingon their boats. Reservationsmust be confirmed with Travel you can meet your competitorsf ace to tace f or a Anyone interestedin stayingat a Columbia Lodge by July 1st. Tell them that are week. Strengthenold friendshipsand start YC member's home please call Jeanne with the T-TENAssociation grouP.

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First, We hope you'll consider us your personal sailmaker. Second,We believewe can help you developa winning effort with ShoreSails on your T-Ten. Our experienceand results in other one design classesmeans that your Shore Sails are a result of "state-of-the-art"computer designing techniques. Our quality is secondto none - we use only the finest materialsfor your Ten Sails . . . but if you should ever have a problem, we standbehind our product. Most important, we will provide you with the serviceyou deserve.We will be sure thai you're completely satisfiedwith Tartan Ten Sails from Shore Sails Midwest. |oin the Shore

Callor write GregFisher in ffi- 8iilfrHH,:1iJ,","';H:*"r t 5H0BE 5Flt5 Sails. Shore 1984 T-TEN ,t 330West Spring Street 6500Memorial Shoreway N.W. Columbus,Ohio 43215 Cleveland,OH 44102 (614) 227-2470 (216) 631-5959 Golumbia Yacht Glub and Fleet 2 chicago T-TEN Glass Association to Host 1984 North Americans WELCOMETO CHICAGO CHICAGO'ST.TEN FLEET 2 eral "port"to-port"weekend series with the Area lll Offshore Fleet. The destination is usuallyabout 30 miles away and the site of Columbia Yacht Club and the Chicaoo Chicago'sTartan Ten Fleet is pleasedto some seriousovernight partying before the Tartan Ten Fleet are pleasedto be hostiig co-sponsor the 1984 Tartan Ten North race back to Chicago the next day. A the 1984Tartan Ten North AmericanCham- American Championships. lts 60.some highlight of the port.to-portraces is the pionships.The tone of the serieswill be pro- memberships f ly the burgeesof most of the "Tri-State" on Labor Day weekend. Begin- fessionally run competitive racing during yacht clubs on the lakefront,the majority ning with a Friday overnight race trom the day and f un comraderyin the evenings. representing Chicago Corinthian Yacht Chicagoto St. Joseph, Michigan,the fleet Our club staff and membershipare looking Club, Chicago Yacht Club and Columbia then raceson Sundayto MichiganCity, In- forward to havingyou aboardour new club. Yacht Club (co-sponsorof the champion- diana, and then to Chicago on Monday. ship and are making plans to insure the ships). These port-to-portstypically draw some 30 week is a huge success. The Chicagofleet is among the most ac- T-Tens (including the Waukegan f leet) tive in the nation. lt in Entry forms, charter request forms and began 1978when a among the 200 or so offshore boats which core of skilled details on the serieswill be distributedthe and enthusiastic Chicago- participate. area sailors f irst w'eekin July.Eligibility of eachcontest. decided to develop a new one And of course, there is always the design ant and crew shall be in accordancewith class. And most of that original venerable Chicago-Mackinac Race each groupare still the Regattaregulations Article V, Vl, & Vll activeT-Ten owners, enjoying July-330-mile race up the length of Lake some of the of the by-laws. Formal entry will be re- most competitive local off. Michiganto Mackinaclsland, located at the shore racing quired. Entry deadline is July 30th after anywhere. Straits of Mackinacwhich separatethe Up- Racesare conducted yacht which a late entry fee of $100 will be by the various per and Lower Peninsulasof Michigan.The clubs, properly charged.We anticipateforty entrants;the and all registered con- T-Ten's have initiated a two-day, four.race testants entry fee is targetedfor $200. are welcome. Five starting areas July 4th Regatta on the local one-design located over a ten-mile area off Chicago's Olympic course. Particularly fun is the Charters will be governed by adherence lakefront, allowing for a wide variety of "Camera Cup" race in which all the boats to ArticleV of the NAC regulations,Section course variations. The race committee take picturesof their competitionand swap 4, havingf irst priority.Any additionalyachts determinesthe course for each race based the photos at a subsequentparty. for chartercome under Article Vl-Eligibil- on their eslimation of the prevailingwind Chicago's T-Ten fleet basically follows ity. The ChampionshipCommittee Chair. conditions. Four of the five courses are the National T-Ten rules. The 150 , man, Bill Childs,shall revieweach prospec- "Metro Courses,"where racedistances can once used here for port-to-port and tive charterer'seligibility. He will then cer- varybut are usuallyabout 15 miles.The f ifth Mackinacraces, was disallowedbefore the tify those individuals eligible to Charter course is designed primarily for Olympic. 1983season. The use of headfoilsnever has ChairmanFred Woolsey. Charter fee is $250 style racing,with a two-mileradius. been implemented.Lorans will not be al. with a $500 refundable damage deposit. The T-Ten fleet also participatesin sev- lowed during the championship. 1984TARTAN TEN REGATTACOMMITTE Chairman Bill Childs NORTHAMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1141W. Wellington Chicago,lL 60657 Hostedby: R:312-929-7790 ChicagoTartan Ten Fleet O: 312-323-3000 and Ass't Chairman Kathy Childs Race Chairman Ed Mooney ColumbiaYacht Club RaceOff icer Steve Rubinkam RaceOfficer Bob Sargent& SCHEDULEOF EVENTS John Bergan Sail Measurer Paul Blonskiand Fred House Monday-August13 6p.m.. .,...ComplimentaryDinner Housing Jean Woodward 9a.m..5p.m...... Registration& Ip.m...... SlideShowofSeries SailMeasurement Dining/Parties Dan Newman 11a.m. LightLunch Friday-August17 Boat Charter Fred Woolsey 12noon ...... FlagRaising 8a.m.. ..Breakfast j 1p.m...... TuneUpRace 9a.m.,. .,....HarborStart ObserverBoats Kathy Childs 5 p.m.. .Tartan Ten Annual Meeting 10a.m. .Sixth Race Publicity LarryCleland 6p.m. . . .SkippersMeeting (Make.upRace, if necessary,immediately 7 p.m.. . .Welcoming Cocktail Party atter) andCookout (AwardsCeremony following the Last Race, Free Beer & Pop) Tuesday-August14 8a.m.. ..Breaklast Monday'sTune Up Race is scheduledas 9a.m...... HarborStart an opportunitylor out.ot.townskippers and 10a.m. . FirstRace crew to familiarize themselves with their MEASUREMENTS (SecondRace lmmediately Atter) charler boats and Lake Michigan racing sp.m.. ,..FreeBeer&Pop condilions.lt will be an abbreviatedfour.leg The following items will be measuredat DinnerOpen race conducted by the ofticial Champion. the NAC: ship SeriesRace Committee. Spar- The overalllength from underneath Wednesday-August15 On open dinner nights entranls are the mast headplate to the lowerend 8a.m.. ..Breakfasl welcometo dine aboardthe ColumbiaY.C.'s of the mast must measure 44 feet' 9a.m...... HarborStart new clubship or experience any one of 3-5/8"minimum. 10a.m. LongDistance Race Chicago'sfine restaurants.Within walking Sails-ALL sails will be measured.Article 6p.m.. ...FreeBeer&PoP distance from the clubship are numerous 11.2,l, ll, lllon Sail Inventory;Article DinnerOpen museums.Grant Parkoutdoor concerts and 11.3Sail Weight Limitations;Article unlimitedshopping. 11.4 Sail Acquisition shall be fol' Thursday-August16 The southern end of Lake Michiganwilh loweo. 8a.m.. ..Breakfast the Chicago skyline olfers an exciting and 9a.m,...... ,.HarborStart beautilul setting in which to conduct the 10a.m. FourthRace championshipseries. We are proud to offer (FifthRace lmmediately After) the opportunity to enjoy this experienceto Sp.m.. ,..FreeBeer&PoP each and everyT.10 owner,

SAFETYEQUIPMENT: The equipment sPecified in USYRU EquipmentRegulations Category 4, plus the Horseshoe Life ring be equipped with an automaticwaterproof light, drogue sea an' i TIIINKING OF SEIJ' FT]NDING? chor,and dye marker.Safety life harnessfor I CALL THE N,ECOGNIZND I,IrADER! each crew member,whistle on life jackets. We Provlde: All shall be on boardwhen racing. r F ully computerized services 7.3 cooking stove not required. 10.22 and trysail and reefing . Elmployee communlcations programs storm equipment capable of reducing the effec' o Sophtsticated management reports tive luff to 60% will not be required. . Placement of stop loss insurance CALL TODAY F'OR COMPLETE DETAILS qlp Self Funded Plans' Inc. (216)566-1455 1432HAMIL'NCN AlrE. a CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 SPECTATORS np Now Also In Pittsburgh A limited numberof spectatorboats will T-Ten Sail #23654 T.TenSail #234 be available.Requests should be made at Thomas P. Luby C.L.U, RichardC. Sheldon the registrationdesk. There will be an age President VicePresident limitationas boat skipperscannot be asked to accept responsibilityfor small children. See you in Chicago! Planto provideyour own life preserver,food and drink. citing days,and becamethe largest,private- COLUMBIA ly owned, floating yacht in the U.S. On LakeErie Regional February17, after months of gruelingwork T-TEN YACHTCLUB by its members,the Abby enjoyedits gala Association official openingas ColumbiaYacht THE LARGESTPERMANENT Club. AnnualMeeting FLOATING In additionto its spaciousbar, restaurant, YACHTCLUB ON LAKE MICHIGAN showers, locker rooms and small boat The 1984 Lake Erie Tartan Ten Regional It's believedthat the Chicagoto Michigan storage,the Abby sports an old fashioned Association held its annual meeting on City race, f irst sponsored by Colum-bia elegance you're unlikely to find many February11; 1984,at the EdgewaterYacht Yacht Club in 1893, is the oldest, con. places, including a mahogany and glass Club, Cleveland,Ohio. Presidingwas John tinuously run, fresh water race in staircase,beautiful wood throughout,and Blonski.Officers present:Jody Koblenzer, the world. Moreover,it was the first race lots of brass. But only the surroundings L.E. Secretary-treasurer;Mark Wurtzebach, eversponsored by Columbia"The club also havechanged for its members;Columbia re- T-TEN National President;Dave Hamister, sponsoredthe first-everpower boat race to mainsa f riendly,relaxed, informal club with National Vice-President;Jerry Maiorano, Mac in 1966. a stimulating social program and a NationalSecretary; Dick Sheldon,National Today, the yacht club's full-time race noticeableespril de corps. Treasurer;George Ward and Dick Sterns, committee (ably chaired by Ed Mooney) RegionalVice Presidents;and Dick Beur- runs an activeone designand offshorerac- mann, ExecutiveSecretary and TENSPEED ing schedule.The club direcilysponsors six THEWINDS OF publisher. port-to-portor long-distancebuoy races aS Mark Wurtzebach reoorted on the Ex- well as the Mayor DaleyRegatta each year. CHICAGO ecutiveCommittee meeting held priorto the In addition,the club's one design f leets of Regionalmeeting. Mark outlined the high- Penquins,Rodes 19s, and Shieldscompete Serene,elusive, adventurous,awesome lights of the upcoming NationalRegatta in every weekend during the season on our and perilousare some of the many descrip- Chicago and invited everyone to attend. Olympiccourse. tions of winds hostingChicago area sailors Fleet2 is expecting50 boats for this year's But perhapsColumbia is best known for in late summer, as usually moderate7.12 NationalRegatta. its "f loating" status. Columbiawas organ. mph southwesterliesreluctantly yield to the Jerry Maioranofrom Detroit Fleet 4 ex. ized in 1892 in recognitionof a need for a coming seasonalchange and cooler north- tended an invitationto all T-TENowners in downtown yacht club. The members westerlies. the Lake Erie Region to participatein the pitched in and built a small barge with a Localsailors will immediatelyrecognize f ive annualPort Huronto Mackinacrace July 14, structure on top in Monroe Harbor.As the characteristicwinds and three shore.parallel 1984.lf two or more boats from the Lake membershipkept growing,a new and larger wind zones. The characteristicwinds are Erie regionwill come they will haveenough building was constructedon pilings at the southwest,northwest, northeast, southeast boats for a one design start. The Detroit originalsite. Then, in 1924,Columbia yacht and Gulf (of Mexico),with the wind zonesbe- fleet will help those interestedwith safety Club purchased its first actual shio-the ing shoreline, crib-line and offshore. equipment,housing, mooring at Bay View PereMarquette, a 193-footsteamboat which Most common are the moderatesouth- Yacht Club and generallogistics. Entry fee was towed to the club's original location westerly(panhandle) airs coming o{f a wind. is $175.00,For completeinformation on the and was our home for 13 vears. ward shore to provideideal wind and wave race,contact Jim Dundas313/882.6658. Plansf or constructionoi Chicagos Outer conditions.These same airs under lighter GeorgeWard movedthat the ILYA Put-in. Drivelater called for relocationof the pere conditions become highly susceptible to Bay Regattabe used to determinethe Cen- Marquelte.But the ship was not up to it and thermal influences,which tend to create tral (east)Regional Champion, thereby giv- in 1937was takenout onto the lake,burned threewind zones.The shoreline zone usual- ing the event NationalStatus. The motion and sunk. ly extends out one mile with the winds passedunanimously. A special committee next discovereda usuallybent more parallelto shore and in. Skippersparticipating in Lake Erie quali. decommissionedlake steamer,the Florida. creasedin velocity.The watersare likelyto fying races must .be paid up members of which was installedat the foot of Randoloh be unusuallycold due to "upwelling." The both the L.E. RegionalAssociation and the Street in MonroeHarbor that sameyear. An crib"llnezone extends out about a mile past NationalAssociation. Sail offs and reoional accidentalfire sunk that clubshio in 1955: the city water intakecribs and is a combina- championship races (Bay) witt be 6aited but the Floridawas raisedand returnedto tion of shorebreeze and sea breezevectors, under Nationalsanctioned rules. full operationby its undauntedmembers. often marked by a directionlesschop or Mark Wurtzebach discussed how the Columbia Yacht Club-aboard the Flor. calm. The dominant vector changesas the T-TENAssociation thru its localf leetscould ida-remained at the foot of Randolohuntil zone is crossed. promote the sale of T.TEN's.George Ward just about a year ago, when plans to The offshore zone, site of Chicago Area and Jim Robertsagreed to set up a dateand ,,S" redesign the Outer Drive's infamous lll's olympiccourse, again brings stable airs place to present the T-TENto prospective curve necessitated its relocation f urther as the offshore thermals cool and returnto skippers. The list price for the T.TEN is east in the harbor.(ln fact, where the club- the surfacewith increasedvelocity. o.rc.cuu. ship once f loatedis now solid land.)The old With the coming seasonalchange, cooler liew officers elected were: Ed Froelich, Florida,to the considerableamazement of northeasterliesprovide a welcome relief president and Mary Jane Stauffer, secre- some, survivedthe move,though its hull is from the cities heat. Being an offshore Iary-lreasurer. less than 1/8" thick in spots. In fact. even breeze,the wind zonesagain appear but in a beforeits nerveracking trip through the har- more condensed fashion so that the off. 1983AWARDS bor, Columbia's members had decided a shorezone may movewell insideof the crib- East Division ThomasTrophy new clubship was in order,both to replace line. This condition can find two yachts in SOLIDARITY Blonski Brothers the ever-wetterFlorida and to better serve close proximity parallel courses, CORSAIR Matt Koblenzer our growing membership. close hauledon oppositetacks. AUBORAll Joe Bennett After a long search,the club decidedto For the more adventuresomesailor, north. GROGGY Jocken Grocke purchase the M.V. Abby, a 372.foot auto. easterliescan rollout of the ManitouPassage PATRIMPAS Tony Jacaitis railroad ferry located in Nova Scotia. And some 200 miles north to createmountainous hencethe beginningof a new adventurefor whitecaps, and stronggusty Gulf airs can pro- Wesl Division Ulmer Trophy Columbia members-piloting the Abby vide idealsurfing conditions. WIND SPRINT SheldonFamilv 2,100-milesunder its own power to her new Red skys in the morning,is a fabledalert WINE SQUALL GeorgeWard home.On April 4, 1983,40club members,15 to all sailors as southeasterliesforetell SKIM Jim Johns King'sPoint MaritimeAcademy off icers and winds out of the northwest ranging from GOTCHA Dave Disbrow six Canadian officers who had served six rain showersto perilousline squall.Be par- CORSAIR Matt Koblenzer yearsaboard the Abby, headedfor Chicago, ticularly alert to warm southeasterlies 1983Sail Offs with Capt. Ernest R. Pike,an Abby veteran feeding into a strong northwestcold f ront. WINE SQUALL GeorgeWard at the helm as sailing master, the ship As a final localtruism, wait threedays and SOLIDARITY Blonski Brothers reachedChicago in 10 sometimes harrow- Chicago'sweather will change,thereby assur. GOTCHA Dave Disbrow ing, usually cold, but unquestionablyex. ing a varietyof conditionsto satisfyall comers. 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Chicago,with almost 30 miles of untar- The computerized nutrition exhibit gives Then after dinner,choose your entertain- nished lakefront,is sometimescalled "The you your own personalcomputer code to ment. . .a concert on the lakefront in Grant Third Coast." lt's also been known at use as you passthrough. And the circusex- Parkdirectly across from the harbor;jazz at various times as the "Hog Butcher of the hibit is a must tor everyonewho's ever en- such spots as the Backroom,Milt Trenier's World," that "Toddlin' Town," the "City of joyed the big top. Show Lounge and Rick's Cafe American; Big Shoulders"and, of course,the "Windy Other museumsto considerare the Field discoingand nightclubbingon Rushor Divi- City" (thoughone wondersif that name ap- Museumof NaturalHistory, which contains sion Streets;enjoying blues, folk, country plies to its weatheror its politicians).Call it more than 10 acres of exhibits that survey or bluegrass at the Wise Fool's Pub, what you will. . . it's a great place to the history of the earth;the Art Instituteof KingstonMines, Orphan's, Redford's or the visit. . ,. Chicago(just across the park from the har- Earl of Old Town; or theater presented by lf shopping's your bag, you'll certainly bor), which has one of the world's finest one of Chicago'smore than 60 professional want to see Chicago's"Magnificent Mile." French lmpressionist, Post-lmpressionist groups.And of coursethere's always plenty Walking distance from the harbor, it fea" and Oriental art collections; and the of fun and comradery right at Columbia tures dozensof luxury shops and galleries Museum of Contemporary Art, which Yacht Club. stretching along North Michigan Avenue features changing exhibits highlighting f rom the ChicagoRiver to Oak Street.Water contemporaryartists. Tower Place,a seven-storymarble structure Lincoln ParkZoo is a particularlyspecial with an atrium mall and glass elevators,is spot-an island in the center of the city. lt CHICAGOSKIPPER LINDY perhaps the focal point. Anchored by Mar- features a collection of more than 2,600 THOMASREIGNS AS TARTAN shall Field's and Lord & Taylor,it contains mammals,birds and reptilesf rom everypart TENMIDWINTER CHAMPION and endless variety of shops that can pro- of the world. Visit the zoo's new Sea Lion St. Augustinewas beautiful for this year's vide hours of exploration. And other Pooland its new GreatApe Housefor some Midwinters. The Northern Visitors were wonderful boutiques are nestled among livelyentertainment. And if you've brought delighted by the fine weather, fresh such other well-knownstores as Neiman- your children,the zoo has both an outdoor seafood,and renownedSouthern Hospitali- Marcus,Saks Fifth Avenueand l.Magnin. and indoor Children'sZoo and a complete ty. The Floridian Fleet was increased to You may als.owant to visit State Street in Farm-in-the-Zoo. twelve by energeticWoody Woodwardwho the downtown Loop which was recently Or you may prefer to explore Chicago trailered his boat Fiddlesticks the 1,200 convertedinto the world's largestmall and f rom an architecturalviewpoint. Modern ar- miles from Chicago. . includessuch famousstores as the original chitecturaland the "skyscraper"were born The Regattaconsisted of eight raceswith Marshall Fields and Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago where you can see cloud-high one throw out. Lindy Thomas and Gary (housed in one of Louis Sullivan's most panoramasfrom observationdecks in the Disbrow proved to be fast light air sailors beautiful buildings).Shopping in the Old 110-storySears Tower, the world's tallest and found themselvesdominating the f leet Town and New Town areasprovides f urther building, and the 10O-storyJohn Hancock after six races.With Lindy Vz point behind, variety,as do the manyfascinating shops in Center. Or a tour of the words of Frank Gary knew the f inishesof the last day's rac- Chicago'smany museums. Lloyd Wright may be more to your taste. ing would be vital and he decideda starting Since they adjoin Monroe Harbor,you'll After all the touring, of course you'll be duel in the seventh race may give him The probably want to stop by the Adler hungry. And tasting Chicago is a journey Gold. This proved to be a mistake as Lindy Planetariumfor a multi-mediashow in the througha world of epicureandelights. With was able to obtain a leewardoverlap in the Universeor Sky Theaterand at the John G. more than 6,000 restaurantsand its many last seconds prior to the gun and advised Shedd Aquarium-the world's largest- ethnic neighborhoods,Chicago is a placeto Garyto headup. In an effort not to start ear where you can watch the scuba divers feed experimentand indulge.Whether you savor ly, Gary did not respondand was tapped by the f ish or visit a Coral Reef. Chinese, Japanese or Thai cooking; the Lindy.Through hails of protest and waving lf you can f ind time,don't miss Chicago's f inest Frenchcuisine; a wild night in Greek of red f lags,Gary did win the raceonly to be unique Museum of Science and Industry, Town; authenticGerman fare or a touch of disqualifiedat the protest hearingand he whereyou'll turn cranks,lift leversand push Italy (don't forget, Chicago's the home of ended up a close 2nd overall.The eighth buttons to see, listen and learn about deep-dishpizza), you'll not be disappointed. race went to Lindy Thomas along with The science in more than 2,000displays. And Just ask any ColumbiaYacht Club member Third Ann u al Midw inter Tit le f or t he 3rd con- don't miss the museum's working coal for a recommendation-you're bound to secutiveyear. The third placeoverall winner mine,its capturedWW ll Germansubmarine find a spot that suits your appetite and is Dennis O'Tool with Floridian Skippers or 16-foothigh model of the human heart. pocketbookwithout going far. Dick Wren and Bill Coolidoeclose behind. QUESTIONNAIREFOR THE 1984TARTAN TEN NORTHAMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA COLUMBIAYACHT CLUB, CHICAGO, IL AUGUST13.17, 1984

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SOBSTADSAILMAKERS 2243N, ELSTONAVENUE o CHICAGO,ILLINOIS 60614 (312)384.2828 North American Charter Information 1984NATIONAL OFFICERS

PRESIDENT LAKE MICHIGANVICE PRESIDENT BOATCHARTERS MARK WURTZEBACH DICK STEARNS ri Charterswill be governedby adherence 6818Harvest Avenue 1275Forest Glen So. to Article V, section 4, of the NAC regula. Woodridge,lL 60515 Winnetka,lL 60093 tions, having f irst priority. Any additional O: 312-960-5964 O: 3'12-384-2828 yachts Ii for charter come under Article Vl H: 312-960-5964 I Eligibility. The Championship Committee lr ChairmanFred Woolsey shall review each VICE PRESIDENT LAKE ERIEVICE PRESIDENT t- prospectivecharterer's eligibility. DAVEHAMISTER GEORGEWARD i 24212 Lake Road 1367Timberlane Drive I lr CharterChairman Fred Woolsev Bay Village,OH 44140 Lima, OH 45805 I 2226North Fremont O: 216-676-9000 O: 419-228-1008 l' Chicago,lllinois 60614 H: 216-871-2955 H:419-999-1399 I 3121348-4Q75(Home) I I 312/438-9500x 262 (Work) SECRETARY EASTERNVICE PRESIDENT JERRYMAIORANO STEVELEVY 29820Palomino 7 Leatherstocking CharterFee for the week Lane ol the Warren,Ml 48093 NAC.. Scarsdale,NY 10583 ..$2s0.00 O: 313-573-6502 Boatdamagedeposit H: 914-723-5306 ...... $500.00 H:313-527-1998

The Charterershall pay a $250fee to the TREASURER SOUTHERNVICE PRESIDENT Ownerof the yacht.A deposit of $500shall DICK SHELDON DICK WREN be made with the Owner to cover any 6671West River Road c/o Sail Boat lnc. damage to the yacht up to the deductible Vermilion,OH 44089 3642 Beach Blvd. amount of insurance plus any potential O: 216-566-1455 Jacksonville,Ft32207 lossesof equipmentduring the Regatta.lf , H: 216-967-8494 O: 904-396"1123 at the conclusionof the Regatta,a yacht is returned to the Owner in good condition, CHIEF MEASURER WESTERNVICE PRESIDENT and acceptedby the Owneras such,the full PAUL BLONSKI JOHN ARNOLD deposit shall be refundedto the charterer. 12166Snowville Road 15722Diana Lane The committee will make everyeffort to Brecksville,OH 44141 Houston,fX77062 provide yachts to any eligible charterer O: 216-871-4885 O:713-483-4202 qualified to race in this Regatta.lt is recom. H: 216"526-3198 H:713-488-2272 mendedthat the Chartererinvite the Owner of the yacht to crew during the Regatta, NATIONALFLEET CAPTAIN BUILDERSREP. Such arrangementsshould avoidmisunder- JOHN HURWITCH Tartan Marine standingsas to what happenedto his yacht 20 NewburyStreet PAT BLACK during the racing. Our goal is to make Boston, l\4A02116 216-354.5671 availableat least 15 yachts for the charter. O: 617-536-2850 Call early to reserveyours,

EDITOR'SNOTES: the Nationaloff ice and this editor informed havemade your boat more enjoyableto sail as to what's going on! and cruise along with photos or drawings The TENSPEEDis publishedquarterly for One of the best ways to do this is to ap" showing what you did. Exciting action its membersto keep them informedof the point your f leet or regionalsecretary your photos will be published in the "Exciting club's activities.So that your editor may be TENSPEEDcorrespondent. Have them send Action column." better informedof what has happenedand articles that would be of interest to the We also needto know who the 1984Fleet going what is to happen in the fleets and other members in your area. All members Captains are for the handbook up-date by regionalassociations it is importantto keep are asked to submit articles on how vou Mav 1Sth.

Crews:for the T-TenNAC Regulations rl l li ArticleVll - Personnelon Board (1) The personnelon board each (2) The number of personnelon yachtin the NACshall consist of the boardmust remainthe same for all contestant(s)and a pre-registeredracesof the series. numberof crew.To furtherclarily: Let (3)There can be NOsubstitution for us assumeyou cannothave the same the contestant(s). T.TEN CLASSASSOCIATION creweach day. You mayuse different Requestsfor additional P.O.Box 40355 creweach day if youschedule them in crewmay be madeto FredWoolsey,2226 North advanceand registerthem with a Fre- Bay Village, OH 44140 Regatta registration mont,Chicago, lL 60614;phone 312- Phone:(216)871-5240 on Sunday, 348-4075. August 14. A minimumnumber of 3 Richard B. Beurmann Executive Totalpersonnel on boardis required. Secretary DianeB. Beurmann Editor T-Ten ClassAssociation ' Membership Clarification Underthe provisionsof our Bv-LawsArti_ cle ll, Sections 1, 2 and 4 all owners.Dart- ners (other than owner,s spouse),and/or charterers of T-Tens who belong to the belong to the Association must be REG. ULAR membersof the Association.In the case of more than one owner, only one is TARTAN entitledto vote at the Annual Meetino. TEN: Whereverit refers to TI{E GENTI.EMAN'S member in ilie Bv- . \ Laws or contestantin the RegattaReguli. CHOICEOF WEAPONS ,i tions, it means "a paid REGULARmeriber IN of the Association.,, YACHT RACING Associate Memberships are f or other DUELS. than "Ownersand/or Charterers,, of T-Tens. To participate in T-Ten Class, Regional and Nationalevents, all T-Tenowners must belongto the NationalT-Ten Class Associa- tion or be a son, daughter,sister, spouse or parent of such member.Fleet Membershio is governedby the local Fleet's rules. Na- tional membership should be made man- datory to race locallyby f leet rules.

f\'h--*.*.I .{ NATIONAL DUES ,+a\: !l.r|;r Must be paid by May 1st 1984. Non paid memDers will not receive Handbook up-dateor news letter.

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J HORIZON w SAILS DOMINATETHE LARGEST T.TENFLEET(CH|CAGO)

T.TEN BOATSOF THEYEAR 1st& 2nd f,r@:I ,il,@' T.TEN e,,wffiryfrs!tq CHAMPIONSHIPS t:#Al,me 1st& 3rd t*i.*r 4@^ T.TEN rrt'q CHICAGOMACKINAC RACE 1st Wr,'i'w IN 1983THE CHICAGO T.TEN FLEET SAILED 33 RACES.BOATS WITH HORIZON SA'IS WON 24- FIRSTPLACE Trophies 17- SECONDPLACE Trophies 12- THIRDPLACE Trophies

HORIZONSAILS HAVE ALSO POWERED T.TENS TO WIN THE 1981T-TEN Nationals 1982T-TEN Nationals 3rd- 1983T-TEN Nationals

CHICAGOBOAT OF THEYEAR 1982 1st OVERALL

AN IMPRESSIVERECORD WETHINK SO

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