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2005 Series Results
Previous Years Series Results
2006 Bayview Mackinac
8 GL70s in 2006 Bayview Mackinac
8 Great Lakes 70s are registered to compete in the 2006 Bayview Mackinac race. Here are some links to keep up with the latest information on the race:
Bayview Mackinac Race Tracking
South Shore Yacht Club Queens Cup
Pororocora Takes First in 2006 Queen’s Cup, Section 1
Gene McCarthy and Rober Zeeman Jr.,
of Chicago, Illinois and owners of the Great Lakes 70 Pororoca won Section 1 of
the 2006 Queen’s Cup run June 30th from Milwaukee Wisconsin to Grand Haven
Michigan. Pororoca finished crossed the finish line third, ten minutes behind
fellow class boats Windancer (John Nedeau, Muskegon, MI) and Holua (Brack Duker,
Los Angles, CA). Pororoca not only saved her time on Windancer and Holua, but
also saved her time on a diverse Section 1 of boats including the One Design 48
Wild Horses, the Nelson-Merek 53 (nee Ptargriman) and many other fine racing
yachts.
Windancer and Holua waged their own battle for first to finish honors over the
entire 68 miles. Windancer edged out Holua for first to finish honors finishing
just before 2:00 AM, nearly a minute and a half in front of Holua. “It seemed
like we were never more than a couple boat lengths apart for the entire
crossing.” Stated Windancer’s owner, John Nedeau. “Before the race we discussed
positioning ourselves South of the competition and that may have been the
difference in the end.” Nedeau acknowledged that Holua utilized the race to
experiment with speed and made a number of sail changes. “The boat is new to
them and they are experimenting a bit. Their changes definitely helped us get
ahead”
Chicago Yacht Club 2006 NOOD Regatta
Pied Piper shines at CYC NOOD Regatta
In great conditions every day, there was some very tight racing in the GL70 fleet all weekend long at the 2006 Chicago Yacht Club / Sailing World NOOD regatta. In the end, Pied Piper skippered by Jack Jennings took first place followed by Terry Kohler's Evolution and Tom Neill's Nitemare. The GL70 racing season is off to a great start.
| Boat | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Points Total | Rank | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Evolution | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| Holua | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Mirage | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 5 |
| Nitemare | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Pied Piper | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Pororoca | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 7 |
| Thirsty Tiger | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 6 |
| Windancer | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 8 |
Click here for more information on the 2006 Chicago Yacht Club/Sailing World NOOD Regatta
GL70 Series 2006 Schedule
Great Lakes 70s Schedule for 2006 Released
The Great Lakes 70s schedule for 2006 includes premiere sailing events on the Great Lakes. In 2006, the fleet is coming to Menominee for the first time. The GL70s will be competing in the Menominee Invitational and the 100 miler as part of their season championships. Here is the 2006 GL70 schedule:
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Be sure to come back to this page to get GL70s racing results and schedule updates.
For more information on the class, contact the Executive Director, Sam Nedeau, at SamNedeau@gl70.org.
2005 GL70 Season Wrap Up
Evolution wins GL70 Season Championship
Windancer wins GL70 Offshore Championship
Terry Kohler's Evolution posted very consistent results all season long to win the GL70 Season Championship. Evolution was challenged all year by Peter Thornton's Holua which finished second and Mirage which finished 3rd.
John Nedeau's Windancer used a second place finish in the Queens Cup and third place in the Chicago Mackinac to take the GL70 Offshore Championship for 2005.
Congratulations to all the GL70 skippers and crew on a well sailed season!
For complete season results click on the following link.