Waukegan 2008 - Cancan and La Tempete go inshore early on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Excalibur just after the start, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Vayu just after the start, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Vayu on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Mojo on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Rahit Sankaran on Turning Point on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Das Boot and Vayu on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Excalibur on the way to Waukegan
Waukegan 2008 - Lior on Vayu, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - DS on Vayu, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - the ahppy crew of Excalibur at Waukegan Harbor, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Nikki of Exclaibur, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Charlie of Excalibur, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Teri of Vayu, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Dave and Mikey of Turning Point
Waukegan 2008 - Darcy with inujured hand on Turning Point, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Clem Boltz, winning skipper of Cancan, Chicago to Waukegan
Waukegan 2008 - Gary on La Tempete in Waukegan Harbor, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Ryan on La Tempete on Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Ed on La Tempete, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Andrea on La Tempete, Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Ron Saturday
Waukegan 2008 - Turning Point crew at breakfast, Sunday morning
Waukegan 2008 - Das Boot crew at bredakfast, Sunday morning
Waukegan 2008 - Vayu crew at breakfast, Sunday morning
Waukegan 2008 - La Tempete crew at breakfast, Sunday morning
Waukegan 2008 - Mark with 3rd place flag for Chicago to Waukegan
Waukegan 2008 - Ryan with 2nd place flag for Chicago to Waukegan
Waukegan 2008 - 1st place flag awarded to Cancan for Chicago to Waukegan
Waukegan 2008 - On Excalibur, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - ed and Dave on Excalibur, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - Roger on Excalibur, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - The 40.7 fleet looking for any wind just after the start on Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - La Tempete looking for any wind, Sunday just after the start
Waukegan 2008 - On Vayu just after the start on Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - Karen on Excalibur, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - Das Boot passes the ”Temple of Doom“, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - Nigel and Scott on Vayu, Sunday
Waukegan 2008 - the race is over, Sunday
COL Commodore 2008 - Das Boot
COL Commodore 2008 - La Tempete and Excalibur
COL Commodore 2008 - Collaboration
COL Commodore 2008 - Das Boot, Mojo in the distance
COL Commodore 2008 - La Tempete
COL Commodore 2008 - Mojo
COL Commodore 2008 - Ron Buzil after the races
Zukasky 2008 - 1st race, Excalibur and La Tempete
Zukasky 2008 - 1st race, Collaboration and La tempete lead the 40.7 section
Zukasky 2008 - 1st race, Ron Buzil driving Vayu
Zukasky 2008 - 1st race, Paul Malenda on Vayu
Zukasky 2008 - 2nd race, Ron uncharacteristically on the rail
Zukasky 2008 R2 - About 2 min. before the start the section sets up
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 1 min. before the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 1 min. before the start Excalibur selects a pin end start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 30 seconds before the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 40 sec. before the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 17 seconds before the start, most boats are reaching near the line
Zukasky 2008 R2 - about 5 seconds before the start, Excalibur is looking good near the pin and Das Boot looks to be in good position at mid-line
Zukasky 2008 R2 - the start, just about at the gun Excalibur near the pin and Das Boot at mid-line appear to be bow out
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 5 seconds after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 15 seconds after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Dave Tarson drives Excalibur 17 sec. after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Jeff Comeaux driving Mojo 27 sec. after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 35 seconds after the start, Turning Point on Excalibur's windward hip, Mojo in bad air
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 55 seconds after the start, Collaboration begins to move up on Das Boot to windward, La Tempete to windward of Boot and Can can behind and to windward of La Tempete
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 1 min. 5 sec after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - almost 2 min after the start, Turning Point gaining distance form Excalibur, Collaboration pull ahead to leeward of La Tempete
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 2 min. after the start
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 2 min. 5 sec after the start, Mojo has tacked away
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Almost 3 min. after the start, Collaboration extends their bow out from Das Boot while Das Boot is being rolled by La Tempete. Cancan falls behind La Tempete (probably in bad air). Turning Point begins passing Excalibur to windward.
Zukasky 2008 R2 - 3 min. 27 sec. after the start: Collaboration, La Tempete and Das Boot (left-right) have tacked to port and head right. Meanwhile Excalibur is holding off Turning Point's attempt to roll them. Cancan continues on starboard tack as Mojo heads off on port tack.
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Mojo on the 1st beat
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Excalibur on the 1st beat
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Turning Point on the 1st beat
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Ralph Godkin on Vayu
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Collaboration leading the section on the 1st beat
Zukasky 2008 R2 - La Tempete nearing the 1st weather mark
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Das Boot and La Tempete near the layline of the 1st weather mark
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Das Boot nearing the layline of the 1st weather mark
Zukasky 2008 R2 - La Tempete, in 3rd place, on the layline to the 1st weather mark
Zukasky 2008 R2 - La Tempete rounds the 1st weather mark, spinnaker going up. Turning Point close behind.
Zukasky 2008 R2 - La Tempete hoists their spinnaker after rounding the 1st weather mark with Turning Point close behind
Zukasky 2008 R2 - rounding the 1st weather mark: La Tempete, Turning Point, Das Boot. Cancan has gybed away.
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Ralph on Vayu
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Terri on Vayu
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Jason trims spinnaker on Vayu
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Aboard Vayu on the 2nd (downwind) leg.
Zukasky 2008 R2 - downwind leg, Ryan Weber, bowman on La Tempete
Zukasky 2008 R2 - La Temepte on the downwind leg
Zukasky 2008 R2 - Rob Rafson drives Vayu on the 2nd (downwind) leg
Zukasky 2008 R2 - guest Don Hayes (left) next to Gary Powell on Mojo. Yvonne in the pit. Excalibur in the background.
Verve Cup 2008: The reaching leg of the “T” course on Saturday. Get in line guys!
Verve Cup 2008: View of gybe mark rounding on the “T” course on Friday, from Mojo
Verve Cup 2008: Start of the 3rd race on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Temptation on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Turning Point being chased by Temptation, Collaboration and Tsunami on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Finishing a race on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: La Tempete celebrates another victory lightning bolt on her boom on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: On Tsunami Rick Erickson and DS
Verve Cup 2008: Bryan Hayes on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Skipper Don Hayes of Tsunami on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Kara Allen and Earle Attwater of Tsunami on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Gregor Hamilton of Excalibur
Verve Cup 2008: Mike Kaspar, bowman on Tsunami
Verve Cup 2008: Helen and Mike Kaspar
Verve Cup 2008: Yvonne, Ron, DS, and Tory. Three competing boats. All friends.
Verve Cup 2008: Crew working together on Mojo, Saturday
Verve Cup 2008: On Mojo
Verve Cup 2008: Which way is upwind? Take your pick!
Verve Cup 2008: first race on Saturday
Verve Cup 2008: First race on saturday
Verve Cup 2008: first race on Saturday. Collaboration (right) trailing most of the section. The race was won by Collaboration.
Verve Cup 2008: Sunday, Elizabeth on Vayu
Verve Cup 2008: Saturday on Vayu, Elizabeth and Jenna
Verve Cup 2008: Saturay, Teri on Vayu
Verve Cup 2008: Saturday, going home on Vayu
Verve Cup 2008: Saturday, going back to the harbor
Verve Cup 2008: Saturday, Lior Cohen (Vayu)
Verve Cup 2008: Saturday. Molly has arrived!
Verve Cup 2008: Bryan of Vayu?
Verve Cup 2008: Laura Olsen of Collaboration
Verve Cup 2008: Katie Goldman of Rhumb Runner
Verve Cup 2008: Katie (R) and crew of Rhumb Runner
Verve Cup 2008: Mixed crews of Rhumb Runner, Vayu and Tsunami
Verve Cup 2008: Rhumb Runner crew
Verve Cup 2008: Wendy Enereson (Tsunami) and Hayden
Verve Cup 2008: Ed Krstolich (Excalibur)
Verve Cup 2008: DS and DH
Verve Cup 2008: Ladies of Vayu: Jenna, Teri, Elizabeth
Verve Cup 2008: The docks
Verve Cup 2008: Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Vayu on Friday
Verve Cup 2008: Dave Hardy driving Turning Point on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Vayu rolls Temptation on Saturday's first race
Verve Cup 2008: La Tempete, Turning Point and Vayu on the last race of the regatta on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Nicole trims spinnaker on Turning Point
Verve Cup 2008: On Turning Point
Verve Cup 2008: Cancan, Collaboration, Turning Point
Verve Cup 2008: Proud and defiant, La Tempete returns home after the last race and two bullets on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Happy crew on Vayu going home on Sunday after taking 2nd place in the last race and 3rd in the regatta
Verve Cup 2008: Going home on Sunday. “I hope I have the right cup!”
Verve Cup 2008: Jay Muller, skipper of Das boot
Verve Cup 2008: Clem Boltz, skipper of Cancan Deux
Verve Cup 2008: ?, Roger and Dave Tarson of Excalibur
Verve Cup 2008: Temptation skipper Bogdan Stojkowski and tactician Irek
Verve Cup 2008: These guys can drink! Temptations table at the awards ceremony, Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Women of Temptation
Verve Cup 2008: 40.7 skippers Dave Tarson (Excalibur), Bogdan Stojkowski (Temptation), Bob Vickery (Collaboration 2) and Ron Buzil (Vayu)
Verve Cup 2008: Vayu's tactician Ralph Godkin with friend Brigite Prudhomme on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: 3rd place Vayu skipper Ron Buzil and tactician Ralph Godkin
Verve Cup 2008: Debi Buzil (Vayu)
Verve Cup 2008: Turning Point's co-skipper Dave Hardy and wife Jessica (also on Turning Point)
Verve Cup 2008: Turning Point crew going home on Sunday
Verve Cup 2008: Asa Buzil, future Vayu crew
Verve Cup 2008: Debi and Ron Buzil
Verve Cup 2008: Sandy Lee, DS and Chico, Bryan Hayes, Tory Enerson holding Hayden
Verve Cup 2008: Don Hayes, skipper of 2nd place Tsunami
Verve Cup 2008: Debi and Wendy
Verve Cup 2008: Vayu gets 3rd place
Verve Cup 2008: Tsunami gets 2nd place
Verve Cup 2008: Collaboration gets 1st place
Verve Cup 2008: Ron and Asa
Verve Cup 2008: Who ordered those shirts?? Tsunami and Rhumb Runner crew
Verve Cup 2008: Vayu crew: (top row L-R) Rob Rafson, Teri Ammirati, Nigel Brownett, Ed Radzikowski, Elizabeth Arnold; (mid row) Lior Cohen, Ron Buzil; (front row) Bo Maca, Ralph Godkin, Steve Zorn, DS
Verve Cup 2008: Mojo's Crew
Verve Cup 2008: Bob Vickery is awarded the Verve Cup
Verve Cup 2008: Bob Vickery gets interviewed
Verve Cup 2008: Bob Vickery and Chris Jungmann holding the overall Verve Cup Award
Verve Cup 2008: The Verve Cup
CYC Commodore 2008 - Collaboration 2 on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Vayu on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Tsunami on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - La Tempete chasing Cancan on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Excalibur on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - La Tempete on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Vayu, La Tempete and Excalibur on the last leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Heading for the finish of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - The finish of the second race. Cancan (blue/white spinnaker on the right) finishes in 2nd place just ahead of Turning point (red/white spinnaker) while Vayu (gold spinnaker) edges out Collaboration (red/white spin on left) and Tsunami (blue/white spinnaker to right of Vayu) at the finish line.
CYC Commodore 2008 - Vayu finishing in 4th place with Collaboration in 5th and Tsunami in 6th on the second race of the regatta.
CYC Commodore 2008 - Collaboration, Tsunami and Turnging Point rounding the last weather mark of the second race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Cancan, Collaboration, Tsunami hoist chutes after the 2nd weather mark of the second race. Turning Point going into the mark rounding with spinnaker ready to go.
CYC Commodore 2008 - 1st downwind leg of the second race, Turning Point to leeward of Vayu
CYC Commodore 2008 - 2nd race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Rob Rafson tactician and Ron Buzil driving on Vayu on the second race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Excalibur just after rounding the second weather mark of the second race.
CYC Commodore 2008 - Downwind on the second race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Tsunami just after rounding the second weather mark of the second race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Rob Rafson, Vayu's tactician, on the first race of the day.
CYC Commodore 2008 - Last downwind leg of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - The 40.7 section just after the start of the first race
CYC Commodore 2008 - Tight mark rounding, but not our section
CYC Commodore 2008 - On the trip back to the harbor, DS of Vayu applying ice after putting a dent in the boom with his head.
