Contact
Us Now To Join Our
J/30
Lake Michigan Sailing Team
for an
"Awesome"
2008
Chicago Great Lakes
Racing Season
The J30 Awesome, hull # 243, and was first raced out of Chicago
under the name of "J Walker Kentucky Lakes outside Calvert City ,
KY where in 1989 Vivian found her and moved
her to Smithville Lake near Kansas
City , MO. Chicago
and have her moored at DuSable
Harbor
For 5 years Awesome had served as an after race party boat, floating sun deck, cabin on the lake, hole in the water, and sailing cruiser while Bill and Vivian crewed on other area boats.
In 1993 Awesome served as a loaner boat to the crew of the J30 Twilight
Zone out of Annapolis and they sailed her at the
North American Championships here in Chicago
During the 1996 NOOD, without enough boats to fill out there section, Brian Tobin "Measure for Measure" and Tom
Barnes "Whisper" along with there crews found themselves without a
section to race in. Sooo with a bunch of borrowed
sails and crew whom were new to each other and to Awesome had one Wednesday
night beer can race for practice and were off to the NOOD. Results were 7th of
12 boats in this one design race and the fires were lit. During the Verve Cup
of this year our newest sail was a 1982 Genoa
Awesome will be docked in DuSable Harbor for the 2008 sailing season and will be racing in the MORF Performance, Competition and Sprint buoy series, NOOD, Verve Cup, The Chicago-Mackinaw race, and Tri-State regatta as well as some long distance port to port events sponsored by Area III.
"AWESOME" is now rounding up a
race crew for the 2008 season. Many crew positions are open and we will have practice
days on the schedule. People interested
in crewing on Awesome in 2008 should send us an E-Mail.
Awesome’s 2008 Race Schedule/Online Crew Sign-up
Crew can sign up NOW
2008 MORF and Area III Race Schedules New and Current for 2008
"Awesome" Photo Album
SAF -
Racing Rules of Sailing 2005 - 2008
MORF "Midwest Open Racing Fleet"
JOIN MORF: Midwest Open
Racing Fleet Check
the MORF page for information on racing in the
Check out the J/30 Class Association Web Page
Time to Go Sailing ?. Get the Right Time Now.
Racing Basics. A Beginners Guide
"Knots" How'd they tie that?
Your World at a
Glance We can see your house from
here
Marine Observations by Data Buoy 45007
Harrison-Dever Crib Cam & Weather Data
Beyond 5 Nautical Miles of Shore
Within 5 Nautical Miles of Shore
Chicago Area Wind & Temp Charts
Chicago
48 Hour Wind & Precipitation Graphs
Graphic Analysis and 12 to 48 Hour Prog Charts UTC = (CDT subtract 5 hrs) or (CST – 6 hrs)
Midwest
Wind Graphics
Sail
Flow Wind Graphics
Chicago
Regional Radar
Chicago
Regional Satellite
Chicago
Regional NEXRAD
Additional Area Weather
The
"Awesome" Club House
