http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site ...a cool website for everyone who wants to sail fast... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:38:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chicago Confidential - Chicago Tribune: Donald Wilson Jr. looks to turn his Chicago Match Race Center into hub of international sailboat competitions Melissa Harris CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL October 28, 2009 A 1997 headline in the Tribune declared Donald Wilson Jr. the "whiz kid" of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Now 41, Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW Trading ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/10/28/568/ Clout Street - Chicago Tribune: Facing the worst financial crisis of his 20-year tenure, Mayor Richard Daley plans to slash city funding for Venetian Night, a festival that his father began as mayor more than 50 years ago. And that places the future of Chicago's longest-running public party very much in doubt. City ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/10/21/chicago-venetian-night-r-i-p/ NOOD Regatta Friday, June 19, 2009 [caption id="attachment_548" align="alignnone" width="588" caption="Under the Storm Front"][/caption] http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/06/23/nood-regatta-june-19-21-2009-friday-storm/ Columbia Yacht Club COLORS Regatta June 13-14, 2009 Weather Photos Saturday: [caption id="attachment_519" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Saturday Weather"][/caption] Sunday: [caption id="attachment_520" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Sunday Weather"][/caption] http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/06/15/columbia-yacht-club-colors-regatta-june-13-14-2009-conditions/ Navy Pier triples number of surveillance cameras June 10, 2009 BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter Navy Pier has more than tripled its surveillance network -- with cameras so sophisticated, they can pick out a face in a crowd six blocks away -- thanks to a $4.2 million Homeland Security grant designed to ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/06/11/say-hello-to-big-brother/ going... Going... GONE! http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/05/25/olympic-cup-regatta-may-24-2009/ The Real Pirates are in your government; taxing, borrowing and spending too much. Field Museum has some pirates, too. Through October 25, 2009. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pirates http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/15/real-pirates-at-field-museum/ alternate link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA Today is Chicago Tea Party Day. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975867505519363.html Just say "NO!" to Big Government. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-04-14-biggovernment_N.htm Update: Representative Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released a statement in response to “tea parties” being held on Tax Day. Chicago Tribune: reports: Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chicago Democrat, said in a statement that the protests were "an effort to mislead ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/15/chicago-tea-party-2/ Suburban man on American ship attacked by pirates Pirates attack American ship Batavia sailor e-mails mom in Wheaton: We're OK http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1527460,w-new-york-pirate-attack-041509.article Batavia Man on Ship Attacked by Somali Pirates Local sailor: We practiced evading pirates "We are under attack by pirates, we are being hit by rockets. Also bullets" http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04/batavia-man-on-ship-attacked-by-somali-pirates.html "I'm not a pirate, I'm the saviour of ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/15/local-sailor-on-american-ship-attacked-by-pirates/ Wet Your Willie Regatta Northwestern University Northwestern University Sailing Team Wet Your Willie 2009 Spring Regatta April 11-12, 2009 Cameraphone pictures from Saturday- A sunny day with good breeze from the north. Conditions were much colder than it looks! http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/12/northwestern-university-sailing-team-2009-spring-regatta/ Pirates on Lake Michigan have attacked boats and towns during the 1800's, wreaking havoc and mayhem in their search for booty in regions such as Beaver Island, the Manitous and Grand Haven. WBBM Newsradio 780 reports: CHICAGO (WBBM) - While the world watches the Somali pirate drama, there's a story to be ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/10/pirates-attack-on-lake-michigan-grand-haven-beaver-island-manitous-threatened-by-marauders-causes-excitement/ J/30 Bonzai Dragon destroyed and crushed to pieces in this video: This J/30 was too big for "Will It Blend?". Bonzai Dragon, J/30 Sail Number 41838. Hull Number 346. http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/10/video-j30-bonzai-dragon-destroyed/ Chicago Tribune announces: The Corinthian Yacht Club is hosting its Sailboat Crew Development School beginning April 22 at the club at 601 W. Montrose Drive. The five week class, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, provides training in basic and intermediate crewing skills to those 18 and older. The training takes ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/05/corinthian-yacht-club-offers-crew-school/ The Olympic evaluation team visited Chicago as part of the 2016 Olympics bid process. Chicago Sun-Times mentions: Then at Monroe Harbor, a possible home to Olympic rowing and swimming competitions, sailboats rocked on the choppy waters, its masts emblazoned with the Chicago 2016 bid team’s logo. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/olympics/1512352,olympics-international-committee-chicago-040509.stng http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/05/olympics-2016-ioc-evaluation-team-visits-chicago/ Donald Thinschmidt, LMSRF Commodore, reports: Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation 1st Annual Survey Results LMSRF has compiled the results of the 1st Annual Survey including all of the essay answers (minus the ones that weren't "G" rated) and has them available for all Lake Michigan Sailors to review. We especially encourage all Organizing ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/04/02/lmsrf-annual-survey-results/ Chicago's skyline is legendary and affords sailors spectacular scenery while racing or cruising. The Fordham Spire is the latest project in the history of Chicago's architectural development. Today, Reuters highlights the slowing of construction of the Spire as emblematic of the worldwide economic slowdown. We look forward to the successful completion of the ... http://www.sailfastchicago.com/site/2009/03/23/reuters-global-recession-stalls-skyscraper-construction-chicagos-fordham-spire-emblematic-of-worldwide-slowdown/