\n<\/div>\n <\/br> If you have attended before, you know what to expect. If you have not attended before, you should plan to go. <\/p>\n Here are a few brief items to look for at the show.<\/p>\n The Beneteau 40.7 Fleet<\/a> and Chicago T-10 Class Association<\/a> are among some of the racing associations represented.<\/p>\n The University of Illinois Sailing Club will be selling t-shirts to raise funds for sailing activities and competition in Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association<\/a> (MCSA) regattas.<\/p>\n Hedlund Marine<\/a> will exhibit four new LaserPerformance (formerly known as Vanguard) sailboat models, plus new Hobie and Gill sailboats. “This show will be the first time most of Chicago has seen an SB3”, according to John Porter, “and it is also the North American debut of the Bug, a new boat for juniors.”<\/p>\n Harken<\/a> introduces the innovative new RigTune Pro digital tension gauge and new Black Magic MKIV Loop Block, AirBlock, Flip-Flop block and other designs.<\/p>\n A discount Navy Pier parking coupon is available here<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/br><\/p>\n CHICAGO \u2013 Strictly Sail Chicago, the largest indoor sailboat show in the country, will be held January 31 \u2013 February 3, 2008 at Navy Pier. More than 20,000 sailing enthusiasts are expected to attend the four-day event to see the latest sailboats and sailing accessories on the market. Launched in 1996, Strictly Sail Chicago is an annual tradition for thousands of sailors meeting in one place to jump start the ailing season and check out the latest sailboats, gear and accessories.<\/p>\n The festivities begin Thursday, January 31st and will not end until the final bell sounds on Sunday, February 3rd. This four-day sailing extravaganza features the latest and greatest the sailing industry has to offer. You\u2019ll find the latest boat designs and the designers, the newest sailing gear, accessories and hardware from the industries top suppliers and the most up to date charter information from more than 250 exhibiting companies from around the globe. <\/p>\n When: <\/strong>Thursday through Sunday, January 31 \u2013 February 3, 2008 Where: <\/strong>Navy Pier, Festival Halls A & B, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611<\/p>\n Admission:\t<\/strong>$12 \u2013 Thursday and Friday (Adults) Features:<\/strong> A variety of comprehensive seminars, interactive displays and special events will be featured at Strictly Sail Chicago 2008. Beginners can learn sailing basics, while experienced sailors are introduced to new techniques and technologies. Sailing adventure cruisers, authors and experts will share their experiences at sea. Attendees are encouraged to bring children along to enjoy the Kids Club, an activity center designed for junior sailors to build their own sailboat models, draw \u201csailboats of the future,\u201d learn knot tying and race boats in the makeshift \u201clake\u201d on the show floor.<\/p>\n \u201cDue to the increasing popularity of sailing over the past 13 years, the show has seen consistent growth in exhibitors, seminars and show features,\u201d said Kevin Murphy, show manager. \u201cStrictly Sail Chicago is designed to introduce the sport to sailing novices while providing seasoned captains with the latest and greatest in sailing information and products.\u201d<\/p>\n EXHIBITOR LIST:<\/strong><\/p>\n 3rd Coast Cruising For more exhibitor info, click here<\/a> <\/p>\n
\nStrictly Sail Chicago<\/a> has become an annual mid-winter tradition for local Chicago and midwestern sailors. <\/p>\n
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\nPress Release:<\/em>
\n13th ANNUAL STRICTLY SAIL CHICAGO OPENS ITS DOORS JANUARY 31 \u2013 FEBRUARY 3
\nSailors Worldwide Gather at Navy Pier for Nation\u2019s Largest Indoor All-Sail Boat Show<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThursday and Friday: 11 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.
\nSaturday: 10 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.
\nSunday: 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
\n$15 \u2013 Saturday and Sunday (Adults)
\n$24 \u2013 Two-Day Adult Pass
\n$25 \u2013 Family Pack (2 Adult, 2 Child Tickets) \u2013 available online only
\nFREE Children 15 years and under (when accompanied by an adult)
\n$65 \u2013 Strictly Sail Yacht Club Membership (4-day pass; exclusive membership benefits) \u2013 available online only<\/p>\n
\nAB Marine, Inc.
\nActive Yacht Brokerage
\nAere’ Inflatable Fenders
\nAlerion Express
\nAlgae-X International
\nAll About Eyes
\nAmerican Sail, Inc.
\nAmerican Sailing Association
\nAquadutch- YSH LLC
\nATN Inc.
\nAuthor’s Corner
\nAvalanche Jewelry
\nAWLGRIP North America
\nBainbridge International
\nBattery Service Corporation
\nBavaria Yachts USA
\nBay Breeze Yacht Charters
\nBeneteau 40.7 Fleet
\nBeneteau USA, Inc.
\nBeverage Solutions International Wine Cellars
\nBitter End Yacht Club, Int’l., Inc.
\nBlue Water Sailing
\nBluegreen Resorts
\nBoat Leather
\nBoat Tailors
\nBoathouse of Madison
\nBomon, Inc.
\nBottomsiders, Inc.
\nBrig Inflatable Boats (Canada Gate)
\nBurnham Park Yacht Club
\nC Cushions, Inc.
\nC. Sherman Johnson Co., Inc. Johnson Marine
\nCali-Optics Importer
\nCanadian Yacht Charters
\nCanal Street Marina & Yacht Yard
\nCatalina Yachts
\nCCYC Rhodes 19 One Design Racing
\nCDI
\nCelestaire, Inc.
\nCharleston Yachting
\nChesapeake Performance Models
\nChicago Area Council Sea Scouts
\nChicago Maritime Festival NFP
\nChicago Maritime Society
\nChicago Park District-Westrec Marine
\nChicago Sailing
\nChicago T 10 Association
\nChicago Tribune
\nChicago Yacht Club
\nChicago Yachting Association
\nChutescoop \/ V.F. Shaw Co., Inc.
\nClamptite- Ray Silvey Co.
\nColumbia Yacht Club
\nComNav Marine Ltd.
\nCorum Swiss Timepieces
\nCOTESI
\nCrowley’s Yacht Yard, Inc.
\nCrow’s Nest Yachts
\nDiscovery Yacht Charters
\nDoyle Sailmakers
\nDutchman\/MVB Inc.
\ne Sailing Yachts
\nEdey & Duff LTD
\nEdson International
\nElla Vickers Recyced Sailcloth Collection
\nElvstrom Sobstad
\nEuro Marine Trading, Inc.
\nExplorer’s Guide, Mariners Training
\nEZ Hang Chairs
\nFair Wind Sailing School
\nFairclough Sailmakers, Inc.
\nFawcett Boat Supplies, Inc.
\nFestiva Sailing Vacations
\nFirst Mate
\nFirst Mate’s Cabin
\nFlex-O-Fold North America, Inc.
\nFlorida Yacht Charters & Sales, Inc.
\nFlying Scot, Inc.
\nForespar Products Corp.
\nFriends of Monroe Harbor, Inc.
\nFrigoboat\/CLIMMA
\nGarhauer Marine
\nGeneral Boats International
\nGreat Lakes Cruising Club
\nGreat Lakes Sailboat Co., LC
\nGreat Lakes Scuttlebutt Magazine
\nGreat Lakes Single Handed Society
\nGunnar’s Yacht & Ship
\nHammond Port Authority
\nHanse Yachts US
\nHarken, Inc.
\nHayn Marine
\nHedlund Marine, LLC
\nHelly Hansen Great Lakes
\nHenri Lloyd North America
\nHeron Landing
\nHolland Yacht Sales
\nHood Yacht Systems Division of Pompanette
\nHoofers Sailing Club
\nHooper’s Yachts
\nHorizon True Camera Mounts
\nHunter Marine
\nHutchins Co., Inc.
\nIlliana Yacht Club
\nIMTRA Corporation
\nInterlux Yacht Finishes
\nIrish Boat Shop, Inc
\nIrish Boat Shop, Inc.
\nIsland Blu Outfitters
\nIsland Boat Lettering
\nIsland Packet Yachts
\nIsotherm by Indel Marine USA
\nJ Boats Inc. Midwest
\nJ World San Diego
\nJackson Park Yacht Club
\nJan Guthrie Yacht Brokerage
\nJ-Boats Midwest
\nJeanneau America
\nJudd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation
\nKarma Yacht Sales
\nKAS Associates, Ltd.
\nKimberlite Assemblers Inc.
\nKTI Systems Inc
\nLake Michigan Performance Handicap Racing Fleet
\nLake Michigan Sail Racing Federation
\nLandfall Navigation
\nLarsen Marine Service, Inc.
\nLatitudes and Attitudes
\nLattitude Yacht Charters
\nLeukemia Cup Regatta
\nLewmar, Inc.
\nLine Honors Performance Sailing Supply
\nLoadmaster Trailer Company, LTD.
\nMack Boring & Parts Co.
\nMack Sails
\nManitowoc Marina
\nMariners School, Inc.
\nMark Enterprises, Inc.
\nMarriott Vacation Club International
\nMARTEC Eng. Corp
\nMaryland School of Sailing & Seamanship
\nMASTLIGHT.COM
\nMauri Pro Sailing
\nMelges Performance Sailboats
\nMercury Marine A Division of Brunswick
\nMichigan City Sailboat Charters
\nMichigan State University Sailing Club
\nMidwest Open Racing Fleet
\nMidwest Yachts, Ltd.
\nMidwestern Collegiate Sailing Asn.
\nMilwaukee Yacht Club
\nNational Butterfly Association
\nNational Inland 20 Scow Sailing Assoc
\nNautical Fishwife, LLC, The
\nNaviganto LLC
\nNestegg Marine
\nNew England Ropes, Inc.
\nNewcoast Financial Services
\nNickels Boat Works, Inc.
\nNorth Point Marina
\nNorth Sails
\nNorth Shore Villas & Yacht Club
\nNorthern Breezes Sailing Magazine
\nNorthern Breezes Sailing School
\nNorthland Yachts, Inc.
\nNorthwest Sailing Association
\nNovis Marine Ltd. Tartan Yachts and C&C Yachts
\nOcean Equipment
\nOCEANair Marine Ltd.
\nOffshore Marine
\nOlson’s Classic Yachts
\nOrleans Trail Marina
\nP.Y.I., Inc.
\nPerformance Sailing Gear
\nPerformance Yacht Services LLC
\nPettit Marine Paint Division of Kop-Coat
\nPhoenix Resins Inc.\/MAS Epoxies
\nPhoto Info Booth
\nPinnacle Yachts
\nPoli Glow Products, Inc.
\nPort Sanilac Marina
\nPoseidon International
\nPrism Polish
\nQuantum Sail Design Group
\nQuinte Canvas Mfg.
\nRacine Riverside Marine, Inc.
\nRacine Yacht Club
\nRaymarine, Inc.
\nReach the World – Chicago
\nRedpoint Ropes Manufacturing
\nRe-E-Power
\nRentner Marine
\nRescue Tape\/Harbor Products, Inc.
\nRhumbline Regatta
\nRigging Only
\nRob Swain Sailing School
\nRolls Battery Engineering C\/O Surrette
\nRonstan International, Inc.
\nSabre Yachts
\nSail Care, Inc.
\nSail Chicago
\nSail Magazine
\nSail Place, Inc
\nSail Place, Inc.
\nSail Sheboygan LLC
\nSailboat Sales Co. at Crowley’s Yacht Yard
\nSailing Angles, Inc.
\nSailing Magazine
\nSailors World Marina & Boat Club, Inc
\nSailrite
\nSailtime Chicago
\nSamson Rope Technologies
\nScandia Marine Products Inc.
\nScandvik, Inc.
\nSea Fever Gear
\nSeaworthy Publications
\nSelden Mast, Inc.
\nSeven Seas Cruising Association
\nSheridan Shore Sailing School
\nShields One Design Sailing Assoc. Fleet #3
\nShow-Me Products
\nSimrad, Inc.
\nSkipper Marine Development
\nSkyway Yacht Works LLC
\nSLAM
\nSouthwind Marine LLC
\nSport-A-Seat Paradise Co.
\nSt. Louis Sailing Center, Inc.
\nStarboard Sun Corp.
\nSuncor Stainless, Inc.
\nSunglass Connection
\nSunsail
\nSuperior Charters, Inc.
\nSuperior Marine Service, Inc.
\nTeam One Newport, Inc.
\nThe Canvas Store
\nThe Moorings, Ltd.
\nThe Nantucket Bagg Co.
\nThe Sailing Company
\nThorUSA
\nTopGallant Merchants
\nTorresen Marine, Inc.
\nTruStep \/ Island Blu Outfitters
\nTufted Topper
\nU.S. Yachts
\nUK Halsey Sailmakers
\nUltimate Hat & Skippers Belt
\nUncommon U.S.A.
\nUnited States Coast Guard Auxiliary
\nUnited States Power Squadron District 20
\nUnited Yachting Mfg.
\nUniversity of Illinois Sailing Club
\nUniversity of Michigan Sailing Team
\nUniversity of Minnesota Sailing Team
\nUniversity of Wisconsin Sailing Team
\nUS Sailing Assoc.
\nUS Spars, INC
\nVari Propeller USA Div. of Epifanes NA
\nVoyager Ocean Passages
\nVoyager Windvanes Inc.
\nW. M. Black & Co.
\nW.D. Schock Corporation
\nWalker Bay Boats, Inc.
\nWaukegan Port District
\nWayfarer Candle Company
\nWest Marine
\nWest Shore Marine
\nWichard, Inc.
\nWindPath of Michigan
\nWINSLOW LifeRaft Co.
\nYacht Works, Inc.
\nYachting Vacations
\nZarcor
\nZuse Inc.<\/p>\n