Please email all Calendar items to info@sailingbreezes.com or mail to Northern Breezes, 3949 Winnetka Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55427; fax to 763-542-8998. Please include event date(s), location, and a contact name and phone number. Event notices are subject to space restriction.

SEPTEMBER 2008
Sept 1 Town and Country Days Regatta - Shell Lake, WI. Contact Tom Scott at trsbadger@aol.com or call 715-468-2294.
Sept 2-6 Beneteau 36.7 National Championship Chicago Yacht club www.ussailing.org for more information.
Sept 4-7 Women’s, Youth, Hobie 14, and Celebrity Racing - Lots of racing and free sailing Sept 4 for kids. Visit hobiecatdivision7.org for more information.
Sept 5 Lake Michigan Scramble - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
Sept 5 Big Team Regatta Chicago - Race a state-of-the-art sailboat on the waters of Lake Michigan even if you’ve never sailed before. Visit bigchi.bigteamregatta.com or contact Ashley Metz at 847-951-4711 for more information.
Sept 5-7 Across the Lake Sail - Sail to South Haven Michigan. visit www.nwsail.com
Sept 6 Lower Huron Solo - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
Sept 8-12 Hobie 16 North American Championships - Open Regatta racing. For more information visit hobiecatdivision7.org.
Sept 8-12 Apostle Islands Adventure North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN will be holding the event. Visit www.northhouse.org or call 218-387-9762 for more information.
Sept 10-14 U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship. Rochester Yacht Club, Rochester, NY. Visit www.uwsailing.org.
Sept 12-14 5th Annual Minnesota Leukemia Cup Regatta - White Bear Lake, MN. Weekend events include: Mt. Gay Rum Reception; five races; breakfasts & lunches for skippers & crews; auction; dinner; program featuring Patient Honoree & family; entertainment; and, award ceremonies. For more information, visit: www.leukemiacup.org/mn (click on Minnesota Details). Contact: Nicki Hyser; nicki.hyser@lls.org or 763-545-3309, ext. 102.
Sept 12-15
Lee Murdock - Tallship Manitou Music Cruise, Traverse City MI. Call Traverse Tall Ships Company 1-800-678-0383 or 231-941-2000 or email info@tallshipsailing.com for more information.
Sept 13 Single/Double Handed Race - Visit www.wyc.org/ais for more info.
Sept 19-21 J35 North American Championship North Star Sail Club www.ussailing.org for more information.
Sept 20-21 Frostbite Sail - Geneva Lake Weekend sail at Lake Geneva. visit www.nwsail.com (See Sailing Events)
Sept 26-28 U.S. Offshore Championship - Corinthian Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Sept 27 St. Clair Solo & Big Al’s Steak Roast - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
OCTOBER 2008

Oct 9-13

39th Annual United States Sailboat Show-Held at the City Dock and Harbor, Annapolis, MD. For more information visit www.usboat.com or call 410-268-8828.

Oct 11-12

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Michigan - Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Holland, MI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.

Oct 12

Around the Lake Race. Tour-de-Lake, Long distance race, 28 miles. Canandaigua Yacht Club, Canandaigua, NY. visit www.ussailing.org for more information

Oct 25-26

Carolina Ocean Challenge. South Carolina Yacht Club. Contact Muffy Schulze at 843-342-BOAT.
DECEMBER 2008

Dec 4-7

Strictly Sail St. Petersburg - ST. PETERSBURG, FL. Visit www.strictlysail.com  for more info.
JANUARY 2009

Jan 19-23

Acura Key West 2009 -North America’s premiere regatta, takes place in Key West, Florida in January, 2009. Premiere Racing’s reputation for producing world class racing in this unbeatable venue continues with competition for One-Design PHRF & IRC classes. Acura Key West 2009 invited one design classes include: Corsair 28R. Farr 40, J/105, J/109, J/120, J/80, Melges 24, Melges 32, M 30, RC 44, Swan 42, T-10, and TP52. Visit Premiere-Racing.com for more information

Jan 21-25

37th Minneapolis Boat Show - Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. Back by popular demand, the 2nd Annual SailFest, an all-sailing showcase featuring sailboats, gear and accessories plus sailing seminars.Visit www.minneapolisboatshow.com for more info.

Jan 29-Feb 1

Strictly Sail Chicago - Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. The Midwest’s only and the nation’s largest indoor all-sail boat show. Visit www.strictlysail.com for more info.
FEBRUARY 2009

Feb 12-16

Strictly Sail Miami - Miamarina at Bayside, Miami, FL. Visit www.strictlysail.com for more info.

Feb 18-22

Grand Rapids Boat Show - DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI. Visit www.GRBoatShow.com for more info.
APRIL 2009

Apr 15-19

Strictly Sail Pacific - On San Francisco Bay at Jack London Square, Oakland, CA. Visit www.strictlysail.com for more info.
JULY 2009

July 18

Chicago’s Yacht club race to Mackinac. Chicago Yacht Club. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.

July 30 - Aug 2

U.S. Single Handed Championship. Detroit Yacht Club.Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.

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