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.

JUNE
June 1

 		 Northpoint I - NorthWest Sailing Association, New members day sail on Lake Michigan. Visit www.nwsail.com for more info.
June 7 Rhumbline Regatta - St. Joseph River Yacht Club, St. Joseph, MI. Visit www.rhumblineregatta.com or call 269-983-6393 for more info.
June 7 Shell Lake Sailing Club - Annual Banquet at Butternut Hills Golf Course Clubhouse. 715-468-2294 or
trsbadger@aol.com
June 7 Racine, WI - NorthWest Sailing Association, Day sail on Lake Michigan. Visit www.nwsail.com for more info.
June 7 Open House - Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. Informational tours and videos are provided to educate guests about MCSC. Free sailboat rides. 414-224-9424.
June 7-8 Area E Qualifier for US Match Racing Championship - Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more info.
June 7-8 USMRC Area E Quarterfinals - Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI. Contact Gary Shoemaker at 313-886-4350 or visit www.ussailing.org for more info.
June 13-15 Practical Seamanship - 3-day Workshop held by North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN. Visit www.northhouse.org or call
218-387-9762 for more information.
June 13-15 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta - Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 14 The Blessing of the Fleet - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit
www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more info.
June 14 Shell Lake Sailing Club - Social sail around the lake. Stopping for snacks, beverage and lots of sailing camaraderie. 715-468-2294 or
trsbadger@aol.com
June 14-15 8th Annual ADA Regatta - Wayzata Yacht Club, MN. Visit www.wyc.org for more information.
June 15 Fathers Day Sail & Picnic Blackwell - NorthWest Sailing Association, IL. Visit www.nwsail.com for more information.
June 16-22 North American Championship - EYC, Toronto, ON Canada. Contact Tom Elliott at 519.725.5420 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 19 Lake Michigan Singlehanded Society, Double Handed Championship. West Shore start Winthrop Harbor, Il. East Shore start Muskegeon, MI. Finish Port Washington, WI. www.LMSSonline.com
June 20 Craft of Sail - Workshop at North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN. Visit www.northhouse.org or call 218-387-9762 for more info.
June 20-22 Area E and K Qualifier for US Match Racing Championship - Sail Sheboygan, Sheboygan, MI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 20-22 Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival - North House Folk School is holding the event. Grand Marais, MN. Visit www.northhouse.org or call 218-387-9762 for more information.
June 20-22 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Upper Midwest - Lake Forest Sailing, Lake Forest , IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more info.
June 20-22 National butterfly Sailing Championships - Up to 70 boats expected at lake DuBay in Central Wisconsin. Visit www.saildubay.org or www.butterflyer.org for more info.
June 21

Solo Mackinac Challenges - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit
www.solosailor.org for more info.
June 21 Ed Gans Memorial Montrose Sail - Scenic Chicago, IL. Visit www.nwsail.com for more info.
June 21 Capri/Catalina 14.2 FREE Rally & Race - White Bear Lake (NE Twin Cities Suburban Lake) Minnesota. Contacts: Kim MacDonald at White Bear Boat Works Phone: 651.429.7221 E-mail: wbbwkim@mcleodusa.net or Jim Dugelman at Black Bear Yacht Racing Association. Phone:
651-276-3674 E-mail: Jim.Dugelman@comcast.net
June 21-22 Summer Sailstice - Visit www.summersailstice.com for more information.
June 21-22

US Singlehanded Area K Elims &Sunfish Midwest Series - Lake Bluff - Lake Bluff Yacht Club, Lake Bluff, IL. Contact Fritz Hanselman at 847-362-4880 or visit
www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 21-29 Cleveland Race Week - Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH. Contact Michael Dills at 216-281-6470 or 216-281-0265. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 24 Cleveland Race Week-Womens Event - Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH. Contact Michael Dills at 216 281-6470 or
(216) 281-0265. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 25 Cleveland Race Week-Juniors - Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH. Contact Michael Dills at 216 281 6470 or 216 281 0265. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 27-29 Queens Cup - South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee, WI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
June 28 Monroe Sail - Skyscraper views and picturesque Chicago Lighthouse NorthWest Sailing Association, IL. Visit www.nwsail.com for more information.
June 28-July 4 29th Annual Bayfield Race Week - Bayfield, WI. Visit www.wyc.org/ais for more info.
June 30 Ropework: Essentials of Knot Tying - Workshop held by North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN. Visit www.northhouse.org or call
218-387-9762 for more information.
JULY
July 3 Sonora Reed Trio - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit
www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more information.
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Bayview Riverfest - Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
July 5 Shell Lake Art Festival - Shell Lake, WI. Contact Tom Scott at
trsbadger@aol.com or call
715-468-2294.
July 10 The Highland String Quartet - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit
www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more info.
July 12 Shell Lake Sailing Club - Social sail around the lake. Stopping for snacks, beverage and lots of sailing camaraderie. 715-468-2294 or
trsbadger@aol.com
July 12 Port Huron to Mackinaw Island Race - Visit www.wyc.org/ais for more information.
July 12-13 Area E Eliminations for the U.S. Men's and Women’s Championship - Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
July 13 Thomas R. Smith Sea Scouts Regatta - Experience the thrill of racing 420’s. Open to all Sea Scouts who have been registered members since July 1, 2007. Call Amanda Platt at
312-861-7777x7771 for more info.
July 13-18 Inter-Lake Yachting Association Junior Championship - Put-In-Bay Yacht Club, Put in Bay, OH. Contact Phil Moehle at 440-963-3028 or visit www.nwsail.com for more info.
July 14-18 US Junior Championship Smythe Area K Elimination - Portage Lake Yacht Club, Onekama, MI. Contact Cappy Capper at 952-476-5875 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
July 17 Bayfield Schubert Festival - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more info.
July 19 Start of the 100th MAC - Join the NorthWest Sailing Association and watch the start of the event. Visit www.nwsail.com for more information.
July 19 24th Annual In-Water Antique & Wooden Boat Show - McHenry, IL. Contact Tom at 815-385-0454 or visit www.finewoodboats.com.
July 19 100th Chicago to Mackinac Race - Visit www.chicagoyachtclub.org or www.wyc.org/ais for more info.
July 24 Bayfield Schubert Festival - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more info.
July 25-27 2008 ROLEX US-IRC National Championship - Little Traverse Yacht Club, Harbor Springs, MI. Contact Kevin Farrell at
231-526-7919 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
July 25-27 17th Annual Antique & Classic Wooden Boat Show - Minocqua, WI. Contact Heather Beach at 800-44-North or hbeach@minocqua.org. Visit www.minocqua.org for more info.
July 26 Venetian Night - Northwest Sailing Association will be holding the event. Visit www.nwsail.com or call 815-455-4637 or 815-575-4089 for more information.
July 26 28th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show - Arnolds Park, IA. Contact Mike Hagan at 605-334-1030 or 712-330-6506 or mike@hagangroup.com.
July 26 10th Annual “Woodies on Water” - Superior, WI. Contact Doug George at 612-889-9142 or amazingskiff@msn.com.
July 26-27 Harbor Springs Regatta - Visit www.wyc.org/ais for more info.
July 28-Aug 1 Chubb U.S. Junior Singlehanded to Triplehanded Championship - Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more info.
July 31 Bayfield Schubert Festival - Christ Episcopal Church will be holding a music celebration to honor the annual Bayfield Schubert Festival. Bayfield, WI. Visit www.bayfieldschubertfestival.org for more info.
AUGUST
Aug 1 Saturday Sailing at Shell Lake - The second Saturday of August Shell Lake Sailing Club will sail around the lake. Contact Tom Scott at trsbadger@aol.com or 715-468-2294.
Aug 1-3 Wilmette Sailing Weekend - SSYC, Wilmette, IL. Contact John Kennedy at 847 866 8138 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Aug 1-4 North American Challenge Cup (NACC) - Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information
Aug 2-3 Milwaukee Grand Prix Regatta - Milwaukee Yacht Club, Milwaukee, WI. Contact Bethany Treichel at 414-224-9424 or visit www.sailingcenter.org for more info.
Aug 3-8 U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship -Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Holland, MI. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Aug 3-9 LOWISA 43 - LOWISA will begin on Saturday Aug 3 in the afternoon. Contact: sailinfo@lowisa.org or visit www.lowisa.org for more information.
Aug 3-9 Thistle Class National Championship - Thistle Class Association/Penscola YC, Loveland, OH. Contact Paul Abdullah at 904-448-8795 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Aug 4-8 Apostle Islands Young Adult Sail - North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN will be holding the event. Visit www.northhouse.org or call 218-387-9762 for more information.
Aug 5-9 Western Michigan Yachting Assoc. Championship Regatta - WMYA, Muskegon, MI. Contact Joan Manny at 231-744-4343 or visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Aug 8 Trans Superior International Yacht Race - Start at Sault Ste. Maire, Ontario, Canada. Visit www.TransSuperior.com for more info.
Aug 9-10 Lake Superior PHRF Thunderbay - Visit www.wyc.org/ais for more information.
Aug 9-11 37th Annual Leech Lake Regatta - Leech Lake, MN. Visit www.shoresofleechlake.com, call 218-547-1819 or email loomis@shoresofleechlake.com for more info.
Aug 15 Solo Challenge - Lake Michigan Singlehanded Society is holding the event in Racine, WI. Visit www.LMSSonline.com for more information.
Aug 16-17 Air & Water Show - Northwest Sailing Association will be holding the event at the Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. Visit www.nwsail.com for more info.
Aug 21-24 Tarten 10 National Championship - Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Visit www.ussailing.org for more information.
Aug 22 Lobster Boil - Milwaukee Community Sailing Center celebrates the 2008 sailing season with their annual Lobster Boil Benefit. Milwaukee, WI. Contact Bethany Treichel at 414-224-9424 or visit www.sailingcenter.org for more info.
Aug 22 Silent Auction - The Leukemia Cup Regatta is holding a silent auction at the Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, IL. Contact LCRauction@colyc.com.
Aug 23 Open Junior Regatta - Denver, Colorado. Juniors under the age of 19 are invited. Contact Steven Frank at 303-757-7718 or stevefrank@communitysailing.org.
Aug 23 Lake Erie Solo Challenge - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
Aug 23-24 27th Annual Governor’s Cup Regatta - Lake DuBay Sailing Association is holding the event. Lake DuBay, WI. Visit www.saildubay.org or contact vice-commodore@saildubay.org or call LaCinda Terry at 715-887-3020 for more info.
Aug 30 2008 Tri-State Regatta - Saint Joseph River Yacht Club. Visit www.sjryc.com for more information.
Aug 30-Sept 1 Great Lakes Championships - MYC, Milwaukee, WI. Contact Steve Dolan at 414-587-1654 or cisit www.ussailing.org for more information.
SEPTEMBER
Sept 1 Town and Country Days Regatta - Shell Lake, WI. Contact Tom Scott at trsbadger@aol.com or call 715-468-2294.
Sept 5 Lake Michigan Scramble - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
Sept 5 Big Teem 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 6 Lower Huron Solo - The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society is holding the event. Visit www.solosailor.org for more information.
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 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 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

Oct 11-12

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

Nov 1-4

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

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