Chicago Match Race Center to host Canada's Cup



12:00 AM Tue 7 Sep 2010 GMT
'2007 Canada''s Cup Mark Rounding' Franck Gicquiaud
After a hiatus of three years, an agreement has been reached enabling the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC), a yacht club established in 2009 and operating out of North Belmont Harbor in Chicago, to host a 2010 edition of the Great Lakes' oldest and most prestigious match race trophy, the Canada's Cup. Three days of racing will be held over 15-17 October 2010 between two teams racing Farr 40 class yachts, Don Wilson's Convexity representing CMRC and Grant Wood's Vincere representing Port Credit YC in Mississauga, Ontario. 'It is an honor for us to host this prestigious trophy,' said Beth ...


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