yacht-a-palooza - Crowley`s Yacht Yard

March 29th, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00pm
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
att Crowley’s Yacht Yard
3434 E. 95th St., Chicago, IL 60617
773-221-9990
≈
www.crowleys.com
PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
CHICAGO, IL
PERMIT NO. XXXX
Crowley’s Yacht Yard Lakeside, LLC
3434 East 95th Street
Chicago Illinois, 60617
773.221.9990
www.crowleys.com
YACHT-A-PALOOZA SemFree
ina
March 29th, 2008
rs!
8:00am - 5:00 pm
r
e
t
Ento
n! Enter Our Free Raffle at the Registration Tent
i
W Prizes include:
• Bottom Painting
• Deck Shoes
Choose from our wide variety of
shoes and sizes currently in stock
(Limited to Crowley’s storage
customers only)
For m
more
ore even
eventt d
details
et ails vi
visit
i s it w
www.crowleys.com
w w crowll eys
y com
Ve ndor’s Cove
Vendor’s
C ov e
See products and discuss services with the finest vendors in the
marine industry. Some vendors may have escaped the cove.
Look for them throughout the islands.
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
• Three Twins Boat
Cleaning Service
• Pettit Paint
• Mion Shoes
• Interlux
• Columbia Yacht Club
Sailing School
• US Coast Guard
Auxiliary
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Ocean Kayak
Forespar
Samson
CS Johnson
Edson
Quantum Sailmakers
UK Sailmakers
Epifanes
Waterway Guide
• WxWorx
• Chicago Police
Marine Unit
• US Coast Guard
• Safety Training
Associates
• ACR
• Mustang
• Many Others
N ew Boat
Bo a t
S ho w
Sho
Step aboard the newest
models from these great
manufacturers.
• Beneteau Yachts
• J Boats
G rea
Gr
ea t
Fo
ood
od
Provided by Bob & Jack
Ent ert a in ment
Entertainment
March 29th, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00pm
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
Story hour. Don’t miss
“story hour” at noon in
the entertainment tent!
Have lunch and hear
nautical tales told by
some of the best storytellers around.
O’ahu
9:00
CPR/AED
Cruising
Learn to recognize and
respond to breathing
and cardiac emergencies and how to use
an automated external
defibrillator to improve
a victim’s chances of
survival.
The Art of Spending
Time on Your Boat
Cruisers and daysailors will get many new
ideas for making their
boats their homes.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Dan Bochnovic
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
12:00
10:30
First Aid
Kauai
Maui
Moloka’i
Bottom Basics
Rigging Maintenance
New Marinas
Upwind Sail Trim
Learn from the pros
and save $$$ when
you prepare your own
boat for painting and
make minor repairs.
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Goodson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Learn standing rigging
basics and how to tune
your mast for safe and
optimal performance.
Dan Knight
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Rigging Department
Discuss the plans for
two new harbors on
the city’s lakefront.
Jerry Metzger
Westrec
Lifetag
Got Teak?
Spinnaker Trim
Learn to respond to
muscle, bone and
joint injuries, sudden
illnesses and allergic
reactions.
Rules & Safety Regulations
Get your boat Macready and learn what
to expect during the
100th running of the
Chicago-Mackinac.
Learn to buff and polish in our state-of-theart Fiberglass shop.
Learn about an ultraefficient way to locate
a man-overboard from
Raymarine.
Attend this hands-on
seminar where you’ll
learn tips and tricks to
make Cetol application
smooth and easy.
Is adding a cruising
spinnaker right for you
and your boat? Learn
what’s involved in
rigging your boat for a
cruising spinnaker and
how to trim it.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Greg Miarecki
Chicago-Mackinac
Race Committee
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Godson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Jayne Parker
Jayne Parker Yacht
Refinishing
Tony Henriques
Raymarine
Fire Extinguishers
Lake Shipwreck
Mac: The First
100 Years
USCG Rules & Regs
What kind of extinguisher would you use
on what kind of fire?
How does it work?
See Lake Michigan’s
“mystery schooner” as
it was recorded 100
years after it disappeared.
Hear the highlights of
the world’s most exciting freshwater race.
The United States
Coast Guard will
discuss marine safety,
boarding procedures
and what to expect if
the Coast Guard boards
your boat this summer.
Rich Goodson
Chicago Fire
Department
Chicago River Bridges:
A Collection and History
Self-Survey Your
Aging Yacht
Chronicles of the
bridges we take for
granted every day.
Save money by
inspecting your older
boat yourself before
you insure or sell it.
Patrick McBriarty
Author
Mel Surdel
A-1 Marine Surveying
Things You Should Know
Information to help you
prepare for the 2008
boating season.
Steve Rotfeld
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Get to Know Your
Diesel Engine
Tod Patton
UK Sails
Heavy Air Sailing
Win fabulous prizes - and
fabulous knowledge - as
you play the game that
teaches you how your
engine works.
What should you do
when the wind goes
bad fast? Be better
prepared with the lessons learned here.
John Stanisewski
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Mechanical Department
Mitch Weisman
Licensed Captain
Chris Aruta
Mustang Survival, ACR
USCG Calumet Harbor
NOAA Weather Update
Towing vs. Salvage
Water Quality
Standards
First to the
Leeward Mark
The National Weather
Service’s new forecasting tools and techniques
will be covered, as well
as a discussion of what
to look for when you’re
out on the water.
Do you know the difference? How can you
protect your disabled
vessel? What are the
insurance implications? Find out before
it’s too late.
Learn about the new
standards established
for the Chicagoland
area and how they will
affect you.
Downwind sail trim tips
for racers.
Amy Seeley
National Weather
Service, NOAA
Jack Manley
Marine Towing
Grant Crowley
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Tac Boston
Quantum Sails
Safety
Learn to respond to an
emergency on land
or water.
Do-It-Yourself
And save thousands.
Learn how in these
hands-on seminars.
Make It Go
For the sailor. Learn
how to make your sails
work.
N
LANA’I
(Glass Shop)
BUILDING B
FOOD
TENT
Paint
Shop
O‘AHU
(Receiving)
NAUTICAL
DONATIONS
TENT
95TH STREET
Living Vicariously
Lake Michigan stories told
by the people who have
lived and explored them.
MOLOKA’I
(D-East)
BUILDING D
REGISTRATION
TENT
BARGAIN
TENT
HAWAI’I
(Ship’s Store)
MAUI
(Install) (Mech)
KAHO’OLAWE
(HR Office)
ENTERTAINMENT
TENT
VENDOR’S
COVE
Perry Lewis
North Sails
Topside Care
Big P ig
B
Ro
R
oa
as
stt
Punch & Win
n
Learn upwind sail
trim for cruisers and
beginning racers. Find
out what it takes to
improve performance
and to cross the finish
line first.
2008 MAC
Jeff Strunka
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
1:30
Lana’i
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
tour. Find out what
makes us the premier
yacht yard on Lake
Michigan. Meet Grant
Crowley at 10:00 am on
the Big Island. (1 hour)
MU SIC A LL D AY L ON G!
Seminar Schedule
Kaho’olawe
Sail boat races. Have
fun watching the wind
whistle through diminutive sails - and see a
practical demonstration
of VC17. Races will be
held at Vendor’s Cove
throughout the day.
CYY
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
OFFICE
SAILBOAT
SALES CO.
OFFICE
KAUAI
(Rigging)
Brokerage
Boat Show
BUILDING A
ooza
Y achtapal
Get a Punch & Win card at the
0 O0FoffF
$10.0
in
and get $1 .
W
&
h
registration tent and earn extra
6 events
c
at
d
n
he
rg
Pu your card punc more at the ba ain tent
discounts toward purchases in thee Havaney purchase of $25 or
Y
CYY closeout tent. Simply have
Y
Y
your card punched at the following
ng Y Y Y
6 events and get $10 off any purchase of $25 or more at the closeout
out
tent.
• Attend any seminar
• Visit the Ship’s Store
• Visit Nautical Donations tent
• Visit Sailboat Sales
• Visit any New Boat Dealer
• Visit any vendor in the
vendor area
Seminar
Visit Sailboat Sails for
a bagel with Bruce and
look at some choice,
pre-owned yachts.
ree
Ship’s Sto
u cal
Nauti
ns
Donatio
Sailboat
le
Sales
at
New Bo
Dealer
Vendor
How to Buy and Sell Your Boat
Let our experienced brokers
share their tips on how to get
ready to sell and what to look for
when getting ready to buy.
Nautical Donations, inc
Nautical Donations, Inc. will be holding their annual flea market at
Yachtapalooza on Saturday, March 29th, 2008. All reasonable offers accepted.
Your puchase directly benefits the following worthy organizations:
Chicago Area Council Sea Scouts, Columbia Yacht Club’s
Chester Kuttner Foundation, Chicago Yacht Club Foundation,
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation, Judd Goldman Adaptive
Sailing Foundation, and Chicago Maritime Society.
Cleaning out your locker?
Please remember Nautical Donations, Inc.! We will begin accepting donations at
P
Crowley‘s Yacht Yard March 15th. Your gift is tax deductible.
Call 312.859.0091 or visit our web site www.nauticaldonations.org.
autical Donations, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)organization.
PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
CHICAGO, IL
PERMIT NO. XXXX
Crowley’s Yacht Yard Lakeside, LLC
3434 East 95th Street
Chicago Illinois, 60617
773.221.9990
www.crowleys.com
YACHT-A-PALOOZA SemFree
ina
March 29th, 2008
rs!
8:00am - 5:00 pm
r
e
t
Ento
n! Enter Our Free Raffle at the Registration Tent
i
W Prizes include:
• Bottom Painting
• Deck Shoes
Choose from our wide variety of
shoes and sizes currently in stock
(Limited to Crowley’s storage
customers only)
For m
more
ore even
eventt d
details
et ails vi
visit
i s it w
www.crowleys.com
w w crowll eys
y com
Vendor’s Cove
See products and discuss services with the finest vendors in the
marine industry. Some vendors may have escaped the cove.
Look for them throughout the islands.
• Three Twins Boat
Cleaning Service
• Pettit Paint
• Mion Shoes
• Interlux
• Columbia Yacht Club
Sailing School
• US Coast Guard
Auxiliary
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Ocean Kayak
Forespar
Samson
CS Johnson
Edson
Quantum Sailmakers
UK Sailmakers
Epifanes
Waterway Guide
• WxWorx
• Chicago Police
Marine Unit
• US Coast Guard
• Safety Training
Associates
• ACR
• Mustang
• Many Others
N ew
e w Bo
Boat
Show
Sho
Step aboard the newest
models from these great
manufacturers.
• Beneteau Yachts
• J Boats
G rea
reat
Food
Provided by Bob & Jack
Entertainment
March 29th, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00pm
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
Story hour. Don’t miss
“story hour” at noon in
the entertainment tent!
Have lunch and hear
nautical tales told by
some of the best storytellers around.
O’ahu
9:00
CPR/AED
Learn to recognize and
respond to breathing
and cardiac emergencies and how to use
an automated external
defibrillator to improve
a victim’s chances of
survival.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Cruising
The Art of Spending
Time on Your Boat
Cruisers and daysailors will get many new
ideas for making their
boats their homes.
Dan Bochnovic
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
12:00
10:30
First Aid
Kauai
Maui
Moloka’i
Bottom Basics
Rigging Maintenance
New Marinas
Upwind Sail Trim
Learn from the pros
and save $$$ when
you prepare your own
boat for painting and
make minor repairs.
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Goodson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Learn standing rigging
basics and how to tune
your mast for safe and
optimal performance.
Dan Knight
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Rigging Department
Discuss the plans for
two new harbors on
the city’s lakefront.
Jerry Metzger
Westrec
Lifetag
Got Teak?
Spinnaker Trim
Learn to respond to
muscle, bone and
joint injuries, sudden
illnesses and allergic
reactions.
Rules & Safety Regulations
Get your boat Macready and learn what
to expect during the
100th running of the
Chicago-Mackinac.
Learn to buff and polish in our state-of-theart Fiberglass shop.
Learn about an ultraefficient way to locate
a man-overboard from
Raymarine.
Attend this hands-on
seminar where you’ll
learn tips and tricks to
make Cetol application
smooth and easy.
Is adding a cruising
spinnaker right for you
and your boat? Learn
what’s involved in
rigging your boat for a
cruising spinnaker and
how to trim it.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Greg Miarecki
Chicago-Mackinac
Race Committee
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Godson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Jayne Parker
Jayne Parker Yacht
Refinishing
Tony Henriques
Raymarine
Fire Extinguishers
Lake Shipwreck
Mac: The First
100 Years
USCG Rules & Regs
What kind of extinguisher would you use
on what kind of fire?
How does it work?
See Lake Michigan’s
“mystery schooner” as
it was recorded 100
years after it disappeared.
Hear the highlights of
the world’s most exciting freshwater race.
The United States
Coast Guard will
discuss marine safety,
boarding procedures
and what to expect if
the Coast Guard boards
your boat this summer.
Rich Goodson
Chicago Fire
Department
Chicago River Bridges:
A Collection and History
Self-Survey Your
Aging Yacht
Chronicles of the
bridges we take for
granted every day.
Save money by
inspecting your older
boat yourself before
you insure or sell it.
Patrick McBriarty
Author
Mel Surdel
A-1 Marine Surveying
Things You Should Know
Information to help you
prepare for the 2008
boating season.
Steve Rotfeld
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Get to Know Your
Diesel Engine
What should you do
when the wind goes
bad fast? Be better
prepared with the lessons learned here.
John Stanisewski
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Mechanical Department
Mitch Weisman
Licensed Captain
Chris Aruta
Mustang Survival, ACR
Towing vs. Salvage
Water Quality
Standards
First to the
Leeward Mark
The National Weather
Service’s new forecasting tools and techniques
will be covered, as well
as a discussion of what
to look for when you’re
out on the water.
Do you know the difference? How can you
protect your disabled
vessel? What are the
insurance implications? Find out before
it’s too late.
Learn about the new
standards established
for the Chicagoland
area and how they will
affect you.
Downwind sail trim tips
for racers.
Amy Seeley
National Weather
Service, NOAA
Jack Manley
Marine Towing
Grant Crowley
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Tac Boston
Quantum Sails
Do-It-Yourself
And save thousands.
Learn how in these
hands-on seminars.
Make It Go
For the sailor. Learn
how to make your sails
work.
ENTERTAINMENT
TENT
VENDOR’S
COVE
FOOD
TENT
Paint
Shop
O‘AHU
(Receiving)
NAUTICAL
DONATIONS
TENT
BARGAIN
TENT
HAWAI’I
(Ship’s Store)
95TH STREET
MAUI
(Install) (Mech)
MOLOKA’I
(D-East)
BUILDING D
KAUAI
(Rigging)
CYY
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
OFFICE
SAILBOAT
SALES CO.
OFFICE
REGISTRATION
TENT
BUILDING A
ooza
Y achtapal
Get a Punch & Win card at the
0 O0FoffF
$10.0
in
and get $1 .
W
&
h
registration tent and earn extra
6 events
c
at
d
n
he
rg
Pu your card punc more at the ba ain tent
discounts toward purchases in thee Havaney purchase of $25 or
Y
CYY closeout tent. Simply have
Y
Y
ng Y Y Y
your card punched at the following
6 events and get $10 off any purout
chase of $25 or more at the closeout
tent.
• Attend any seminar
• Visit the Ship’s Store
• Visit Nautical Donations tent
• Visit Sailboat Sales
• Visit any New Boat Dealer
• Visit any vendor in the
vendor area
Seminar
ree
Ship’s Sto
u cal
Nauti
ns
Donatio
Sailboat
le
Sales
at
New Bo
Dealer
Heavy Air Sailing
NOAA Weather Update
Safety
Learn to respond to an
emergency on land
or water.
BUILDING B
KAHO’OLAWE
(HR Office)
Tod Patton
UK Sails
Win fabulous prizes - and
fabulous knowledge - as
you play the game that
teaches you how your
engine works.
USCG Calumet Harbor
N
LANA’I
(Glass Shop)
Perry Lewis
North Sails
Topside Care
Big P ig
B
R o a st
st
Punch & Win
n
Learn upwind sail
trim for cruisers and
beginning racers. Find
out what it takes to
improve performance
and to cross the finish
line first.
2008 MAC
Jeff Strunka
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
1:30
Lana’i
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
tour. Find out what
makes us the premier
yacht yard on Lake
Michigan. Meet Grant
Crowley at 10:00 am on
the Big Island. (1 hour)
MU SIC A L L D AY L ON G!
Seminar Schedule
Kaho’olawe
Sail boat races. Have
fun watching the wind
whistle through diminutive sails - and see a
practical demonstration
of VC17. Races will be
held at Vendor’s Cove
throughout the day.
Living Vicariously
Lake Michigan stories told
by the people who have
lived and explored them.
Nautical Donations, inc
Nautical Donations, Inc. will be holding their annual flea market at
Yachtapalooza on Saturday, March 29th, 2008. All reasonable offers accepted.
Your purchase directly benefits the following worthy organizations:
Chicago Area Council Sea Scouts, Columbia Yacht Club’s
Chester Kuttner Foundation, Chicago Yacht Club Foundation,
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation, Judd Goldman Adaptive
Sailing Foundation, and Chicago Maritime Society.
Cleaning out your locker?
Please remember Nautical Donations, Inc.! We will begin accepting donations at
P
Crowley‘s Yacht Yard March 15th. Your gift is tax deductible.
Call 312.859.0091 or visit our web site www.nauticaldonations.org.
Nautical Donations, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)organization.
Vendor
PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
CHICAGO, IL
PERMIT NO. XXXX
Crowley’s Yacht Yard Lakeside, LLC
3434 East 95th Street
Chicago Illinois, 60617
773.221.9990
www.crowleys.com
YACHT-A-PALOOZA SemFree
ina
March 29th, 2008
rs!
8:00am - 5:00 pm
r
e
t
Ento
n! Enter Our Free Raffle at the Registration Tent
i
W Prizes include:
• Bottom Painting
• Deck Shoes
Choose from our wide variety of
shoes and sizes currently in stock
(Limited to Crowley’s storage
customers only)
For m
more
ore even
eventt d
details
et ails vi
visit
i s it w
www.crowleys.com
w w crowll eys
y com
Vendor’s Cove
See products and discuss services with the finest vendors in the
marine industry. Some vendors may have escaped the cove.
Look for them throughout the islands.
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
• Three Twins Boat
Cleaning Service
• Pettit Paint
• Mion Shoes
• Interlux
• Columbia Yacht Club
Sailing School
• US Coast Guard
Auxiliary
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Ocean Kayak
Forespar
Samson
CS Johnson
Edson
Quantum Sailmakers
UK Sailmakers
Epifanes
Waterway Guide
• WxWorx
• Chicago Police
Marine Unit
• US Coast Guard
• Safety Training
Associates
• ACR
• Mustang
• Many Others
N ew
e w Bo
Boat
Show
Sho
Step aboard the newest
models from these great
manufacturers.
• Beneteau Yachts
• J Boats
G rea
reat
Food
Provided by Bob & Jack
Entertainment
March 29th, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00pm
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
Seminar Schedule
Kaho’olawe
O’ahu
9:00
CPR/AED
Learn to recognize and
respond to breathing
and cardiac emergencies and how to use
an automated external
defibrillator to improve
a victim’s chances of
survival.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Cruising
The Art of Spending
Time on Your Boat
Cruisers and daysailors will get many new
ideas for making their
boats their homes.
Dan Bochnovic
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
12:00
10:30
First Aid
Kauai
Maui
Moloka’i
Bottom Basics
Rigging Maintenance
New Marinas
Upwind Sail Trim
Learn from the pros
and save $$$ when
you prepare your own
boat for painting and
make minor repairs.
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Goodson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Learn standing rigging
basics and how to tune
your mast for safe and
optimal performance.
Dan Knight
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Rigging Department
Discuss the plans for
two new harbors on
the city’s lakefront.
Learn upwind sail
trim for cruisers and
beginning racers. Find
out what it takes to
improve performance
and to cross the finish
line first.
Jerry Metzger
Westrec
Perry Lewis
North Sails
2008 MAC
Topside Care
Lifetag
Got Teak?
Spinnaker Trim
Learn to respond to
muscle, bone and
joint injuries, sudden
illnesses and allergic
reactions.
Rules & Safety Regulations
Get your boat Macready and learn what
to expect during the
100th running of the
Chicago-Mackinac.
Learn to buff and polish in our state-of-theart Fiberglass shop.
Learn about an ultraefficient way to locate
a man-overboard from
Raymarine.
Attend this hands-on
seminar where you’ll
learn tips and tricks to
make Cetol application
smooth and easy.
Is adding a cruising
spinnaker right for you
and your boat? Learn
what’s involved in
rigging your boat for a
cruising spinnaker and
how to trim it.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Greg Miarecki
Chicago-Mackinac
Race Committee
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Godson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Jayne Parker
Jayne Parker Yacht
Refinishing
Tony Henriques
Raymarine
Fire Extinguishers
Lake Shipwreck
Mac: The First
100 Years
USCG Rules & Regs
What kind of extinguisher would you use
on what kind of fire?
How does it work?
See Lake Michigan’s
“mystery schooner” as
it was recorded 100
years after it disappeared.
Hear the highlights of
the world’s most exciting freshwater race.
The United States
Coast Guard will
discuss marine safety,
boarding procedures
and what to expect if
the Coast Guard boards
your boat this summer.
Rich Goodson
Chicago Fire
Department
Jeff Strunka
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Chicago River Bridges:
A Collection and History
1:30
Lana’i
Self-Survey Your
Aging Yacht
Chronicles of the
bridges we take for
granted every day.
Save money by
inspecting your older
boat yourself before
you insure or sell it.
Patrick McBriarty
Author
Mel Surdel
A-1 Marine Surveying
Things You Should Know
Information to help you
prepare for the 2008
boating season.
Steve Rotfeld
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Get to Know Your
Diesel Engine
Tod Patton
UK Sails
Heavy Air Sailing
Win fabulous prizes - and
fabulous knowledge - as
you play the game that
teaches you how your
engine works.
What should you do
when the wind goes
bad fast? Be better
prepared with the lessons learned here.
John Stanisewski
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Mechanical Department
Mitch Weisman
Licensed Captain
Chris Aruta
Mustang Survival, ACR
USCG Calumet Harbor
NOAA Weather Update
Towing vs. Salvage
Water Quality
Standards
First to the
Leeward Mark
The National Weather
Service’s new forecasting tools and techniques
will be covered, as well
as a discussion of what
to look for when you’re
out on the water.
Do you know the difference? How can you
protect your disabled
vessel? What are the
insurance implications? Find out before
it’s too late.
Learn about the new
standards established
for the Chicagoland
area and how they will
affect you.
Downwind sail trim tips
for racers.
Amy Seeley
National Weather
Service, NOAA
Jack Manley
Marine Towing
Grant Crowley
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Tac Boston
Quantum Sails
Safety
Learn to respond to an
emergency on land
or water.
Do-It-Yourself
And save thousands.
Learn how in these
hands-on seminars.
Make It Go
For the sailor. Learn
how to make your sails
work.
Living Vicariously
Lake Michigan stories told
by the people who have
lived and explored them.
Story hour. Don’t miss
“story hour” at noon in
the entertainment tent!
Have lunch and hear
nautical tales told by
some of the best storytellers around.
Sail boat races. Have
fun watching the wind
whistle through diminutive sails - and see a
practical demonstration
of VC17. Races will be
held at Vendor’s Cove
throughout the day.
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
tour. Find out what
makes us the premier
yacht yard on Lake
Michigan. Meet Grant
Crowley at 10:00 am on
the Big Island. (1 hour)
Big P ig
B
R o a st
st
MU SIC A L L D AY L ON G!
Brokerage
Boat Show
Visit Sailboat Sails for
a bagel with Bruce and
look at some choice,
pre-owned yachts.
How to Buy and Sell Your Boat
Let our experienced brokers
share their tips on how to get
ready to sell and what to look for
when getting ready to buy.
Nautical Donations, inc
Nautical Donations, Inc. will be holding their annual flea market at
Yachtapalooza on Saturday, March 29th, 2008. All reasonable offers accepted.
Your purchase directly benefits the following worthy organizations:
Chicago Area Council Sea Scouts, Columbia Yacht Club’s
Chester Kuttner Foundation, Chicago Yacht Club Foundation,
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation, Judd Goldman Adaptive
Sailing Foundation, and Chicago Maritime Society.
Cleaning out your locker?
Please remember Nautical Donations, Inc.! We will begin accepting donations at
P
Crowley‘s Yacht Yard March 15th. Your gift is tax deductible.
Call 312.859.0091 or visit our web site www.nauticaldonations.org.
Nautical Donations, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)organization.
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Chicago Illinois, 60617
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• Deck Shoes
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See products and discuss services with the finest vendors in the
marine industry. Some vendors may have escaped the cove.
Look for them throughout the islands.
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
• Three Twins Boat
Cleaning Service
• Pettit Paint
• Mion Shoes
• Interlux
• Columbia Yacht Club
Sailing School
• US Coast Guard
Auxiliary
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Ocean Kayak
Forespar
Samson
CS Johnson
Edson
Quantum Sailmakers
UK Sailmakers
Epifanes
Waterway Guide
• WxWorx
• Chicago Police
Marine Unit
• US Coast Guard
• Safety Training
Associates
• ACR
• Mustang
• Many Others
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Step aboard the newest
models from these great
manufacturers.
• Beneteau Yachts
• J Boats
G rea
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Food
Provided by Bob & Jack
Entertainment
March 29th, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00pm
YACHT-A-PALOOZA
Story hour. Don’t miss
“story hour” at noon in
the entertainment tent!
Have lunch and hear
nautical tales told by
some of the best storytellers around.
O’ahu
9:00
CPR/AED
Learn to recognize and
respond to breathing
and cardiac emergencies and how to use
an automated external
defibrillator to improve
a victim’s chances of
survival.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Cruising
The Art of Spending
Time on Your Boat
Cruisers and daysailors will get many new
ideas for making their
boats their homes.
Dan Bochnovic
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
12:00
10:30
First Aid
Kauai
Maui
Moloka’i
Bottom Basics
Rigging Maintenance
New Marinas
Upwind Sail Trim
Learn from the pros
and save $$$ when
you prepare your own
boat for painting and
make minor repairs.
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Goodson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Learn standing rigging
basics and how to tune
your mast for safe and
optimal performance.
Dan Knight
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Rigging Department
Discuss the plans for
two new harbors on
the city’s lakefront.
Jerry Metzger
Westrec
Lifetag
Got Teak?
Spinnaker Trim
Learn to respond to
muscle, bone and
joint injuries, sudden
illnesses and allergic
reactions.
Rules & Safety Regulations
Get your boat Macready and learn what
to expect during the
100th running of the
Chicago-Mackinac.
Learn to buff and polish in our state-of-theart Fiberglass shop.
Learn about an ultraefficient way to locate
a man-overboard from
Raymarine.
Attend this hands-on
seminar where you’ll
learn tips and tricks to
make Cetol application
smooth and easy.
Is adding a cruising
spinnaker right for you
and your boat? Learn
what’s involved in
rigging your boat for a
cruising spinnaker and
how to trim it.
Don Mountz
Safety Training
Associates
Greg Miarecki
Chicago-Mackinac
Race Committee
Ritchie Geoghan, Rich
Godson
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Fiberglass Department
Jayne Parker
Jayne Parker Yacht
Refinishing
Tony Henriques
Raymarine
Fire Extinguishers
Lake Shipwreck
Mac: The First
100 Years
USCG Rules & Regs
What kind of extinguisher would you use
on what kind of fire?
How does it work?
See Lake Michigan’s
“mystery schooner” as
it was recorded 100
years after it disappeared.
Hear the highlights of
the world’s most exciting freshwater race.
The United States
Coast Guard will
discuss marine safety,
boarding procedures
and what to expect if
the Coast Guard boards
your boat this summer.
Rich Goodson
Chicago Fire
Department
Chicago River Bridges:
A Collection and History
Self-Survey Your
Aging Yacht
Chronicles of the
bridges we take for
granted every day.
Save money by
inspecting your older
boat yourself before
you insure or sell it.
Patrick McBriarty
Author
Mel Surdel
A-1 Marine Surveying
Things You Should Know
Information to help you
prepare for the 2008
boating season.
Steve Rotfeld
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Get to Know Your
Diesel Engine
Tod Patton
UK Sails
Heavy Air Sailing
Win fabulous prizes - and
fabulous knowledge - as
you play the game that
teaches you how your
engine works.
What should you do
when the wind goes
bad fast? Be better
prepared with the lessons learned here.
John Stanisewski
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Mechanical Department
Mitch Weisman
Licensed Captain
Chris Aruta
Mustang Survival, ACR
USCG Calumet Harbor
NOAA Weather Update
Towing vs. Salvage
Water Quality
Standards
First to the
Leeward Mark
The National Weather
Service’s new forecasting tools and techniques
will be covered, as well
as a discussion of what
to look for when you’re
out on the water.
Do you know the difference? How can you
protect your disabled
vessel? What are the
insurance implications? Find out before
it’s too late.
Learn about the new
standards established
for the Chicagoland
area and how they will
affect you.
Downwind sail trim tips
for racers.
Amy Seeley
National Weather
Service, NOAA
Jack Manley
Marine Towing
Grant Crowley
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
Tac Boston
Quantum Sails
Safety
Learn to respond to an
emergency on land
or water.
Do-It-Yourself
And save thousands.
Learn how in these
hands-on seminars.
Make It Go
For the sailor. Learn
how to make your sails
work.
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LANA’I
(Glass Shop)
BUILDING B
FOOD
TENT
Paint
Shop
O‘AHU
(Receiving)
NAUTICAL
DONATIONS
TENT
95TH STREET
Living Vicariously
Lake Michigan stories told
by the people who have
lived and explored them.
MOLOKA’I
(D-East)
BUILDING D
REGISTRATION
TENT
BARGAIN
TENT
HAWAI’I
(Ship’s Store)
MAUI
(Install) (Mech)
KAHO’OLAWE
(HR Office)
ENTERTAINMENT
TENT
VENDOR’S
COVE
Perry Lewis
North Sails
Topside Care
Big P ig
B
R o a st
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Punch & Win
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Learn upwind sail
trim for cruisers and
beginning racers. Find
out what it takes to
improve performance
and to cross the finish
line first.
2008 MAC
Jeff Strunka
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
1:30
Lana’i
Crowley’s Yacht Yard
tour. Find out what
makes us the premier
yacht yard on Lake
Michigan. Meet Grant
Crowley at 10:00 am on
the Big Island. (1 hour)
MU SIC A L L D AY L ON G!
Seminar Schedule
Kaho’olawe
Sail boat races. Have
fun watching the wind
whistle through diminutive sails - and see a
practical demonstration
of VC17. Races will be
held at Vendor’s Cove
throughout the day.
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CUSTOMER
SERVICE
OFFICE
SAILBOAT
SALES CO.
OFFICE
KAUAI
(Rigging)
Brokerage
Boat Show
BUILDING A
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tent.
• Attend any seminar
• Visit the Ship’s Store
• Visit Nautical Donations tent
• Visit Sailboat Sales
• Visit any New Boat Dealer
• Visit any vendor in the
vendor area
Seminar
Visit Sailboat Sails for
a bagel with Bruce and
look at some choice,
pre-owned yachts.
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Ship’s Sto
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Nauti
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Donatio
Sailboat
le
Sales
at
New Bo
Dealer
Vendor
How to Buy and Sell Your Boat
Let our experienced brokers
share their tips on how to get
ready to sell and what to look for
when getting ready to buy.
Nautical Donations, inc
Nautical Donations, Inc. will be holding their annual flea market at
Yachtapalooza on Saturday, March 29th, 2008. All reasonable offers accepted.
Your purchase directly benefits the following worthy organizations:
Chicago Area Council Sea Scouts, Columbia Yacht Club’s
Chester Kuttner Foundation, Chicago Yacht Club Foundation,
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation, Judd Goldman Adaptive
Sailing Foundation, and Chicago Maritime Society.
Cleaning out your locker?
Please remember Nautical Donations, Inc.! We will begin accepting donations at
P
Crowley‘s Yacht Yard March 15th. Your gift is tax deductible.
Call 312.859.0091 or visit our web site www.nauticaldonations.org.
Nautical Donations, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)organization.
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