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Skippers registering by Monday, July 21st will have their boat name listed on the 2008 VNA Hospice Regatta t-shirt, available for purchase at $15 each.
In addition to determining the Dunes Cup winner, the 2008 Dunes Cup VNA Hospice Regatta also qualifies one team to compete in the "Hospice Regattas National Championship" in Spring of 2009.
2007 Dunes Cup VNA Hospice Regatta Highlights
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Regatta Commodore
MacLennan and Bain Insurance
Sailors' Breakfast Sponsor Paul and Nancy Schreiner
Sailors' Rum Reception Sponsor
Fagen Pharmacy
Awards Dinner Music Sponsor A Friend of Hospice
Spectator Boat & Captain provided courtesy of B & E Marine
Regatta Captain Sponsors
Citizens Financial Bank
American Medical Oxygen Sales
West Marine
Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation
Regatta Commander Sponsors Centier Bank Albano's Villa AdvaCare Systems Golden Technologies Splash Universe Tudor Floors Martin Binder Jewelers Blue Chip Casino Artist Den www.i550sportboat.com Ruge & Sons Meats
Regatta Lieutenant Sponsors Family Express Fast Coffee/Naturel WaterLake Erie Land Company Michigan City Paper Box Company Chicago Street Theater Three Floyds Hoosier Bat Company Kramer & Leonard Jim Ellsworth Isabelle Smaroff Bill Spicer  Michigan City, Indiana played host to the Third Annual MCYC Dunes Cup VNA Hospice Regatta on Lake Michigan’s Southern Shore, where light and variable winds greeted sailors on a sultry Saturday morning. 28 boats competed for the right to represent the Dunes Cup at the 2008 Hospice Regattas National Championship. After battling through two races with barely any wind, the third race finally offered a chance to catch a breeze as Ron Lester, sailing “rJ” emerged victorious. To commemorate Ron’s achievement, he was presented with a custom framing of Willard Bond’s “ON THE EDGE” with framing donated by the Artists’ Den in Valparaiso, IN. The sailors’ breakfast, sponsored by Paul and Nancy Schreiner, was served in the pavilion, with food donated by local convenience store chain Family Express Corporation.
Dave Hoff, Race Director for host Michigan City Yacht Club, gave instructions and handed out section flags prior to the race. Dave was capably assisted by his wife, Kim.
The memorial opti sail is towed past the pavilion.
For the third year in a row, MacLennan and Bain Insurance of Valparaiso, IN was the Commodore level sponsor. Ross and Kelly MacLennan invited their friends Mark and Yvette Thiros aboard the spectator boat to watch the race and enjoy an afternoon on Lake Michigan. This year’s spectator boat, a 52 foot Sea Ray, was provided courtesy of B&E Marine, and was captained by B&E staff captain Darrell Nichols.
  Ron’s boat “rJ” is the former “Julia’s Kestrel” which Ron recently purchased from last year’s winning skipper, Mike Hoskins. (If Ron were thinking about selling the boat, the price just went up!) Ron will also have his name and that of his boat added to the pedestal base of the perpetual trophy at the VNA Horton Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Sailors, families, VNA Board Members, and community folks enjoyed a hog roast by Ruge’s Meats, a rum punch reception sponsored by Fagen Pharmacy with Mount Gay rum donated by Chris Beckwith and i550sportboat.com. A silent auction and cash raffle were held, and music (sponsored by A Friend of Hospice) was provided by Dr. Groove and the Soul Surgeons, who graciously donated their fee back to hospice Link to race photos from Ken Zimmerman, Saint Joseph River Yacht Club, St. Joe, Michigan
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