Windy City Match Race | Chicago


	PRESS Chicago, June 22, 2009 Windy City Match Race Gears Up for Great Event In its third year, the Windy City Match Race (WCMR) will kick off a terrific week of fall racing in Chicago as the prelude to the 2009 Farr 40 North American Championship (NAC). The Farr 40 match race takes place at Belmont Station September 21 – 23, followed immediately by the NAC September 24 – 27. Racing will be held at Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station. Full Story... Chicago, April 11, 2009 Chicago selected to host 2009 Windy City Match Race and Farr 40 North American Championship Chicago, April 11, 2009 – Building off the precedent set at last fall’s Miami Beach events, this year’s Farr 40 North American Championship will be preceded by the Windy City Match Race (WCMR). The third-annual WCMR, a benefit regatta for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, will kick off the week’s racing September 22-23, followed immediately by the North American Championship September 24 – 27. Racing will be hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club and the Farr 40 Great Lakes fleet. Full Story... CHICAGO, 24 Sept., 2008 Congratulations to Don Wilson and Team Convexity for winning the 2008 Windy City Match Race CHICAGO, 24 Sept., 2008 – Donald Wilson and team, sailing his Chicago-based Farr 40 Convexity, won 3-0 in the final round against Bob Hughes’ Heartbreaker (Holland, Mich.) to take the second annual Windy City Match Race. In the petite finals, two Chicago boats went head to head with Helmut and Evan Jahn on Flash Gordon defeating Richard West’s Gravitas. The three-day event took place Sept. 19 – 21, 2008 at Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station. Full Story...
	Sailing for the Children Benefiting from the event will be the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, the only organization solely devoted to providing social, educational, recreational and other critical support programs to vulnerable children impacted by HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and other countries. While other pediatric AIDS organizations search for the cure, the organization is dedicated to caring for children who are infected or affected by this epidemic now. For more information, please visit www.caaf4kids.org. About Our Sponsors DRW Trading Group DRW Trading is a proprietary trading group which focuses on providing liquidity in exchange traded contracts. It trades a diverse range of financial instruments both on the floors of various exchanges and from its advanced dealing rooms in Chicago, New York and London. Throughout its history, DRW Trading has grown steadily by combining technology, quantitative research, and risk management. For more information, visit www.drwtrading.com. About The Chicago Yacht Club The Chicago Yacht Club is one of the oldest and most respected yacht clubs in the world. Today, the club boasts a membership of nearly 1500 boating enthusiasts, and is one of the preeminent organizers of regattas, races and predicted-log events in the United States. The club offers an array of spectacular off-the-water amenities, including fine dining and full-service catering at both its Monroe and Belmont stations.