Patriot and crew win the Detroit Cal 25 Season Championship for a sixth year in a row by winning the DRYA Spring, Summer & Overall Series, and winning both the Cal 25 Short Course Series and the Cal 25 Long Distance Series. Patriot Owners John & Tracy McAllister Crew Andy McAllister, Minh Ha Click here to see […]
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2019 Cal-25 National Championship
The Good Guys Come Out On Top Detroit MI, Aug 29 — Sept 1 After three grueling days of racing, Peter Wenzler and his crew onboard The Good Guys came out on top taking top honors and being crowned the 2019 Cal-25 National Champion. The 2019 National Championship was held in Detroit Michigan over Labor […]
2019 GPYC Summer Regatta
First Cal-25 Stadium Sailing – GPYC Summer Regatta Jun-29 Prior to the event: Wally Cross approached the Cal-25 class with the idea for Stadium sailing last year at our annual awards/winter party. The idea was well received then and voted into reality at our Cal-25 Spring meeting. Instead of racing two W/L races on c-course […]
Pagan Baby Dominates the 2019 Bayview One Design
US245 Pagan Baby dominated this year’s Bayview One Design regatta, May 31 – June 2. The winning crew consisted of owner Marc & Eric Hollerbach, Adam Hollerbach and Scott Pertriz. This crew sailed an awesome series being the most consistent competitor of the event with three second place finishes, a first and a fourth; […]
2019 Detroit Cal-25 National Championship
The 2019 Cal-25 National Championship will be held in Detroit, Aug 29th through Sep 1st. Crescent Sail Yacht Club and Bayview Yacht Club are excited to be cohosting this special event again. All owners are encouraged to register early, buy apparel and extra dinner tickets. A late fee of $55 will be assessed after July […]
2019 Stadium Sailing
Class Members & Friends — We had another festive and entertaining Detroit Cal-25 Winter/Season Awards Party two weeks ago. There was plenty of good food and drink for all to enjoy. Thanks to all those that brought a dish to share and for swapping sailing stories & tall tales throughout the night. The annual Hummers […]
Patriot wins the 2018 Detroit Cal 25 Season Championship
Patriot and her crew win the Detroit Cal 25 Season Championship for a fifth year in a row by winning the DRYA Spring & Overall Series, first in the Cal 25 Short Course Series and taking third in the Cal 25 Long Distance Series. Patriot Owners John & Tracy McAllister Crew Andy McAllister, Minh Ha […]
Taking your Cal-25 mast down
This posting is the result of a couple emails exchanged with a new sailor to the Cal-25 and about taking down the mast. There might be better ways or slight improvements to this one posted but this is how I do it. Please leave your comments at the bottom of this post for improving this method… Before […]
2018 Cal-25 National Championship
Chesapeake Bay, Sep 1 – 3 The 2018 National Championship was held in Annapolis Maryland over Labor Day weekend. Charlie Husar did a great job organizing the event and communicating all the necessary details. There were no less than ten maps provided to the Detroit boats for places, marinas and places of interest. A huge […]
2018 GPYC Jun-30 Recap
The GPYC Summer regatta had been cancelled/abandoned for the past three years due to inclement weather. This year’s event turned out much better and afforded the teams great sailing conditions albeit hot weather. Once again, the Cal-25 fleet had only two boats show up to compete. As a result, the two Cal-25s were put into […]
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