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Morgan 33

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Morgan 33:
This plan is ideal for sailors who want to sail frequently, especially those who can sail some weekdays as well as on weekends, and do not need to book many sails long in advance. You sail our Morgan 33, Bad News, for a flat rate of $1,600 with no limit on the number of sails, subject to the following rules and restrictions:

• Maximum of two sails on the books at any one time, only one of which can be on a Saturday or Sunday. This assures everyone a weekend sail opportunity at least every other weekend.
  
• When you use one sail, you may replace it with another booking.
  
• Sails must be booked at least three days in advance. This means, for example, that if you book sails for Monday and Tuesday, you cannot make a booking for Wednesday. On Monday, however, you could book a Thursday slot if it is open.
  
• The equivalent of up to eight blackout days will be set aside for special purposes and events. Included among these will be the 3rd of July, Venetian night, and the air and water show. Slots for these events may be reserved for an additional charge of $225. Other blackout days, at an additional slot charge of $140, can be used to make long term reservations for anniversaries, birthdays and other important family and business events.

Our Morgan 33 was designed and built by legendary naval architect, ocean racer and yacht builder Charley Morgan. Morgan launched his career with back to back wins in the early 1960's racing his own design yacht, Paper Tiger, in the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit competition. He formed Morgan Yachts in 1965 and used his racing experience to design and produce the Morgan 41 and others in a line which quickly became one of the most popular of that era.

Our Morgan 33 is a scaled down version of the original 41. She began life as a racer out of Michigan City, but since 1978 when Bad News was brought to Chicago, she has seen only an occasional Wednesday night beer can race. Each year since, however, with her low freeboard, graceful sheer and stern overhang, she has been a proud and familiar sight in Monroe Harbor. With a 5,500 pound keel equal to half her displacement, she has seen much of Lake Michigan as a trustworthy cruiser.

Last fall, at the end of the sailing season, two of our skilled captains sailed Bad News in a 35 knot gale and 9 to 12 foot waves 18 miles to her winter home in northwest Indiana. It was a fast and exciting cruise, and they came back with stories of braving the treacherous storm. No doubt we’ll be hearing those stories for some time. Bad News, it might be noted, had no challenges from her modern higher-tech counterparts that day.