2026 Team Portal
Santa Cruz 70 racing program
2026 crew portal
The no-drama home base for Catapult race weeks: where to go, when to show up, what to bring, and what the truck should absolutely not hit.
Race program
Regatta quick access
Fast access to official race pages, Catapult one-sheets, lodging, marina notes, and support details. When in doubt, tap the card before starting a group-text weather system.
Queens Cup
June 24-27. Eldean, South Shore Yacht Club, Milwaukee logistics, room notes, and race-day departures.
Chicago Mackinac
July 7-11. Palmer House, Chicago Yacht Club Monroe Station, crew dinner, truck parking, and race start.
Mackinac Island
July 12-15. Lilac Tree, Lake View Hotel, State Harbor, St. Ignace Marina, and Port Huron transition.
Port Huron Mackinac
July 15-20. Days Inn base, Port Huron docking, crew arrival July 17, race start July 18, planned Mackinac arrival July 20.
Harbor Springs
July 23-28. Crew arrival and hotel check-in July 23, practice July 24, race days July 25-26, and checkout July 28.
2026 season
Master schedule
The big dates without the clutter. Detailed step-by-step notes live in the one-sheets when you need the full playbook.
Crew arrives at The Boathouse at Eldean Shipyard.
Depart for Milwaukee. South Shore Yacht Club arrival target is 5:00 PM.
Race-day hotel departures at 9:30 AM and 9:45 AM.
Palmer House stay, truck parking, crew arrivals, practice, dinner, and race start.
Lilac Tree, Lake View Hotel, Mackinac State Harbor, and St. Ignace support.
Days Inn stay, Port Huron docking, crew arrival July 17, race start July 18, planned Mackinac arrival July 20.
Transport boat to Harbor Springs.
Crew flies in, hotel check-in, 6 rooms begin, and Harbor Springs City Marina docking begins.
Practice day and crew dinner at City Park Grill at 6:30 PM.
Race days. Crew report time is 9:00 AM.
Hotel checkout and transport boat to Eldean.
Need-to-know details
Hotels, marinas, rooms
The practical stuff: beds, docks, dinner, parking, and the addresses people ask for while already standing in a parking lot.
Queens Cup logistics
- Crew stay
- The Boathouse at Eldean Shipyard, 2335 South Shore Drive, Macatawa, MI 49434
- Yacht club
- South Shore Yacht Club, 2300 E Nock St, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Contact
- Sheri Kent / South Shore Yacht Club, 414-481-2331
- Hotel
- Holiday Inn & Suites Milwaukee Airport, 545 West Layton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Rooms
- Will / Mike, Mcdonoughs, Dave / Sean, Alec / Andy, Peter.
Chicago Mackinac logistics
- Hotel
- Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603. Stay window July 7-11.
- Concierge
- Ryan, 312-917-3477
- Truck parking
- 215 South Wabash via ParkChirp.
- Race HQ
- Chicago Yacht Club Monroe Station, 400 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603
- Docking map
- Open Chicago Yacht Club docking map. This is the picture to use before guessing where the boat is. Guessing is for wind shifts.
- Dinner
- Exchequer Restaurant & Pub, July 9 at 6:30 PM.
- Rooms
- Joel Ronning, Mcdonoughs, Onan / Higgins, Offenburger, Charlie / George, Andre / Vik, Mike / Will.
Mackinac Island logistics
- Primary stay
- Lilac Tree Suites. Also staying: Lake View Hotel, 3 rooms.
- Docking
- Mackinac State Harbor on Lake Shore Drive.
- Truck stage
- St. Ignace Marina, 13 S State St., St. Ignace, MI. Contact: Tim.
- Crew dinner
- 6:30 PM at Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn.
- Walking
- Lilac Tree to Mackinac State Harbor on Lake Shore Drive. Approx. 5-10 minutes.
Truck support
- Chicago start
- 215 South Wabash after Chicago race-week support is complete.
- St. Ignace
- St. Ignace Marina, 13 S State St, St. Ignace, MI. See Tim for temporary parking pass.
- Mackinaw City
- Mackinaw City Municipal Marina, 107 S Huron, Mackinaw City, MI 49701.
- Port Huron
- Days Inn by Wyndham Port Huron, 2908 Pine Grove Ave, Port Huron, MI 48060. Phone: 810-984-1522.
- Warnings
- Never below 1/4 tank. 11 ft clearance. Wait for glow plug and let engine warm up.
Port Huron Mackinac logistics
- Hotel
- Days Inn by Wyndham Port Huron, 2908 Pine Grove Ave, Port Huron, MI 48060. Phone: 810-984-1522.
- Stay window
- July 15-18, 2026. Check out July 18.
- Room block
- 3 rooms on July 15-16. Add 4 rooms on July 17 for 7 total rooms. Room assignments TBD.
- Docking
- Port Huron docking window July 15-18.
- Race start
- Saturday, July 18. First scheduled start in Lake Huron at 11:30 AM. Starts continue every 10 minutes until approximately 1:30 PM.
- Arrival
- Planned Mackinac arrival July 20.
Harbor Springs logistics
- Hotel
- Hampton Inn & Suites Petoskey, 920 Spring Street, Petoskey, MI 49770. Phone: (231) 348-9555.
- Stay window
- July 23-28, 2026. 3 base rooms on July 23, 6-room block starts July 23, all rooms check out July 28.
- Marina
- Harbor Springs City Marina, 250 E. Bay Street, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. Phone: (231) 526-5355.
- Boat location
- Harbor Springs City Marina, slips 10 & 11.
- Arrival
- Thursday, July 23. Crew flies in, hotel check-in, additional hotel rooms begin, and marina docking begins.
- Practice
- Friday, July 24. Practice day, then City Park Grill dinner at 6:30 PM. Address: 432 E. Lake St, Petoskey, MI 49770. Phone: (231) 347-0101.
- Race days
- Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26. Crew report time is 9:00 AM. Jon gets the route, Joel gets the calm version.
- Checkout
- Tuesday, July 28.
Land crew matters
Shore support
The driver and shore team are not an afterthought. If the boat is the show, shore support is the part that keeps the show from becoming performance art.
Truck rules worth repeating
- Never let the diesel truck go below 1/4 tank.
- Clearance is 11 ft. If it looks close, it is close.
- Wait for the glow plug and let the engine warm up.
- Keep key gear grouped for fast dock handoff.
Chicago to St. Ignace
- Start from 215 South Wabash after Chicago support wraps.
- Head for St. Ignace Marina, 13 S State St.
- Check in with Tim before unloading or leaving the vehicle.
- Get the temporary parking pass first. Future-you will be grateful.
Mackinac to Port Huron
- Meet boat and gear at Mackinaw City Municipal Marina.
- Unload incoming gear first, then reload outgoing gear.
- Refuel truck and boat support at St. Ignace.
- Stage for Port Huron and confirm the next-day plan with the team lead.
Crew updates
Keep current
A simple place for crew-facing reminders. The deeper working notes and next-year planning live in Captains View.
Check before you leave
- Open the latest one-sheet for your event.
- Confirm hotel, room, arrival, and departure details.
- Make sure gear and credentials are where they need to be.
Dockside sanity check
- Keep unload/load gear grouped and easy to hand off.
- Give shore support room to do shore support things.
- If a plan changes, tell the person who actually needs to know.
Capture what changed
- Send updates, photos, or corrected details to the person maintaining the page.
- Save lessons while they are fresh, before they become dock folklore.
- Put captain-only planning notes in Captains View.
Page maintenance
- Before each event: update room assignments, contact numbers, and departure times.
- During the event: keep notes short and useful.
- After the event: move the private learning into Captains View.
What belongs here
- Who needs to be where, when, and with what gear.
- Hotel, marina, parking, restaurant, and truck handoff details.
- Anything that prevents six texts, three guesses, and one confident wrong turn. Jon has enough to navigate.
Document center
One-sheets and references
Clean links to the source documents for anyone who needs the full-size image.
Team status
Crew roster
The roster remains linked as the source of truth for crew availability across the summer events.
2026 Crew Roster
Availability grid for Queens Cup, Chicago Mackinac, Port Huron Mackinac, and Harbor Springs.