What is the Great Lakes 36 fleet all about?

While the pinnacle of professional IMS racing is long gone, the boats that made IMS exciting live on. Now raced by mostly amateur skippers and crew there is a resurgence of these Grand Prix racing machines. In the last year the LMPHRF rating has changed for the Mumm 36 making it the same as the Nelson Marek 36 at 51. The boats share the same sails, mast, boom, and rigging. The differences in the boats are mainly in the hull shape ( the N/M is 18" narrower than the Mumm), keel and rudder configurations. The opportunity to race these boats in a one-design fleet will give a whole new generation of sailors the chance to race on professional level racing boats.