Karma Sailing Group-USA 55367

S/V Taipan 1998 Farr 40 1D MH The work has begun on the burnishing of the bottom on S/V Taipan (aka: KARMA-GRAM) our charter for the 2017 Race to Mackinac.  Warren Levins (formerly Program) and Karma USA 55367 owner's Martin and Lou Sandoval will be chartering the boat from owner Lloyd Karzen.  Levin's, a former owner of many boats named "Program" (C&C 39, Farr 40, First 36.7) is excited to participate in the Mac with the Karma Team.    Signalling a new page in the Karma History books, Karma-Gram is a compilation of both programs.  They will be building a competitive team that addresses the three key components that make the Mac worthwile- FAST, SAFE and FUN. Stay tuned. 

Karma Sailing Group: From the left- Martin Sandoval, Lou Sandoval Karma Sailing Group Finishes 2016 Season-Signals indicate a change for the future November 10, 2016 The Karma Sailing Group crossed the 108th Race to Mackinac in 41:35:26 finishing third place in the 36.7 section and 12th overall in the Mackinac Trophy division.  As the gun went off to cross the finish line, only a few members knew that is the last time they might sail the historic race as a team as a plan to break the team up had already begun.   Fast forward to the recent Race to Mackinac Awards ceremony at Chicago Yacht Club - Remaining owners Martin Sandoval and Lou Sandoval attended the  Awards ceremony as the two remaining owners of the prodigious race program that garnered an unprecedented 12 podium finishes since campaigning the 36.7 program in the Race to Mackinac and a record setting eight 1st place finishes in 14 years.   The conspicuous absence of the team that had stood shou...

Karma Finishes 1st in Verve Cup Distance Race August 16, 2016 A shifty Saturday of racing turned out well for the short-handed crew of Karma.    It is typical for crews to be light after the Mac race break and it was no different for Karma.  Fielding a six person crew with a 14 year old and a 10 year old on board was probably a good call as it allowed the team to be agile on her bottom. The win was the first for 14 year old Caroline Sandoval and 10 year old Sofia Sandoval.  Both have been active participants in Chicago Yacht Club's sailing school.

108th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Recap July 28, 2016 What do straw hats, breakfast veggie smoothies a stuffed goat named 'Tina' and horse manure have to do with a boat race?   A lot... this year ,as Team Karma embarked on their sixteenth journey from Chicago to Mackinac Island.  Much has changed with Karma in her sixteen years of being a racing program, boat changes, ownership changes- but one thing has remained consistent- the core of 'friends' that get together each year to do the annual trek up the rhumbline in Lake Michigan.   2016 was particularly significant because it was the first year that two of the Karma Owners- Jack Buoscio and Lou Sandoval were no longer representing Beneteau on Lake Michigan.  A fleet that Jack and Lou had put a ton of sweat equity into having grown it from 0 boats to the over 38 boats we sold over the life span of the design (2001-2011) with another 11 boats sold on the resale market.   The ownership of the boa...

KARMA SAILING GROUP WINS 8th MACKINAC RACE The Karma Sailing Group captured its eighth Mackinac Race win in 15 attempts. Karma Sailing Group is a sailboat racing program owned by accountant Martin Sandoval and Karma Yacht Sales co-owners Jack Buoscio and Lou Sandoval. “Every year has been a learning process,” Buoscio said in a statement. “It wasn’t too long ago that the team completed their first race with seven newbies finishing second to last.” Much has changed since then, as team Karma has become no stranger to the winner’s stand. Buoscio and business partner Sandoval are also the local Beneteau dealers in Lake Michigan, which poses logistical challenges in taking the time off to compete. The hard work and experience paid off last week as they won their section in the 107th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. They finished the 333-mile race in 50:26:29, crossing the finish line fifth in the Mackinac Cup Division (15th on corrected time). “We went to wor...

Karma Mac 2014 - In the Mackinac Straits with the kite-HD from Karma Yacht Sales on Vimeo .

Wednesday Night Racing in Chicago from Karma Yacht Sales on Vimeo . Ever wonder what it's like out on Lake Michigan for Wednesday night races?  Here's a glimpse courtesy of Karma Sailing Group.  For more information on Karma Sailing Group visit: www.karmasailinggroup.com