Forty Express 27 sailors, family members, crews and alumni turned out for the Detroit fleet awards party at Gilbert's March 21. A gallery with a few pictures is up on this site. Here are the 2008 season award winners:

FLEET CHAMPIONSHIP

-1st Das Boot--Harald Kolter
-2nd Air Force--Peter Fortune
-3rd  Punk Dolphin--Richard Gilbert

LONG DISTANCE SERIES

-1st  Das Boot--Harald Kolter
-2nd  Mika--Jerry Lohmeyer
-3rd  Air Force--Peter Fortune