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Chicago catches a wave
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When summer cooks Chicago, chill in style aboard an armada of new sightseeing vessels sailing from the revamped Navy Pier. The Windy, a four-masted schooner, launches her first full season this month. For a wilder ride, chop waves on the bright yellow speedboat Seadog. Or voyage on the Cap Streeter, modeled after the steamship that ran aground in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood in 1886....

-- Greg Beaubien (gregbeaubien@msn.com)