Blue Ribbon - Round the Lake Balaton Race Blue Ribbon - Round the Lake Balaton Race Kékszalag or the Blue Ribbon Round the Lake Balaton Race is an international sports event held in Hungary every year between more than 30 boat classes. The regatta starts and finishes in Balatonfüred, after the 155+km circumnavigation of the Lake Balaton. By today the regatta became Europe's most prestigious and oldest (the first was held in 1934) existing round a lake competition (Bol d’Or Mirabaud is since 1939, and Centomiglia is since 1951). The Blue Ribbon’s course is the longest among the main European round the lake events and nowadays has also
Lake Central Airlines closed the Indianapolis base and sold the Nord 262 aircraft, which had proven not to be reliable. Lake Central was also planning on acquiring new Boeing 737-200 jetliners; however, the acquisition of the airline by Allegheny resulted in the order being cancelled and Lake Central did not take delivery of or operate 737 jets. Shortly before it was acquired by and merged into Allegheny Airlines, Lake Central was serving the following destinations in ten U.S. states with Convair 580 and Nord 262 turboprop aircraft according to its April 28, 1968 system timetable: Lake Central Airlines Lake Central Airlines was an