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- LET’S GO! Like in any industry or sport, they sailed their Relentless 2004
Lake St. Clair Father & 15-Year Old Son
“Two Man Team” to Race the 100th
Port Huron to Mackinac this July

we need to be good mentors C&C 121 (40’) with a crew total
and bring of 5. This year,
young they will take
people the same boat
“Double
into all the out
Handed” which
good stuff
GET READY we like to means in sail-
do to keep
a
good
thing go-
ing!
I was
to
lucky
be able to
find out about a young man who
will be racing in this year’s 100th
Mackinac race. What a thrill and
a great example his dad has
been.
This will be the third Mackinac
Race for father and Skipper Jeff
Daudert and his 15 year old son
Nice groups of the next Alex. The past two seasons
gen future boaters ing terms - just the two of them!
Jeff, a retired Naval Surface
Warfare Officer, has obvious
great experience. Son Alex has
had no formal sailing lessons
but started at age 7 learning on
Hobie Holder 14’ and 12’s sail-
ing along side his dad. Alex
wanted to sail
solo at an early
age, however,
Jeff would not
allow that un-
Watch weekly sailboat races on Anchor Bay
Tuesday & Friday til Alex could
“right the boat”
Strawberry Island in background Cont. to Page 56

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