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Darryl from Lake weather trip experiences
W. Virginia with Relentless for practice -
in August caught just in case this year turns ugly.
this sturgeon while One was on Lake Erie and the
Muskie fishing second on Lake Huron near
Port Huron while returning from
Mackinac (on a non race occa-
sion.) Both dad and son were on
board along with crew and were
prepared for Lake Huron weath-
- LET’S GO! alone if it was flipped over. This Alex accomplished at 10 ... est gust metered at 60 knots. I Cont. to Page 88
er. They withstood 52 knot
sustained winds with the high-

asked Alex if he was scared, and
he said it was “exciting!”
Lake St. Clair Father & 15-Year Old Son
Alex’s roles for last season’s race was a “grinder” - which is
Cont. from
“Two Man Team” to Race the 100th Port
manning the winches along with trimming the sails. He also
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Huron to Mackinac this July
had some time at the helm as well as handled some of the nav-
igation. Alex’s primary job was to be “Rail Meat” which is the
and with almost a tear in his eye Jeff said he let his son go
out without him.
GET READY The last two year’s
races, Lake Huron’s
winds were rather
low. However, both
Jeff and Alex have
had two severe Great

GRAY SUNNY DAYS

Forecast today? Sunny with gray
skies. UGH we had a lot of gray
days because of the continuous
fires inside Canada during the
summer affecting our air quality
- which reflects in a lot of photos
with this “white” sky unfortunately.

July 2023.... this weather
map I use looked the same
every month last summer.

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