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Lake St. Clair Father & 15-Year Old Son “Two Man Team”
to Race the 100th Port Huron to Mackinac this July

Cont. from Page 56 sail term at night on Lake Huron. They ad-
for ballast mitted there were a few mistakes
on the top side of the boat during made in the darkness with the
fast speeds to keep it dry above spinnaker (huge always colorful
the water line while heeling (when sail out over the bow). Although
boat is leaning very sideways!) boats were always in site with

Alex said being a rail man was navigation lights, you cannot see
the most exciting time during the when bursts of air pressure may
race, as they were coming into come up to you - or to the other
the finish fast towards Mackinac boats for a visual alert to make
Island with heavy winds and the quick adjustments to your sails.
waves splashing and rushing up Although visibility was good
over the side. They arrived Mon- and light winds, with taking the
day evening around 5pm where Cove Course along the Canadi-
they could then hear blasts of an side, your cell service works
horns and crowd applause from about 60% of the time. Relent-
the shoreline as they crossed the less is not yet equipped with
finish... must be such a thrilling some of the latest technology sat-
John from Ohio moment to complete this challenge ellite services some of the other

September no matter what place you were in! bigger boats Cont. to Page 108
H20 LIFESTYLES - join us!
(They finished
10th Place in
Class E).
I asked them
both what it
was like to sail

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