[C320-list] Chicago - Mack Singlehanded race

[Stan]

Hi Joan,

It was the 2004 race that had all the damage.  We left Chicago with 22-25
Kts. winds gusting to 32 Kts. The seas were 4-6 feet.  All on our nose.  The
major disaster was one boat lost its rig just north of Chicago.  There were
a lot of autopilot failures.  Some major leaks and a number of routine
mechanical failures.  Even in those conditions it was a beautiful day.  I
could still see the Hancock building in Chicago 41 miles away.  At about 8
PM the wind died for about a half hour, then turned on our tail at 15-20
Kts.  I ran all night right at the North star.  One of my best sails.  That
night was truly the reason I bought a sailboat.  Finished second that year.
64 hours.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744


On 6/23/06, Sweetwater Yacht Charters <sail at sweetwater-charters.net> wrote:
>
> Ha Ha, the famous Ted Turner comeuppance. For those who don't know, Ted
> once
> referred to Lake Michigan as a "millpond" just before he raced in the Mac.
> Lake Michigan retaliated by sending him a storm with 60 kt winds. At the
> height of the storm, Ted was heard to exclaim, "I publicly retract
> anything
> and everything I have ever said about inland racing!"
>
> Stan, were you in the group a few years back who had such terrible weather
> in the Solo? We ended up on Mackinac Island right after the race and heard
> a
> lot of horror stories (and saw a lot of the boat damage). I gained a lot
> of
> respect for the single-handers that day! Nothing like a little "Yeah, I
> got
> knocked down coming through the Manitou Passage and ripped up my
> spinnaker,
> but at least I didn't lose my rudder like some others did." Yikes!
>
> Looks like you might have some light winds this year. They are saying 5-15
> right now so for your sake I hope it is closer to the 15! I'll be cheering
> you on from White Lake, about halfway up the Michigan shoreline. Good
> Luck!
>
> Joan
> C320 #90 Persistence
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pat reynolds" <lorasalum at yahoo.com>
> To: <ola7442000 at DELETEgmail.com>; "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Chicago - Mack Singlehanded race
>
>
> Good luck Stan and stay awake.  I was a volunteer on
> the committee on the island last year and was hoping
> to try this.  However we are going to do the easy
> Chicago-Mac race (with crew)  Few people know that the
> only way to get into the Single Handed Society is to
> do this 330 mile race alone, a grueling effort on a
> large inland sea filled with instant squalls and large
> freighters.  Ted Turner did the crewed mac race during
> a storm and vowed never to come back.
>
> Pat R.
>
> --- Stan <ola7442000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society starts its
> > annual Chicago and Port
> > Huron to Mackinaw Island singlehanded sailboat races
> > this Saturday morning @
> > 8:00AM.  This year a web based tracking system will
> > be used.  The position
> > data will be updated every six hours on a Google
> > Maps interface.  You will
> > be able to choose to display individual boats or the
> > whole fleet.
> >
> > My boat's name is "Our Little Amusement".  I will
> > try to send the names of
> > the other boats in my class before the race.
> >
> >
>
> http://solosailor.org/beta/dherring/racetracker/display-frame.php?race_id=99
> >
> >
> > --
> > Stan
> > C320 "Our Little Amusement" #744
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> >
>
>
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-- 
Stan
C320 "Our Little Amusement" #744
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