[C320-list] Chicago - Mack Singlehanded race

[Sweetwater Yacht Charters]

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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