Ready for the PH to MAC

May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
been watching the ph to mac online. really soft winds since the start. light wind racing takes great skill i think. i'm rooting for 'flying buffalo'. these are my friends. they have great skills.
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
also rooting for 'integrity', do not know them, they are racing their alden chalenger. gotta love those aldens.

whoop whoop whoop
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
the gougeon family is out there in one of there tri's. amway soap people are the fastest sailors on the lakes, all rockstar crew. melges boats are showing well.
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
there is a S&S pilot 33 showing real skill. a catalina 38 is out foxing most everyone
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
windquest is reaching at 13.8 knts driving for line honors
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
no breeze on the shore course. ghosting is an art

today the airforce is having B52's dropping bombs from high level in just that area. won't that be fun.
 
Aug 22, 2017
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Hunter 26.5 West Palm Beach
I've run into Wizard on the starting line before. She's a honkin' machine. She's every bit as fast as she looks. She's scary fast.
 
May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
well, one of the slowest PH to mac races ever. lot's of concentration to sail well in those conditions. my friends on flying buffalo won their class and their division. yippi! Windquest is still the fastest boat on the great lakes. crews are now resting tired bodies.
..... but check this out. it's 43 degrees just inland in the U.P. of michigan this morning. prolly did not bring their parkas or winter bedding. surprise!

now it's off to chicago for the chi-mac this weekend. summertime on the great lakes. some of the best sailing on the globe.
 
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Aug 22, 2017
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Hunter 26.5 West Palm Beach
Is there a full list of the finishes somewhere? More than just the winners?
 
Aug 22, 2017
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Hunter 26.5 West Palm Beach
Geeze 39:18:07 for Wizard (uncorrected). It looks like that was the fastest actual time.
 
Oct 29, 2016
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Hunter 41 DS Port Huron
I believe the race this year was one of the slowest ever. The shore course would have been real tough when they came into the straights, more current than wind.