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Denali Great Lakes 2008 Tour: Chicago Mackinac Race Preparations

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Denali Great Lakes 2008 Tour: Chicago Mackinac Race Preparations
Denali is all set to go with final provisions and minor maintenance concerns all addressed for the race up Lake Michigan to Mackinac Island. The classic sitings we anticipate include Wisconsin shoreline, Point Sable, Sleeping Bear sand dunes, Greys Reef, Mackinac Bridge, and finally the Island of Mackinac. 430 boats is the most I have ever heard of in a long distance race. Logistics for that many boats must be a major factor in pre and post race management. Crew dinner tonight, a few minutes to see old friends at the Chicago Yacht Club, and then early to bed. Tomorrow morning will be busy with last minute preparations based on expected weather. Speaking of weather, all the forecasts have very low probability, which means light wind and variable direction. Very difficult to plan a strategy, other than sail the shortest distance while going as fast as possible. Should be more thunderstorms to spice things up Saturday afternoon and evening. Please add comments to this BLOG if you have any, and we will try our best to keep you posted on progress. You can track us at http://charthorizon.com/races/2008_chicago_mackinac/htdocs/mapper.phtml select Turbo for the class, or just Denali to see us only. The reports are delayed on this tracker by 3 hours. # Full Story »

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