Newsletter - Friday - 7/16/2010
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 Mark, rules, light wind are order of day for Port Huron to Mackinac race |  The mark will be in the right place, which everyone will like. The IRC rating rule is the order of day, which not everyone likes.
The initial weather forecasts call for a lighter air race -- which no
one will like.But
they'll race in the Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac event no matter
what. "You do the
race for the challenge. And you're with a group of people that you enjoy
being with, have a good time with and you want to take the adventure
together," said Dan Gidcumb of West Bloomfield. more...
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| Bernida gets second wind |  DETROIT -- In its prime, Bernida was a classic racing
machine that outperformed a dozen boats in the first Port
Huron-to-Mackinac race in 1925. The 32-foot boat, an R-Class sloop with an open cockpit -- no cabin
for the crew -- won again two years later.Lost for decades, the Bernida, restored to all its
former glory, will be on display in the Mackinac Island marina this
summer. Its owner hopes to race it to Mackinac Island in 2011. more...
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| Cooper Jr. returns home for annual race |  Steve Cooper
is one of the more accomplished sailors in the Blue Water Area.
But despite having sailed in 45 Port
Huron-to-Mackinac races, he said both of his sons -- Steve Jr. and Eric
-- are "beyond where I am" when it comes to sailing. He went so far as to
say Steve Jr., 30, would be a "sought-after professional" sailor if he
weren't working. "He's
intelligent, he's aggressive and he's agile," Cooper Sr. said.
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| Mackinac race sailors torn on GPS use |  Paul Latham doesn't have a problem with friends and
family knowing his whereabouts during the Port Huron-to-Mackinac race. But, having other competitors in the sailboat
race track his course is an entirely different story.Mackinac race sponsor Pure Michigan equipped race
boats with GPS units last year so their courses could be charted between
Port Huron and Mackinac Island. People could follow the boats on Pure
Michigan's website -- michigan.org/gps -- and will be able to do the
same this year. Last year, the website received 70,770 hits during the
five days surrounding the race. Like Latham, many sailors see pros and cons with the
system. more...
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| Port Huron-Mackinac race perilous, full of horrors |  No one has ever died in the Port Huron to Mackinac
race. But that doesn't mean there haven't been plenty of dangerous
moments on Lake Huron. Gordon Lightfoot's boat, the Golden Goose, was struck by lightning. A
sailor from Night Train fell overboard and got tangled with the lines
and sail, bobbing like a tea bag in stormy waters. Burden IV caught
fire. Monkey Face nearly capsized. In 1926, only four of the 12 boats
that started the first race finished because of storms. more...
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| Mackinac race ratings can be confusing | Don't feel bad if you don't understand the handicapping and rating
system in the Port Huron-to-Mackinac race.
Not many people do."It's
confusing," said Nick Ward of Fort Gratiot, who will crew on Fine Line.
"It can even be confusing for people that race." A lot goes into the rating systems, which help decide
the winners of those coveted pennants given away on the island. A
boat's rating is combined with its time to the island to create a
corrected time, which determines the winners. more...
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