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     Loren Thompson (Lthomp9529) Rating: N/A |
The Tri-State had another great set of racing over the Labor Day weekend. The start was a Friday night race from Chicago to Benton Harbor( 55 miles) with the wind swinging back and forth through 60 degrees and ranging from 7 to 20 knots. We did 4 head sail changes and used the 1, 2, and 3. The second leg was on Sunday from Benton Harbor to Michigan City( 35 miles) had a spinnaker start and a tacking finish - on the opposite tack as the start. The wind was from 5 to 20 knots. Leg 3 was on Monday from Michigan City to Chicago( 25 miles) and had wind that was another royal Lake Michigan northwester. The wind was blowing all Sunday night around 25 knots and created 10-12 foot waves. The waves were coming directly between the break water entrance and where very steep and close together. 8 boats had damage going out through entrance including a J-30 that broke their rudder, washed back into the inner break water, anchored, and were towed back to the rafting area by the Coast Guard. They fixed the rudder during the day on Monday and had the boat back in Chicago by Tuesday afternoon. A new leg record was set by a SC-70 of 2hrs 7mnts. Kahuna finished a second in section with leg finishes of 5, 2, 3. |
