07/12/2008, Block River, Port Huron, MI
Well the greatly anticpated morning is finally here and Denali is well prepared for the race. All systems working well, provisioned, gear and sails stowed. Weather conditions look fantastic with a rare mostly downwind race forfor ecast. Wind speeds 10 - 25 knots over the next two days. Later today, we expect a strong squall, maybe 40+ knots for a brief period. We will watch radar for the exact timing and location. Should be very interesting. I will try to keep posting updates during the race, but we expect a full court press to the finish Sunday morning, and not a lot of time to do this.
One more advantage to having the MMA cadets is that the boat never looked cleaner and smelled better. Boat looked best in harbor this morning.
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07/09/2008, lmi
Satellite system test - Iridium
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07/07/2008
Denali already raced Queen's Cup from Milwaukee to Muskeegan. Now we are prepping for the Mackinac Races. This weekend will be Bayview Yacht Club's Port Huron to Mackinac on the new 214 nm course. The boat is on Northern Lake Huron enroute to Port Huron. Should arrive safely by Tuesday, and then final preparations for Saturday, July 12 start.
The following Saturday, July 19 is the start of the Chicago to mackinac Race. The 100th anniversary of this race has a lot of press.
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