J's Prevail In Stormy Race To Mackinac Island
(Port Huron, MI)- A total of 206 sailboats in 22 classes raced in the 2010 Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race that started under blue skies and a light 12 knot breeze and ended with a rainstorm and 20-knot gusts on Saturday in Lake Huron. A storm swept in with rain and 20-knot winds for the last two starts of the largest boats around 1:40 p.m. and managed to hit most of the fleet. The Mackinac racing boats, ranging in size from 28 to 86-feet in length with approximately 2,500 sailors, set sail on two separate courses from Port Huron to Mackinac Island.Amongst the bigger J's sailing the race were a J/145, a J/122 and a J/44. In IRC C class were David Askew's J/122 FLYING JENNY IV (from Chesapeake Bay). After a fast start, FLYING JENNY VI finished first in IRC C class.
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