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Conn grad Shea sails into Olympic competition with childhood friend
Maggie Shea, left, a 2011 Connecticut College graduate, and Stephanie Roble compete for the U.S. during the 49erFX women s sailing race during the 2020 Summer Olympics on Tuesday at Enoshima harbour in Fujisawa, Japan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Published July 28. 2021 7:26PM
By Stacy St. Clair Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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July 18, 2021
Sunday’s closure of the Mackinac Bridge raised big questions for those participating in the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac Island.
Organizers say because of the incident they were preparing to move the finish line to before the bridge.
Nick Berberian Commodore to the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, says, The resilience and the adaptability that all of us have demonstrated this year is what this race is all about.”
Bots are making their way across Lake Michigan for the 112tb Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.
Organizers say last year’s cancellation was a mark in the race’s history.
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