On Jul 13, 9:34*am, (N.L. Eckert) wrote:
The first boats will be arriving at Mackinac Island *and *the Unlimited
Hydros will be throwing roostertails on the Detroit River today. *Alas,
I *won't be there this time to see any of it, but to know its happening
makes it. * All is well with the world!!!

Happy Boating, *Norm

I have worked as a corner marshall at the Gold Cup a few times. A
great event, and America's oldest motor sport event.
The roster tails thrown up by the unlimited hydros are two miles long
as they speed by Belle Island.
Too bad Detroit's river is backed by the Jefferson Avenue ghetto.
Scary place. At night when we are tied off at Gregory's marina, we
always hear gun shots. Hell, if your car backfires, you will get
return fire in that hood.
I live right on the St. Clair river. We see a lot of sail boats
heading up river to the Mackinaw races.
I expect with rising gas prices, we may be seeing more sail boats in
the near future.