International Sailing Race Set for Saturday in Grand Marais

Grand Marais – Regional – A yacht race that covers 77 nautical miles will begin in Grand Marais Harbor on Saturday morning.
There will be a skippers meeting at 11 a.m. near the Grand Marais Coast Guard Station. Then the nine sailboats, ranging between 30 and 40 feet long, will line up near Grand Marais’ famous light house pier.
Fleet Captain of the Thunder Bay Yacht Club Bob Vander Ploeg says it will be quite a spectacle to witness the boats leaving the harbor. They a