Alpena Youth Sailing Team now paracticing

Val Arrived from Charleston on Monday and the team, composed of Val Upham, skipper, Julie Mitchell, spinnaker trimmer and Joe Jacquemin, tactician, had their first sail and race on Wednesday. Racing against a strong 10 boat fleet on Thunder Bay, Michigan, they showed superior boat speed and finished 4th despite having to restart. They are now practicing on a daily basis, preparing for the European Yngling Youth Championships and Yngling Open World Championships in Kalmar, Sweden starting July 31st.