Monday 22 July 2013

The Gougeon's trimaran Adagio to race in this years Port Huron to Mackinac race

The Gougeon's trimaran Adagio is set to compete in the upcoming Port Huron to Mackinac race.  Originator's of the West System of epoxy sealants and adhesives Meade Gougeon and the late Jan Gougeon have designed and been involved in the building of a number of notable multihulls including the famous Dick Newick trimaran for ocean racer Phil Weld, "Rogue Wave".

From the following article by All Michigan

http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2013/07/adagio_sets_sail_this_weekend.html#incart_river_default

The 35-foot multihull boat owned by Meade Gougeon is in its 44th year of competition. This weekend Gougeon, and his crew, will have one of the oldest vessels on the water in the Bayview Yacht Club's annual Port Huron to Mackinac race.

Of the 230 boats registered Friday night, only six of them were built prior to 1970.
"The boat has held up pretty well," Gougeon said, laughing. "When it launched, it was actually the first all epoxy wood-sealed boat. All these years later, and we are still competitive.

read more here

The race is still running at the moment you can follow Adagio on the tracker here they are doing the Cove Island course about 66nm to go at the moment.

http://www.bellsbeer.com/bycmack2013/index.php

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