Notice we still had a spinnaker up... with another on deck. Watching intently to see when the &%$#@ of the leading edge was going to hit. We were ready.
The leading edge of the never-ending line of storms on Saturday night into Sunday during the Chicago Mackinac Race. (Photo by Bobby Kirkman on Hot Ticket). Hours of 20-30 kts of breeze, gusts up to 48 kts, and hundreds and hundreds of lightning strikes.