December-January 2008

Coverage of the ninth annual Lumberjack Regatta held August 25-26, 2007 on Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks, featuring 22 Thistle class sailboats from seven states. The article details challenging racing conditions, with strong winds and pounding whitecaps on Saturday making for thrilling and sometimes harrowing competition. Dan Fien of Webster, New York won the five-race series with 22 points, followed by Jim Grindling in second place with 25 points and John Baker in third with 26 points.