Windquest 1st To Finish in Turbo Class

2009-07-23 / Front Page


Crew members aboard Windquest prepare to moor on Mackinac Island Monday afernoon, July 20. In competition for the coveted Mackinac Trophy for first overall, the sailboat was the first turbo racing yacht to cross the finish line in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. She posted an elapsed time of 47 hours, 57 minutes, 40 seconds; however, the corrected time was 72:42:32, ranking the sailboat fifth in its division, with more racers yet to arrive. Windquest, owned by Dick and Doug DeVos, won the Mackinac Trophy in 2007. Crew members include (not in order of photograph) Mark Koetje, Jim Stone, Gene Dejong, Doug DeVos, Dalton DeVos, Tom Giesler, Bill Sleeman, Brent Ruhne, Caleb Borchers, Scott Gregory, Nate Smith, Andrew Cape, Ryan DeVos, Brian Janney, Scott Reinegers, Farley Fontenot, Bob Schermer, Dick DeVos, Mark Pinney, Robbie Young, Ted Etheridge, Brian Mcinnes, and Drew Wierda. Crew members aboard Windquest prepare to moor on Mackinac Island Monday afernoon, July 20. In competition for the coveted Mackinac Trophy for first overall, the sailboat was the first turbo racing yacht to cross the finish line in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. She posted an elapsed time of 47 hours, 57 minutes, 40 seconds; however, the corrected time was 72:42:32, ranking the sailboat fifth in its division, with more racers yet to arrive. Windquest, owned by Dick and Doug DeVos, won the Mackinac Trophy in 2007. Crew members include (not in order of photograph) Mark Koetje, Jim Stone, Gene Dejong, Doug DeVos, Dalton DeVos, Tom Giesler, Bill Sleeman, Brent Ruhne, Caleb Borchers, Scott Gregory, Nate Smith, Andrew Cape, Ryan DeVos, Brian Janney, Scott Reinegers, Farley Fontenot, Bob Schermer, Dick DeVos, Mark Pinney, Robbie Young, Ted Etheridge, Brian Mcinnes, and Drew Wierda.

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