An email from a local in Holland that witnessed the storm that hit the race course on Saturday.
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Sally Carr <sally@spyglasshill.com> wrote:
I looked up Ultimate 20 Nationals after taking a video on Aug 13th in Holland, Michigan where a U20 race was caught in a dramatic and fast approaching storm. We own a webcam facing Lake Michigan and also a weather station that clocked wind gusts up to 53 mph as the U20's headed for shore. You might enjoy seeing the video .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqUWIq9HDwWe were surprised they could weather such a storm without capsizing. Apparently the biggest problems were things like a broken mast or rudder. We were very impressed with the boat and the people manning them.