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Article: Carinthia claims the Mills Trophy: Kern skippers 40-footer to victory.
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- The Blade (Toledo, OH)
- Article date:
- June 11, 2006
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Byline: Shirley Levy
Jun. 11--Frank Kern hadn't sailed a Mills Race in 15 years. All he could remember were the little green bugs that swarmed all over the boat. "It took this long to get over that fear," he said.
But get over it he did, at the same time winning the coveted Mills Trophy in one of the strongest performances in the handicap racing fleet divisions in recent years. Kern's 40-foot yacht, Carinthia of Bay View Yacht Club, rolled right over defending champion Crazy Horse and several other former Mills winners to capture the overall Class A honors with an elapsed time of 11:38.32, adjusted for handicap to 10:34.39. "So far this ...