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Setting sail for thrills

Mike Dreese, cofounder and CEO of Newbury Comics, will pilot his 40-foot racing yacht “Toothface” in the 2012 Atlantic Cup race, beginning May 11, joined by crewmate Ken Luczynski. The three-leg race (Charleston, S.C., to New York, to Newport, R.I.) ends May 27. Thirteen teams, including ones from France, England, and Germany, are entered. As the first carbon-neutral sailboat race in the US, this year’s Atlantic Cup requires teams to charge their batteries using alternative fuel sources (solar, hydro), eschew plastic water bottles, recycle waste products, and follow other eco-friendly principles while competing for $30,000 in prize money.

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