Good morning, Chicago.
On her trips back to Chicago, Olympic sailor Maggie Shea makes sure to look out the airplane window and take stock of Lake Michigan.
She wants to see how the waves are cresting, how the current is moving. She locates her old racing circles and checks to see who’s on the water, whether it’s the junior sailors or the big boats.
This is the lake that raised her, that taught her how to sail in unpredictable waters and provided some of her happiest childhood memories. It’s where the Wilmette native sat with her grandpa and listened to him explain racing strategy. It’s where she first competed against rival sailor Stephanie Roble, who would later become her teammate and close friend.
And it’s where, when Shea and Roble needed money to fund their Olympic dream, the Chicago Yacht Club Foundation stepped in to help.
Shea is more than 4,400 miles from home this week, competing in what she says will be her final Summer Games. She and Roble, both 35, are in contention for the medal race tomorrow.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Stacy St. Clair, who is reporting on the Olympics in France.
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