INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING STARTING SEQUENCE OF THE MILWAUKEE YACHT CLUB'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT OFFSHORE SERIES (RACING). APROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE STARTING SIGNAL, BOAT#1 NIGHT HAWK, HARDEN ITS SAILS AND INCREASED SPEED ON A STARBOARD TACK TOWARD THE STARTING LINE. BOAT#2 HONU, WAS SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF BOAT#1 ON A STARBOARD TACK. AS BOTH BOATS APPROACHED THE STARTING LINE BOAT#2 HONU SUDDENLY TACKED INTO A PORT TACK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF NIGHT HAWK. DESPITE EFFORTS OF NIGHT HAWK CREW, NIGHT HAWK STRUCK BOAT#2 HONU DIRECTLY MIDSHIP ON STARBOARD SIDE.  BOAT OPERATORS & CREW INSPECTED DAMAGE, THEN RETURNED TO MCKINNLEY MARINA TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION.
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