The world's longest known freshwater sailboat race. The Start is in the vicinity of the Gros Cap Light in Whitefish Bay, near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and the race finishes near the entrance to the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth, Minnesota. The official race distance is 326 nautical miles. The Trans Superior was first held in 1969 as a challenge between two old friends from White Pine, Michigan. Dr. John Pierpoint's and Jack Soetebier's friendly challenge turned into a race involving 22 sailing yachts from all over the Great Lakes. The race was won by Tigress, a New York 36, sailed by George Lyons of Rochester, Michigan, in an elapsed time of 84 hours and 2 minutes.