FAST BOAT, GOOD CAUSE

Earth Voyager is fast. Very, very fast.
The Formula 60 Trimaran -- 60-feet long, 44-feet wide with a 100-foot mast -- is reputed to be the fastest sailboat on the Great Lakes.
The Earth Voyager sailboat can cruise at 21 miles per hour and has been clocked at 40 mph.
That's powerboat fast.
You can get a chance to see the zippy sailer this summer as it tours the Great Lakes stumping for protection and restoration of the Big Five's waters -- on its Healthy Lakes Healthy Lives Tour.
Part of the mission is to get the government to put up $20 billion over the next five years to stop waste from entering the waters because of aging sewer systems, to close out invasive species and to cope with toxic sediments already in the lakes.
Here's the Earth Voyager's schedule.
Toledo -- June 18-21; Detroit -- June 23-28; Port Huron June 30-July 11; Sarnia, Ontario -- July 1; Bayview Port Huron to Mackinaw Race -- July 12-14; July 19-21 -- 100th Annual Chicago to Mackinac Race; Traverse City -- July 24-27; Grand Haven, Mich. -- August 6-9; Milwaukee -- August 13-16; Bay City, Mich. -- August 20-23; Cleveland -- August 27-30 and Rochester, N.Y. -- September 5-7.
For details, check Healthy Lakes.