Karl C. Kwok, chairman of a department store chain and vice president of the Hong Kong Olympic Committee, is on a mission. This summer he showed up in Chicago with the Beau Geste—his $1.5 million high-tech carbon-fiber yacht, winner (for its class) of the 2003 Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii. His goal: to win "the Mac"—Lake Michigan's annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island. Beau Geste would be helmed by famed pro Gavin Brady. Two-thirds of its crew also would be professionals. The Mac began on Saturday. By the time awards were handed out Tuesday afternoon at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club, Kwok was a beaten man. Beau Geste had finished 18 minutes and 16 seconds behind Denali, a 67-foot Nelson Marek 70 crewed entirely by amateurs, mostly Michiganders. Kwok was gracious in defeat. Denali's owner, William McKinley, was gracious, too. "Sometimes you win, sometimes they win," McKinley later said of out-of-town competitors. "You just count your blessings when you beat them."
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机译：百货连锁店董事长兼香港奥委会副主席郭国C（Karl C. Kwok）正在执行任务。今年夏天，他与博格斯特（Beau Geste）一起出现在芝加哥，他的价值150万美元的高科技碳纤维游艇，是2003年从洛杉矶到夏威夷的Transpac竞赛的冠军（该类）。他的目标是：赢得“巨无霸”-密歇根湖从芝加哥到麦基诺岛的年度比赛。著名的职业球员加文·布雷迪（Gavin Brady）会主持博格斯特（Beau Geste）。其三分之二的船员也将是专业人员。 Mac从周六开始。在星期二下午在麦基诺岛游艇俱乐部举行颁奖典礼时，郭某是个被殴打的人。博格斯特（Beau Geste）落后迪纳利（Denali）18分16秒，这架67英尺长的纳尔逊·马雷克70（Nelson Marek 70）全部由业余爱好者（主要是密歇根人）组成。郭在失败中很亲切。 Denali的所有者William McKinley也很客气。麦金利后来谈到外地竞争对手时说：“有时候你赢了，有时候他们赢了。” “当您击败他们时，您只是数数您的祝福。”
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