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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">The
<b>Michigan Center for the Book</b> is proud to host author Al Declerca at the <b>
Michigan Nautical Gathering</b>, October 11, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Al will be talking about his book
<b><i>Bernida: A Michigan Sailing Legend</i></b> at 1:30 at the Library of Michigan’s Lake Huron Room, 2<sup>nd</sup> floor. All are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Al Declercq has a BBA from Eastern Michigan University and a MBA from the University of Detroit. He started his first sail making business in September of 1979. His present business,
Doyle Sails Detroit, founded in 2006, is located in Clinton Township, Michigan. In addition to making sails, Al is a very avid and highly successful competitive sailor, logging more than 50,000 miles of offshore racing experience. He purchased Bernida with
the dream of racing her again in the Bayview Mackinac Race. He In 2013 he won his 25th Mackinac race. Al and his wife, Sara, have two children, Allison and Matthew.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Event and Parking are free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">For more information on the full
<b>Michigan Nautical</b> schedule, please visit michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan or call 517 373 1300<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">For more about the Michigan Center for the Book, join us! The next meeting will be held on November 14<sup>th</sup> at 10 A.M. Please email Edwina Murphy for location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Edwina A. Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Michigan Collection Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">702 West Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Perpetua","serif"">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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