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A Future Full of Rainbows

It’s not uncommon to spot a rainbow after a squall when the sunshine breaks through the clouds—a marker of hope and fairer weather ahead for sailors throughout the centuries.

If you’re sailing around Chicago in August, though, you might happen upon a lot more than one rainbow on the water. Rainbow Races, an LGBTQ+ sailing organization, will host its third annual Pride Flotilla, inviting sailors with under-represented sexual orientations to take

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