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The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is a 333-mile (289 nmi; 536 km) annual yacht race starting in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois, and ending in Lake Huron off Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is hosted and managed by the Chicago Yacht Club. The "Mac" (as it is known) was first run in 1898 and is the oldest annual freshwater distance race ...
The Chicago Yacht Club is located in Chicago, Illinois. "CYC" is well known as being the Organizing Authority for the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac held each July. CYC also organizes dozens of other sailboat races and regattas throughout the boating season, which is usually considered May 1 to October 31 in the Chicago area.
Cowes-Cherbourg Race Royal Ocean Racing Club: June 2011 Chris Reddish (GBR), 46 Lion, Reflex 38 [13] Chicago-Mackinac Race Chicago Yacht Club: July 2011 Mark Morley (USA), 51 Suzanne Bickel (USA), 410 Wingnuts, Kiwi 35 head injuries and drowning during capsize [14] Farallones Race San Francisco Yacht Club: 14 April 2012
Manitou is a 62-foot-long (18.9 m) performance cruising yacht designed and built for racing on the Great Lakes [2] [6] and specifically to win the Chicago-Mackinac Race. [7] It notably served as a presidential yacht for United States president John F. Kennedy [8] [9] and was known as the "Floating White House."
Here's where you can see boats before they take off for the 100th Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race. Gannett. McKenna Golat, Port Huron Times Herald. July 17, 2024 at 12:45 PM.
The 289 nautical mile Chicago Race to Mackinac and the 300 nautical mile Lake Ontario 300 ‘Main Duck Course’ both claim the title of longest annual freshwater race. However, the first Chicago Race to Mackinac was held in 1898, so it is the oldest annual freshwater distance in the world, the 2017 edition was the 109th running of the race.
"Super intense" racing expected as more than 300 sailboats race from Port Huron to Mackinac. The most boats ever will compete in the 100th Bayview Yacht Club race to Mackinac Island Skip to main ...
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac was founded in 1898 with five boats. The race runs over 300 miles, from Chicago to Mackinac Island on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of Michigan. The Marblehead to Halifax race was founded in 1905. The race runs for over 360 miles, from Marblehead, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.