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As with land-based drag racing, competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time (low ET) over a straight race course of a defined length. There are three standard drag race course lengths, 660 feet (1/8 mile), 1,320 foot (1/4 mile), and the most common length, used in professional drag boat racing, 1,000 feet (3/16 mile plus 10 feet).
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Race is often confused with the Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race. They were held on the same weekend until 1939, when both clubs agreed to alternate the date of their Mackinac races, scheduling them a week apart. The 104th running of the race began on July 21, 2012. [3] 320 boats were entered in the race ...
The course was later defined by two stones on the southern bank of the river, marked "U.B.R." for University Boat Race: one just downstream of Chiswick Bridge, close to The Ship public house, and the other just upstream of Putney Bridge. The course distance is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m), as measured along the centre of the river's stream.
The qualifying race must have been completed on the same boat as the one the sailor will race in the Vendée Globe; or the competitor must complete an additional trans-oceanic observation passage, of not less than 2,500 miles (4,000 km), at an average speed of at least 7 knots (13 km/h), with his or her boat.
A Class 1 race-boat has twin inboard 1100hp engines and can reach speeds in excess of 257 km/h (160 mph). All boats are limited by a minimum weight of 4950 kg. The sport of powerboat racing has undergone unprecedented changes since the earliest recorded race in 1887 in Nice, France, organized by the
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From 2011 until 2019 the title sponsor of the race has been Bell's Brewery of Kalamazoo, Michigan and the race was designated the Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race. Since 2020, the race has been officially termed the "Bayview Mackinac Race." The July 2019 running of the race was the 95th such annual event, with 202 sailboats registered. [2]
As we prepare for 2025, we must remember that we are running a spiritual race. The Apostle Paul often uses the analogy of a runner in a race throughout his letters, emphasizing perseverance, focus ...