With 240 entrants, the Chicago Yacht Club’s Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust (CYCRTM) promises once again to be a spectacle worth taking in, as it returns to Lake Michigan and Lake Huron this week. Cruising and Performance Racing Divisions start the race at Chicago’s Navy Pier on Friday (July 16) and Saturday (July 17), respectively, with organizers suggesting the window of 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday as the best public viewing opportunity. In 10-minute intervals, starting at 11 a.m. and ending around 2:40 p.m., seventeen “sections” for ORC, One-Design, Multihull and Doublehanded boats will start their 289 nautical mile journey to Mackinac Island – an annual trek that, over more than 11 decades, has become the stuff of legend in sailboat racing.
The Chicago Yacht Club-Race To Mackinac race division gets under way this Saturday. The lead boats will start arriving on Mackinac Island as early as late Sunday. By Tuesday the marina will be filled with sailboats and successful racers will be celebrating on the island. #TBT: Here are some of our favorite photos from previous versions of the Race To Mackinac. – Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac – July 15 – 19, 2021 >>>
Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac – Photo Gallery (Click on photos for captions & slideshow view)
Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac – Photos via Instagram
Here are the latest photos of Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac via instagram. If you have an instagram photo to share of Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac, tag it with #cycrtm and your photos will appear in the photo stream below.
Dakota is proud to count Bridget Groble (24) and Megan Geith (21) as an indispensable part of our crew. These women are extremely #impressive! #cycrtm #sailchicago
Dakota is proud to count Bridget Groble (24) and Megan Geith (21) as an indispensable part of our crew. These women are extremely #impressive! #cycrtm #sailchicago...
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Jibing into traffic to cross under Mackinac Bridge. #cycrtm
You’re a bad ass sailor if you go from the podium straight to taking the rookie plunge. #cycrtm #kinship...
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23 Favorite Moments from 2023 (not ranked)
4. The Race to Mackinac started with beautiful sunny skies, but near the end of the starts a storm broke out like no other. The rain was big, cold and fierce. The rain was so thick you swear it was snowing. Waterproof gear got tested.
23 Favorite Moments from 2023 (not ranked) 4. The Race to Mackinac started with beautiful sunny skies, but near the end of the starts a storm broke out like no other. The rain was big, cold and fierce. The rain was so thick you swear it was snowing. Waterproof gear got tested....
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Day 25: Watch the boats cross the finish line in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac! Congratulations to Whitehawk! The first boat to cross the finish line! ⛵️🍾🥂☀️ racetomackinac chicagoyachtclub #94GrandSummerDays
Day 25: Watch the boats cross the finish line in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac! Congratulations to Whitehawk! The first boat to cross the finish line! ⛵️🍾🥂☀️ racetomackinac chicagoyachtclub #94GrandSummerDays...
And they're off! Pretty cool to watch the Race to Mackinac kick-off from #AshoreThing at the east end of Navy Pier.
The bonus was getting on top of the East End Ballroom to shoot it // #cycrtm #Chitecture
And they're off! Pretty cool to watch the Race to Mackinac kick-off from #AshoreThing at the east end of Navy Pier. The bonus was getting on top of the East End Ballroom to shoot it // #cycrtm #Chitecture...
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Great night photographing the yachts crossing the finish line! Welcome to Mackinac sailors! ⛵️ #cycrtm
Great night photographing the yachts crossing the finish line! Welcome to Mackinac sailors! ⛵️ #cycrtm...
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mac race 2022. just over 43 hours of wet and wild racing up #lakemichigan. lots of rain, waves, and some major storms…squalls, hail, shelf clouds, gale force winds, everything the lake could throw at us. so incredible to be out there and experience lake michigan in all its beauty and all its power. #cycrtm #runaway52337
mac race 2022. just over 43 hours of wet and wild racing up #lakemichigan. lots of rain, waves, and some major storms…squalls, hail, shelf clouds, gale force winds, everything the lake could throw at us. so incredible to be out there and experience lake michigan in all its beauty and all its power. #cycrtm #runaway52337...
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Congratulations to the crews who have crossed the finish line of the 112th Chicago Yacht Club racetomackinac. Welcome to #PureMichigan!
📷: greendrinks #CYCRTM #LakeMichigan #LakeHuron #sailing #summer #MyMackinac #OnePureMichigan
Congratulations to the crews who have crossed the finish line of the 112th Chicago Yacht Club racetomackinac. Welcome to #PureMichigan! 📷: greendrinks #CYCRTM #LakeMichigan #LakeHuron #sailing #summer #MyMackinac #OnePureMichigan...
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Rough Waters. This afternoon on Lake Michigan for the Race To Mackinac
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is the longest, annual freshwater sailing race in the world. It takes place on Lake Michigan, starting in the waters off Chicago and finishing at Mackinac Island.
The 2015 Mac, as it is affectionately known, kicks off Saturday, July 11, 2015 with 3,000 sailors competing in this world-class sporting event.
Chicago Yacht Club – Race to Mackinac Photo Gallery (Click on photos for slideshow view)