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.
And another Mac in the books. The good ship Main Street got us to the island in good form. And fast. Finished at 5 this morning before the wind went very light. Fun downwind race with a fabulous crew. #mainstreetsailing #cycrtm #sailingwithfamily #pinkpony #timetocelebrate
And another Mac in the books. The good ship Main Street got us to the island in good form. And fast. Finished at 5 this morning before the wind went very light. Fun downwind race with a fabulous crew. #mainstreetsailing #cycrtm #sailingwithfamily #pinkpony #timetocelebrate...
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Under the bridge! Race to Mackinac. #cycrtm #valhalla
Under the bridge! Race to Mackinac. #cycrtm #valhalla...
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That’s a wrap. Great race, Hollywood sailing Sunday afternoon then a blast reach down the straits at 14 knots and hitting 20 under a reefed main and No. 3. Quick one at 34 hours. Third in class! Most excellent crew, so proud of Will and Jack. #mainstreetsailing #cycrtm #lovemymainstreetcrew #ChicagoMacRace2022
That’s a wrap. Great race, Hollywood sailing Sunday afternoon then a blast reach down the straits at 14 knots and hitting 20 under a reefed main and No. 3. Quick one at 34 hours. Third in class! Most excellent crew, so proud of Will and Jack. #mainstreetsailing #cycrtm #lovemymainstreetcrew #ChicagoMacRace2022...
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Busy finish line this morning. #CYCRTM #MakeItMackinac
Busy finish line this morning. #CYCRTM #MakeItMackinac...
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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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An amazing experience to participate in the 115th Chicago Mac Race! #bucketlist #sailing #cycrtm morgantanski
Cruising up to the finish line (after the wind died and we sat so close for half hour)! #cycrtm...
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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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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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Mac return Day 2- Charlevoix to Frankfort. Wind was on the nose the entire time which made for a long day #bounderracing #cycrtm #sailmichigan
Mac return Day 2- Charlevoix to Frankfort. Wind was on the nose the entire time which made for a long day #bounderracing #cycrtm #sailmichigan...
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p.b.scott and I are SO PROUD of our #FavoriteFirstBorn who is sailing his 1st #CYCRTM. He set his mind to it and even though it didn't work out last year he persisted.
The race to Mackinac from Chicago is one oldest races on the Great Lakes. People from ALL OVER the country come to race 333 nautical miles from Chicago to Macinac. chicagoyachtclub ignatiuschicago C'19
culver_summer C'18 slu_parks C'23
Covering curtiscot and the crew with traveling mercies, praying for good winds and light rains. #AMDG
p.b.scott and I are SO PROUD of our #FavoriteFirstBorn who is sailing his 1st #CYCRTM. He set his mind to it and even though it didn't work out last year he persisted. The race to Mackinac from Chicago is one oldest races on the Great Lakes. People from ALL OVER the country come to race 333 nautical miles from Chicago to Macinac. chicagoyachtclub ignatiuschicago C'19 culver_summer C'18 slu_parks C'23 Covering curtiscot and the crew with traveling mercies, praying for good winds and light rains. #AMDG...
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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)