Chicago Yacht Club – Race to Mackinac – July 15 – 18, 2017
Sailors from 15 different U.S. states as well as Ontario, Switzerland, and as far off as Hong Kong, are preparing for the race of a lifetime – the 333 mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presented by Wintrust.
The Mac, as it is affectionately known, kicks off Saturday, July 15, 2017 with 3,000 sailors competing in this world-class sporting event. Although The Mac remains primarily an amateur event, this race has a proven track record of attracting some of the finest sailing talent in the sport.
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is the longest, annual freshwater sailing race in the world. It takes place on Lake Michigan.
Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Quicklinks: (Look for updates as racetime approaches)
• Race to Mackinac – FAQ – Basic questions (and answers) about the race
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• Mackinac Bridge Call-Ins Page (Keeps track of boats that have passed the bridge)
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• Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Facebook Page
• Follow the Race to Mackinac Via Twitter
• Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Website
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Chicago Yacht Club – Race to Mackinac On Facebook
Below are the latest postings from the Chicago Yacht Club – Race to Mackinac Page On Facebook.
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Congrats to Peter Thornton and the crew of Il Mostro!
New Chicago to Mackinac Course Record >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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(October 17, 2017) - Peter Thornton and his 13 crew on the Volvo 70 Il Mostro have broken the Chicago to Mackinac course record today, covering the 280 nmIt's a finish!!! We are going to hold off on posting a finish time until we hear from the WSSR commissioners on site on Mackinac Island.
May not be official, but sure does look like congratulations are in order! Congratulations, Team Il Mostro, from your fans at Macatawa Bay Yacht Club!
Whats the time???
Beautiful autumn weather in the Mackinac Strait
Il Mostro at 9:10 EST today off the top of the Leelanau Peninsula!9:10 EST off the top of Leelanau Peninsula! Just gybed to port...go get ‘em!
What’s the odds to break the record?
What IS the record?
Pyewacket set the current record in 2002 for a monohull at 23 hours 30 minutes and 34 seconds.
Per there current Facebook post, they’ve set the record. Congrats to the crew.
Here's a brief 630 am update. Il Mostro made good time overnight, currently showing boat speed of 14.2 knots. She's currently mid-lake, west of the Fox Islands and northwest of the Manitous, "going outside" those landmarks of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. The breeze is holding up nicely; the north Lake Michigan buoy is not far away and is showing 21 knots from the SW.
these guys must have frozen their butts off last night, nothing beats sailing in a snowmobile suit
"Il Mostro" is making great progress up the lake!Il Mostro has picked up the pace and as of 2315 Central time is off of Milwaukee headed just east of north at 16.6 knots. Again, remember the caveats as to time, speed and location based on the tracker. The boys are maintaining their position west of the rhumb line, which is consistent with the strategy articulated by navigator Artie Means yesterday and again today before setting off. Winds at the south Lake Michigan buoy (www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=45002) are trending upwards, currently 21 kts gusting to 25 out of the SSW, nicely consistent with the forecast. This bodes well for a night of fast northward progress for the team. This is the last update before I'm off to bed - we'll see where they are in the morning!
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Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac – Photos via Instagram
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Chicago Yacht Club – Race to Mackinac Photo Gallery (Click on photos for slideshow view)
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So is this going to become a “thing” now where we just wait for the right weather window to set a course record? This could get a real interesting real quick...
Ray Edwards
How can this be a new course record? There was no race! 🤔🤔 What do you think about this Rick Warner, Mike McGarry?
Congrats to the crew. Well done.
Congrats!
CONGRATS Team aretetrimaran.com Well done
Hang on. You get to choose the date and the conditions and leave unnecessary sails on the dock...anyone else see a problem with this? CYC race is in July. This was a same-course race but not same-conditions....congrats for breaking record for course, but not actual CYC race record
Come back when there is a real race.
Yeah. No. The point of the record is that you don't get to wait for winter storms to make ideal weather, you race in the summer and pray that the wind gods will be kind. Bit like you can't claim an Olympic bobsled record just because you did it quicker than the Olympic time...
Don't confuse either the goals or the accomplishments! An attempt to make the fastest time run is NOT the same as a RACE! So, CONGRATS on a well-sailed fast run!!! 🙂
Record? Not really, no competition! 😱😱🙅
Congrats!!
Congrats! Saw them sail by!
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