{"id":88,"date":"2013-11-18T23:09:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T23:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-07-20T03:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T03:30:18","slug":"bayview-yacht-club-port-huron-mackinac-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"2025 Bayview Mackinac Race &#8211; July 12 &#8211; 15, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px; width: 300px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bycmack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/bycmack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/logo_BYC_Foundation_200-phwz9nro1dlorzr1xvt1utyqlq3j2jf76gq6djf0ik.png\" alt=\"Bayview Mackinac Race\" width=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-547\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Bayview\u00a0Mackinac\u00a0Race &#8211; which will begin on Saturday,  July 12, 2025\u00a0\u2013 is recognized as one of the most challenging freshwater\u00a0boat  races in the world. Join the excitement of the Port Huron to  Mackinac\u00a0Race as boat racers sail\u00a0Michigan&#8217;s Great Lakes to reach their  final destination, Mackinac Island.  It\u2019s all Pure Michigan from start to  finish!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayview Mackinac Race Quicklinks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> &bull; <a href=\"https:\/\/bycmack.com\/tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Race Tracking &#8211; 2025<\/a><br \/>\n &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BayviewMackinacRace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayview Yacht Club &#8211; Race to Mackinac Facebook Page<\/a><br \/>\n &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bycmack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayview Yacht Club Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p>In the ten decades that the Bayview Mackinac Race has been sailed, much has happened.  Wars, economic depressions, and other significant events have transpired, yet the Race has gone on.  In fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wired a message to Bayview during World War II when word reached the White House that the Club was considering canceling the race.  That message read:  &#8220;Sail your race.&#8221;  Even then, it was clear that this race was and is important for sailors and for the State of Michigan.  Bayview did sail the Mackinac Race that year, and has done so every single year since the first Bayview Mackinac Race in 1925, making it the longest consecutively run freshwater race in the world.  This year&#8217;s race starts on July 12, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In its own way, the Bayview Mackinac race has become a vital part of Great Lakes history, Michigan history, and sailing history.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate the start of the\u00a0race in Port Huron. Then follow the  course of the Port Huron to Mackinac\u00a0Race as they\u00a0head north along the  shores of Michigan\u2019s eastern coast. Join the festivities at the finish  line on Mackinac Island.\u00a0Where the hospitality and celebration\u00a0is always  second to none.<\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bycmack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Visit Bayview Yacht Club Website &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<h2>Bayview Mackinac Race On Facebook<\/h2>\n<p>Below are the latest postings from the Bayview Mackinac Race Page On Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BayviewMackinacRace\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"2000\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BayviewMackinacRace\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BayviewMackinacRace\/\">Bayview Mackinac Race<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BellsBayviewMackinacRace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Bayview Mackinac Race on Facebook >>><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Chippewa Hotel &#8211; Bayview Mackinac Race &#8211; Photo Gallery<\/strong> (Click on photo for slideshow view)<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chippewa.Hotel.Waterfront\/photos\/a.394326506620\/10154526316246621\/\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chippewa.Hotel.Waterfront\/photos\/a.394326506620\/10154526316246621\/?type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chippewa.Hotel.Waterfront\/\">Chippewa Hotel Waterfront<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Chippewa.Hotel.Waterfront\/photos\/a.394326506620\/10154526316246621\/?type=3\">Wednesday, July 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bycmack.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Visit Bayview Yacht Club Website &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bayview\u00a0Mackinac\u00a0Race &#8211; which will begin on Saturday,  July 12, 2025\u00a0\u2013 is recognized as one of the most challenging freshwater\u00a0boat  races in the world. 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