CHICAGO (CBS) — It's race day again in Chicago, with sailboats taking off on Lake Michigan, cruising to Mackinac Island in the 115th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, where the race attracts sailors from nearly every state and multiple countries....
The real difference, however, is in the racing. The T-10 fleet is a one design fleet meaning all boats have the same specifications. Some off the best sailors on Lake Michigan are in the fleet. There's no handicapping. 20+ other boats will start with us and we expect to sail neck a...
The Chicago Yacht Club sponsored the first sailboat race to Mackinac Island, Michigan, in 1898, earning it the distinction as the oldest freshwater race in the world. Over the next twenty-three years, the race was held sporadically and the course altered due to a variety of circumstances, in...
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including over twenty-five Chicago-Mackinac Races, a 333-mile challenge from Chicago to Mackinac Island, Michigan. In 1989, at the age of seventy-five, Judd passed away at a Naples, Florida boatyard. In 1990, Judd’s wife, Sliv, son Peter and daughter Judy established the Judd Goldman ...
We're talking about the Race to Mackinac. The regatta brings the best sailors from around the world to Chicago. They set sail from Navy Pier and headed to the northernmost point of Michigan. That's 289 nautical miles to the beautiful Mackinac Island. CBS 2 covered the kickoff live on th...
But make sure to save room for unique ice cream flavors, like Mackinac Island Fudge and Jacked Up Tennessee Toffee, at Oink’s Dutch Treat. Jeffy Mai Editor, Time Out Chicago 4. South Bend, IN Photograph: Peter Ringenberg Driving time from Chicago: One hour and 45 minutes There’s more ...
Home to the historic Fort Mackinac, Michigan'sMackinac Islandis today a quintessential American summer getaway town. In the virtual absence of cars, you can get around the island by carriage tours and bicycles, in between sampling the island's famous homemade fudge and taking in Indigenous art...
- Location: Mackinac Island - Year built: 1887 Michigan's Mackinac Island is famous for its tranquility, thanks to a ban on motorized vehicles. Guests traveling to the Grand Hotel—managed by three generations of the Musser family—frequently arrive at the resort by horse and carriage. The hot...
The 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, Michigan, is steeped in tradition, and it also runs in the family for a couple of sisters hoping to return the family name to sailing glory. CBS 2's Noel Brennan shares their story. Jul 18, 2023 02:31 CBS...