MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.,July 15, 2024 – After Sunday’s excitement with Maverick breaking the 22-year race record by more than an hour, the 115th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust has seen a steady pace of finishers. This year's Race has been one of the fastest...
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...
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. ...
Four Teenagers Ready to Sail Away 94th Chicago to Mackinac Island Race Gets Underway at Monroe Harbor TodayByline: Patricia Babcock McGraw Daily Herald Sports WriterMcGraw, Patricia Babcock
which will begin July 18 and commemorate the founding of the Chicago YC in 1875, will coincide with the running of the “Ultra Mac,” which provides competitors an opportunity to connect July’s Bayview Mackinac Race from Port Huron, Mich., to Mackinac Island with a continuing leg to a fin...
This puts sailing the length of Lake Michigan, from Chicago to Mackinac Island non-stop into perspective. Our piece of the world is amazing, isn't it? Source isNASA. Posted byBlog Adminat6:12 PMNo comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to X...
Chicago is home to the starting point of the world’s longest annual freshwater sailboat race, the Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac. In the early 1900s, Chicago took an ingenious step to improve the city’s sewage system that included reversing the flow of the Chicago River. ...
Safety Zone; 100th Anniversary Chicago to Mackinac Race Fireworks, Lake Huron, Mackinac Island, MICFR Part