“The Race to Mackinac is a bucket-list race for sailors across the country and around the world, and we want to bring as many competitors together to celebrate this special running of our iconic race in honor of the Chicago Yacht Club’s legacy,” said Race Chairman Winn Soldani, in a...
Living on a boat like Talisman during the race has been compared to primitive camping--there's barely a camping stove compared to Donnybrook's stove and oven. Where Donnybrook's race menu emphasizes enjoyment, Talisman's is about subsistence and limiting bathroom usage. The real difference, howe...
They’re an excellent team, and we were 1-2 at the finish, but it was great sailboat racing, great race management and we’re looking forward to tomorrow.” Laura Sigmund’s Norboy hunts a layline at the 2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series, Chicago Walter Cooper While the ...
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. ...