The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust confirmed today that, under newly adopted US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirement (SER) 3.9, AIS transponders will be required for the upcoming 2026 Race.
Tradition Meets Innovation in the 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust
Heartbreaker Leads Sunrise Finishers in 2025 Race to Mackinac
Windless Lake Michigan keeps fleet in suspense
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH., July 20, 2025 – A slow-motion thriller is shaping up in the 333-mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, with multiple section leaders within shouting distance of each other on Lake Michigan, swapping tacks and trading leads as they claw their way through the Manitou Passage and up into the Mackinac Straits.
Whitehawk wins line honors 2025 Race to Mackinac
MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH., July 20, 2025 – Whitehawk, the beautiful wooden 104-foot ketch owned by Peter Thornton, is the first boat to finish the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, finishing Sunday at 12:51 p.m. ET / 11:51 a.m. CT for an elapsed time of 1 day, 20 hours, 31 minutes.
Slow and steady in the 2025 Race to Mackinac
Soggy start for the Race to Mackinac’s Racing Division
A Grand Finale: Fireworks Display to Cap 2025 Race to Mackinac
Fireworks presented by Storm Trysail Foundation to celebrate safety, seamanship, and community
CHICAGO, July 13, 2025 – The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust together with the Storm Trysail Foundation is thrilled to invite competitors, families, friends, and the general public to a celebratory fireworks display at Mackinac Island State Harbor on Tuesday, July 22 at 9:45 PM EDT.





