March Letter from the Race Chair

Posted Mar 08, 2023

As of March 1st we’ve received over 215 entries to the 114th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust. The committee is continually reviewing and processing new requests for invitations, so we do expect this number to grow. If you know of anyone who is interested in racing, and has not yet submitted their request or accepted their invitation, please encourage them to do so early. 

Read on for important updates for ORC, lodging and upcoming events. 

Reminder | 2023 ORC certificates are now open: 

US Sailing has announced that 2023 ORC Certificates are now open. They have improved several areas across the application process, data management, and validation rules. There is also a new system of entering sail measurement data from sailmakers directly, and streamlined the measurement data process for measures. 

To learn more about the new features and changes in 2023 ORC rating rules, please visit: https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/orc/    

If you have any questions, please reach out to US Sailing at: 401-342-7953 or email at offshore@ussailing.org .

Hotel Blocks on Mackinac Island 

We have finalized hotel blocks with our lodging partners on Mackinac Island: The Grand Hotel and Mission Point. Please see below for more information and again, make your plans early as we do expect these blocks to sell out. 

Grand Hotel

Standard $446+taxes and fees

Deluxe: $637+taxes and fees

Booking Link: Grand Hotel Chicago Yacht Club 2023 Room Block

Mission Point Resort

Guestrooms: $324-$474+taxes and fees

Suites: $484-649+taxes and fees

Booking Link: Mission Point Chicago Yacht Club 2023 Room Block