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CHICAGO YACHT CLUB ANNOUNCES THE 117TH RACE TO ...

Chicago Yacht Club today announced that the 117th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, the largest annual offshore race in the world, will begin July 10 and 11, 2026. Entry registration will open December 2, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. CST at cycracetomackinac.com.

CHICAGO YACHT CLUB ANNOUNCES THE 117TH RACE TO MACKINAC PRESENTED BY WINTRUST
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Race to Mackinac Adopts AIS Transponder ...

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.

Race to Mackinac Adopts AIS Transponder Requirement for 2026
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Tradition Meets Innovation in the 116th Chicago ...

The 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust reminded competitors that no two “Mac Races” are ever the same, delivering the kind of dynamic challenge that has made it one of the world’s most iconic offshore races and a fixture on every sailor’s bucket list.

Tradition Meets Innovation in the 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust
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Heartbreaker Leads Sunrise Finishers in 2025 ...

In the early morning hours, the sleek fleet of Great Lakes 52s sailed under the Mackinac Bridge and past the iconic Round Island Lighthouse to finish at Mackinac Island, completing their 333-mile journey in the 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust.

Heartbreaker Leads Sunrise Finishers in 2025 Race to Mackinac
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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.

Windless Lake Michigan keeps fleet in suspense

Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac and Bayview Mackinac Race Adopt New Rating Rule

Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac and Bayview Mackinac Race Adopt New Rating Rule

Offshore Racing Congress' Rating System Adopted to Score the Races

CHICAGO - The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Committee and Bayview Yacht Club Mackinac Race Authority announced today that each has adopted the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) rating, or handicap, rule to correct the elapsed time difference of competing boats and put them on the same level. The new rating rule will go into effect for the 112th running of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, which will start on July 16 & 17, 2021 and the 97th running of the Bayview Mackinac Race, which will start on July 24, 2021.

 

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