Under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) Appendix G, “the letters and numbers identifying the boat shall be clearly legible when the sail is set” - “clearly legible” is at the discretion of the Race. Generally, dark numbers on dark sails are not acceptable. If in doubt about the legibility of the sail number, please contact the Technical Committee for advice and to avoid a potential penalty.

For example: If the boat cannot be identified over the finish line, then it is nearly impossible to get redress per 90.3(c) and the boat can never fulfill “no fault of her own”. In extreme circumstances, bad numbers could mean DNF even if everyone knows the boat crossed the finish line.

Pre-race check-in is done at Chicago Yacht Club Monroe Station at the following dates & times:

• All Divisions: July 17 - 1200-1900 hrs

• Cruising Division: July 18 - 1000-1100 hrs

• Racing Divisions Only: July 18 - 1000-1600 hrs

The race committee will have representatives stationed at the harbor master building at the center of the Mackinac Island State Harbor docks. Alternatively, you can also seek out the race committee operating the finish line at Windermere Point.

First to Finish: The first boat in each of the following groups will receive a First to Finish award:

1. Racing Monohull

2. Multihull Division

3. Cruising Division

Overall Division Winners: 1st - 3rd Overall prizes will be awarded in the following Divisions:

1. Racing Monohull Division – Mackinac Cup Classes

2. Racing Monohull Division – Mackinac Trophy Classes

3. Multihull Division

4. Cruising Division

Class Winners: Prizes to boats within each class will be awarded per below:

• 19 boats or fewer: 1st - 3rd

• 20-24 boats: 1st - 4th

• 25 or more boats: 1st - 5th

CYCRTM + BYCRTM Lowest Corrected Time Award: Presented to the monohull with the lowest combined corrected time that competed in one of the CYCRTM Racing Divisions and sailed the longest course distance offered in the Bayview Mackinac Race. No special entry form is required.

Team Challenge Trophy: Awarded to the best team of three monohulls that compiles the lowest combined finish score in each of their respective Award Divisions.

1. A team shall consist of three monohull boats from the following Award Divisions:

   1. Mackinac Cup

   2. Mackinac Trophy

   3. Cruising

2. A team may have no more than one (1) boat from the Cruising Division.

3. No boat may enter as part of more than one team.

4. A minimum of six entered teams are required by July 1 for the Team Challenge Trophy to be awarded.

5. An entry form is available on the Official Notice Board.

6. A competing team must submit an application to the Regatta Manager no later than July 1.

7. The lowest combined finish score for a team will be calculated by adding the total of each team member’s ordinal placement in its Award division divided by the number of boats that competed in its respective Award division, multiplied by 100.

8. Any team members scored in The Race with an abbreviation under RRS A10 other than the following will be scored 101:

   1. DPI

   2. SCP

   3. RDG

   4. ATP

9. The IC of each of the three boats in the winning team shall receive prizes.

Please check back for updates on how you can register to compete for the Team Challenge Trophy.