Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Archives

When bad things happen at night

July 15th, 2024

With the final group of starters underway on July 13, the 2024 Chicago Mackinac Race got plenty spicy for the

July 14th, 2024

The Andrews 80 Maverick, owned by Sanford Burris, William and Ward Kinney, set a new elapsed time record in the

May 22nd, 2024

In 2024, midwest offshore racers prepare for the annually held Chicago Mackinac Race (114th edition, 289 nm) and the Bayview

July 26th, 2023

For the 2023 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, presenting sponsor Wintrust entered a team for the second year with

July 25th, 2023

The 114th edition of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac delivered a mix of squalls and calms for the

July 24th, 2023

(July 24, 2023) – The dreaded “light and variable” wind forecast has descended upon the boats still racing in the

July 20th, 2023

The 114th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac gets underway July 21 for the Cruising Division with the bulk of

November 28th, 2022

Bill Schanen relives horrid memories in his column for Sailing magazine: Call me Ishmael. I can relate to Moby-Dick’s narrator

August 31st, 2022

by Dave Flynn, Quantum Sails Anybody who sails in North America during the summer months has probably encountered powerful localized

August 27th, 2022

The 113th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac faced a minefield along its 289nm course, and for the 244 registered