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Boating Interest Surges as Summer and the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Approach

You know it when you see it, the colorful sails splashed against the city skyline as hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors and crew gather on the water near Navy Pier. It’s one of the the signature events of the Chicago calendar — the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac — and the race is […]

by Patrick Regan

May 12, 2021

Race to Mackinac: 333 Miles of Adventure

It’s 4 a.m. I’m steering a small sailboat through possibly the heaviest rain I’ve ever experienced. The story of Noah comes to mind. Keeping my glasses clear is hopeless, so I’ve taken them off. They wouldn’t help much anyway. Visibility is down to a few hundred feet at best. I grip the wheel tightly, fighting […]

by Geoffrey Baer

June 13, 2011