Chicago to Mackinac Boat Race
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The Chicago to Mackinac Boat Race is run by the Chicago Yacht Club. It is one of the longest fresh-water races in the world with hundreds of boats entering the race each year. It starts at Chicago and finishes at Mackinac Island, Michigan crossing Lake Michigan and just entering Lake Huron. The race course runs 333 miles (536 km). 294 boats completed the 2005 race with finishes ranging from 33 to 69 elapsed hours. Steve Fossett set the overall race record, 18 hours, 50 minutes, in 1998 with the yacht, the Stars and Stripes. Roy E. Disney set the monohull record, 23 hours, 30 minutes, in Pyewacket in 2002.
The Chicago to Mackinac Race is often confused with the Port Huron to Mackinac Race. They were held on the same weekend until 1939, when both clubs agreed to alternate the date of their Mackinac races, scheduling them a week apart
The first race was run in 1898, with the sloop Vanenna winning against four boats. Racers who have completed 25 of the annual races are called "Island Goats".
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