CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Four words that thousands of sailors have been waiting to hear: The Mac is back!
The Chicago Yacht Club announced Wednesday the Race to Mackinac is back this summer after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race, set to begin on July 16, marks the 112th year.
About 250 boats have registered, so far, for the 333-mile race from Chicago to Mackinac Island in Michigan.
The race is the oldest freshwater sailing race in the world, and started in 1898.
The largest boat entered, so far, is Burr Ridge resident Peter Thornton’s historic 104-foot ketch ”Whitehawk,” crewed by 19, including nine family members. The smallest are 26-footers.
Racers come from around the world for the race described by chairman Martin Sandoval as “fresh, exciting, challenging and very different every year...it’s a test of strength, endurance, strategy and will power."
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