The annual wait is over … the annual wait begins.

Each year, Great Lake sailors wait in anticipation for the start of the Chicago Yacht Club’s race to Mackinac. That happened earlier today on Lake Michigan, just off of Chicago. Now the next wait begins. We now wait to find out who will finish first and which boats with gain honors in their sections.

Once the boats sail out of sight from Chicago, people will rely on chicagomackinac.com and calls from relatives to find out how things are going.

Some people will try to catch glimpses of the boats from various shoreline locations along Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline.

Chicago Mackinac will offer expanded coverage this year. Once the race started in Chicago we headed toward Mackinac Island where we will report on the progress of the race. This year’s coverage includes web cameras that will cover the finish line from two angles. You will be able to see the finishes, as they happen from the chicagomackinac.com web site. (Cameras should be in place and operational starting late Sunday afternoon.)

Today’s start included more than 300 boats in the Race to Mackinac, the world’s longest annual freshwater yacht race. Aboard the 300 boats where about 3,000 crew members participating in the 96th running of this important race.

Most boats are expected to finish Monday or Tuesday with some of the fastest boats finishing sometime Sunday evening.

If you would like to provide any information or have any questions, please contact the chicagomackinac.com on-the-scene reporter at info@chicagomackinac.com

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