Invitations are out for the 2015 CYC Race to Mackinac
by Matt Gallagher on 4 Feb 2015
The Cruising Division starts the 103rd Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac MISTE Photography
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On January 29, invitations went out to 491 returning skippers for the 107th Running of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. In just five days, over 100 skippers have already accepted their invitations to race. We've also received over twenty five requests for invitation from new entrants, with new ones coming in every day. Both of these numbers are well ahead of last year's pace. We're thrilled that so many sailors want to compete in this year's edition of our race!
If you are considering entering the Mac for the first time, we urge you to submit your request for invitation promptly. There is no cost associated with the request, and this will give our selections team the opportunity to review your proposed entry and provide you feedback as early as possible. See the notice of race on the Mac website for more details.
If you are a skipper and were expecting an invitation but didn't receive one, please check your spam folder; please also log into the race management system via the Mac
website, and make sure we have a valid email address for you.
If you need further help, reach out to our race coordinator, racecoordinator@chicagoyachtclub.org. We urge you to accept your invitation promptly and pay the entry fee, as the healthy demand we are facing already indicates that we may be forced to limit entries or to deny entrants their first choice of docking.
If we are forced to do this, we will use date of payment as the determining factor in allowing entries or assigning harbor of choice (Island,St. Ignace, or Straits). As added incentive to register early, entry fees are lower if paid before April 1.
Skippers should also contact the appropriate rating agency today to get their 2015 ORR or GLMRA ratings certificate. Do not delay in renewing or obtaining your certificate!
Starting in March, I'll be emailing skippers monthly with important information regarding their entries, and starting in April we'll be emailing crew members monthly as well with information that will help make the race enjoyable and safe for them.
Skippers should accept their invitation and complete their preliminary crew list as soon as possible by entering their proposed crew members' names and contact information in the system, so their crew receive important communications regarding the race.
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