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Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race - Preview

by J/Boats 14 Jul 2018 13:20 PDT 14 July 2018
Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race - Port Huron © Event Media

One hundred and ninety teams are confirmed for the 2018 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race, scheduled for July 14.

With ninety-three years of tradition behind it, this unique distance race, with two courses (204 or 259 nm) that start on lower Lake Huron and finish at Mackinac Island, has a knack for bringing back regulars and reeling in newcomers, each year weaving new interesting stories into its tapestry of racing fun. One of the largest brand contingents happens to be J/sailors from across the Great Lakes: thirty-three crews in total.

Division I - Cove Island Course

Not surprisingly, one entire class of thirteen-boats is comprised of all J/Teams - Class D that has only J/111s and J/120s. The four J/111s are Capers (Don Hudak), Freedom (Jim Cooper), Shmokin Joe (Jeff Schaefer), and Unplugged (Tim Clayson). There are nine J/120s that will be battling for class honors as well; including Charlie Hess' Funtech Racing, Mike and Bob Kirkman's Hot Ticket, the trio on J-Hawker (Dave Sandlin, Ken Brown, Mark Pikula), and Henry Mistele's Night Moves.

Sailing in the eleven-boat Class E are seven J/Teams, including Matt Schaedler's J/122 Blitzkrieg, Jim Murray's Callisto, Bill Hamilton's J/109 Phoenix, and four J/105s (Mark Denuyl's Good Lookin, Mary Symonds' Pterodactyl, Matt Haglund's Rampage, and Jim Murphy's Windshadow).

The dozen-boat Class G is considered the "Level 35" class with ten J/35s headed to the starting line and their North American Championship two weeks later! Those teams include Bill Wildner's Mr Bill's Wild Ride (of course!), Tim and Amie Ross' Blackhawk, Ed and John Bayer's Falcon, and Greg Whipple's Whiplash.

The Class I Cruising fleet includes Gary Gonzalez's J/42 DOS MAS and the J/35 DYNOMYTE skippered by Gary Warner.

Division II - Shore Course

Sailing in the fourteen-boat Class M fleet will be a previous class winner, the infamous J/34 IOR classic called Knee Deep and sailed by Brett and Katie Langolf from Deadman's Flat YC.

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