Chicago's traditional water race weekend is officially underway, with thousands of sailors departing for Mackinac Island over the next two days.
Yacht Club’s most famous event is back this weekend with thousands of sailors departing for Mackinac Island on Friday and Saturday.is the oldest annual freshwater distance race in the world and debuted in 1898 as an informal race between five boats.
Mapped at roughly 290 nautical miles, it usually takes most of the fleet between 40 and 60 hours to finish.On Friday afternoon, cruisers took off beginning at 3 p.m., with boats departing every 10 minutes until each group had crossed the start line near Navy Pier.
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