PHOTO BY JIM SORBIE
This year’s July 11 start of the Bayview Yacht Club Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island sailboat race will feature more varieties of boats, as sport boats, or modern planing boats, are able to participate for the first time.
“This class responds to the need to start bringing a younger demographic to sailing, and they will definitely bring an extra level of excitement to the race,” says Chris Clark, 2020 Bayview Mackinac chair.
The race also has a new 2020 presenting sponsor: Detroit-based Atwater Brewery. In years past, the race was sponsored by Bell’s Brewery.
The event begins in Port Huron and has two courses: The shorter Shore Course covers 204 nm along the Michigan shoreline heading west to the Mackinac Island finish line; and the longer 259 nm Cove Island Course takes sailors around a buoy off the tip of the Bruce Peninsula in Canadian waters before heading west toward the finish line.
For more information, visit bycmack.com.
