Sailors face storms and challenges in Great Lakes races
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 9, 2026, 10:02 AM
Last updated Aug 9, 2026
The annual Great Lakes sailboat races between Chicago and Mackinac Island and Port Huron and Mackinac Island unfold this summer. Competitors encounter extreme weather, including storms and humidity, over hundreds of nautical miles., the yacht MC2 sustained a significant hull breach during the Chicago race yet finished third before continuing to compete in the Port Huron event. Participants gather at Mission Point Resort for award ceremonies following the races.
- •Sailors race from Chicago and Port Huron to Mackinac Island.
- •Extreme weather includes storms, humidity, and black flies.
- •MC2 faced severe hull damage but finished third in the Chicago race.
- •The competition features ceremonies at Mission Point Resort.
- •The races are a long-standing tradition dating back to 1898.
- 10:02 AMYahoo Sports — Shiels: Tales from the Great Lakes as sailors race from Chicago and Port Huron to Mackinac
"Sailors battle humidity, black flies, storms and more over hundreds of miles during annual July races.
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