Calling all Chicago Mackinac Youth racers!

Are you under 25 and sailing the 2025 Chicago Mac Race? Simply sign up for the contest below, and you’ll be eligible for the ‘First Blockhead to the Island’ Award. The first one to the island wins! We’ll call the winner up onstage and present you with a plaque during the Sailors’ Celebration and awards on Mackinac Island after the racing. Exact date and time to be confirmed.

The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac® is an iconic freshwater offshore race — 289.4 nautical miles up Lake Michigan, starting in Chicago, Illinois, and finishing on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

This could be you!

Last year saw not one, but THREE first Blockheads to the Island, Jack Reiske, Murphy Roszak, and Torston Thiel were sailing aboard Vogue, a C&C 41 in the cruising division. It was a light upwind race for the entire fleet last year, with the entire fleet trying to avoid the holes scattered around the lake! They finished the race on July 21st at 7:37:46 AM with an elapsed time off 3 days, 1 hour, 36 minutes, and 13 seconds.