Chicago Yacht Club announces:<\/p>\n
Only monohulls will be eligible to race in the new Double Handed Division.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While multihulls are not eligible to compete in the Double Handed Division, they will have the option to sail in a double handed configuration within the Multihull Division.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Skippers and crews wishing to compete double handed (in either the Double Handed Division or the Multihull Division) must seek approval from the Race’s Selections Committee.\u00a0In addition to the normal Race prerequisites, double handed applicants must document the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n
These are minimum requirements.\u00a0Most, if not all, successful applicants will far exceed these requirements, and will be able to demonstrate significant short handed racing experience.<\/p>\n
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Today, Chicago Yacht Club announced further details about opportunities for sailors wishing to race double handed in the 2009 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.\u00a02009 marks the 101st running of ‘the Mac,’ the world’s longest annual freshwater sailing distance race.\u00a0The 101st Mac will start off Chicago’s lakefront on Friday, July 17, 2009 and Saturday, July 18, 2009.<\/p>\n
Only monohulls will be eligible to race in the new Double Handed Division.\u00a0Monohulls at least 27 feet LOA will be considered for entry in this division, as will monohulls that are: 1) at least 21 feet LOA; 2) designed and optimized for short handed distance sailing; and 3) have an ORR positive stability index of 110 degrees or greater.\u00a0All boats competing in the Double Handed Division must comply with the 2009 Mackinac Safety Regulations (“MSR”).\u00a0The 2009 version of the MSR, which will be published within 30 days, will contain several items applicable only to double handed entrants.\u00a0This division will be scored using the Offshore Racing Rule (“ORR”), and will start on Saturday, July 18, 2009.<\/p>\n
While multihulls are not eligible to compete in the Double Handed Division, they will have the option to sail in a double handed configuration within the Multihull Division.\u00a0This year, the Multihull Division will require a minimum crew of two, and a minimum LOA of 24 feet.\u00a0(Multihulls less than 26 feet LOA entered in the 101st Mac must sail in a double handed configuration.)\u00a0All Multihull Division entrants must meet the requirements of the 2009 MSR for multihulls.\u00a0Double handed entrants within that division must additionally meet MSR requirements applicable only to double handed sailors.\u00a0If sufficient multihull double handed entries are received, the Mackinac Committee will create a double-handed section within the Multihull Division.\u00a0All multihulls will race under the rules of the Great Lakes Multihull Racing Association (\u201cG LMRA\u201d). \u00a0<\/p>\n
Skippers and crews wishing to compete double handed (in either the Double Handed Division or the Multihull Division) must seek approval from the Race’s Selections Committee.\u00a0In addition to the normal Race prerequisites, double handed applicants must document the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Skipper has completed 1,000 nautical miles of sailing as a skipper of the boat to be entered, or a similar boat design;
\n\u00b7 Skipper has completed a non-stop passage or race under sail of not less than 100 nm and not less than 24 hours;
\n\u00b7 Crew has completed 1,000 nautical miles of sailing, either as a skipper or crew member sailing on the boat to be entered, or a similar boat design; and
\n\u00b7 Both skipper and crew have significant racing experience.<\/p>\n
These are minimum requirements.\u00a0Most, if not all, successful applicants will far exceed these requirements, and will be able to demonstrate significant short handed racing experience.\u00a0The Selections Committee pays especially close attention to the experience portion of each competitor\u2019s profile.\u00a0Applicants wishing to sail in a double handed configuration must ensure the individual crew profiles are as specific, complete, accurate, and compelling as possible, and fully demonstrate compliance with the MSR requirements applicable to double handed entries.\u00a0In particular, applicants should include specific information concerning relevant passages.<\/p>\n
Participation in the 333 statute mile race from Chicago Yacht Club to Mackinac Island, Michigan is by invitation only. Generally, if a sailor has competed in one of the last four Macs as a ‘Person In Charge\u2019, he or she will automatically receive an invitation to compete in the 101st Race.\u00a0Returning competitors seeking entry in a double handed configuration should update crew profiles as appropriate, and then e-mail Chicago Yacht Club looks forward to staging a world-class sailing race for skippers and crews. Should you have any questions about participating in the 101st Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, please contact Amanda Matta, Race Coordinator at 312.861.7777 or at Chicago Yacht Club announces: Only monohulls will be eligible to race in the new Double Handed Division.\u00a0 While multihulls are not eligible to compete in the Double Handed Division, they will have the option to sail in a double handed configuration within the Multihull Division.\u00a0 Skippers and crews wishing to compete double handed (in either […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,20,69,63],"tags":[68,67],"class_list":["post-242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chicago-to-mackinac-sailboat-race","category-chicago-yacht-club","category-double-handed","category-multihull","tag-double-handed-racing","tag-single-handed-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailfastchicago.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}