The 2023 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac set sail Saturday morning from Monroe Harbor.
Boats set sail Saturday morning from Monroe Harbor for the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.
"This is super exciting," said John Desmond, a sailor in the race. "I don't think there's a lot of places in the world where you can have this kind of a view of the city."This year is the 114th running of the famed regatta, known by many as 'the Mac.' "When you leave, you always look at the skyline to see how far away you're getting," said Michael Schultes, a sailor in the race. "And when it's gone, you say my goodness, we're in the race.""Year-after-year, I keep saying, this is the last one, but I keep coming back," said Jamal Alwattar, a sailor in the race. "It's really challenging. It's an endurance race.
"There is a lot more communication going on, as opposed to just like two people, you have to talk to everybody so everybody understands what's going on," said Luci Ramirez, a sailor in the race. For 15-year-old Ramirez and 16-year-old Lauren Gullo, this is their first time in 'the Mac,' and they were eager to get sailing.Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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