Chicago Mackinac 2010 - Mac Monday winds down and so does the wind



12:38 AM Tue 27 Jul 2010 GMT
'2010 Chicago Mackinac start' Scott Diamond Layline Photography
Chicago Mackinac 2010 - Monday evening of the 102nd running of the Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, presented by Veuve Clicquot, has hit a lull. Although today was a busy day finishing the first 113 boats, 229 are still racing. The boats in section 9 are between 30 and 60 miles out, moving between 3 and 5 knots. The boats in the T-10 section are between 30 and 50 miles out, going between 2 and 6 knots. Today's light winds were best characterized by Mac Chairman Greg Freeman who joked, 'If I was just on a booze cruise it ...


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by Christie Denson




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