Good morning –
Happy Canada Day! I hope everyone is planning a fun and safe Independence Day!
Class Assignments/Start Times – Initial Class Assignments have been made. Please note that they may change as additional ORC Rating Certificates are received.
Class Start Times will be posted as an attachment to the Sailing Instructions as soon as the class assignments have been finalized. A notification will be sent out when the attachment has been posted.
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Post-race Dockage – Assignments will be posted to the Owner’s Boat Record landing page. Please see Section 12 of the Sailing Instructions for Post-Race Docking information. All boats will be docked on Mackinac Island.
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Port Huron Dockage – Per Section 15 of the NOR, boats are asked not to arrive before July 8 or after 1800 hours on July 11. When entering the Black River, you are asked to contact the Port Huron Harbormaster on Channel 9 for instructions.
Be prepared for rafting; it’s on a first-come, first-served basis for power.
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Virtual Skippers Packet—Please take the time to review all the items in the Virtual Skippers Packet under the Competitors Tab on the race website, www.bycmack.com. It contains essential information from the US Coast Guard, Sailing in Canadian Waters, Non-US residents’ Entry at Mackinac Island, and Dry Ice information. Information is added to the Virtual Skippers Packet as it becomes available.
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Boat Owner Emergency Phone Number – Please ensure your cell phone number is in your boat record. The Race Committee may use this number to reach out to you about YB Tracker functional issues before the start of the race or in emergency situations before, during, or after the race.
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Corinthian Status – Boat Owner’s, when you log in to your boat record, at the bottom of your crew list, Enter / Update My Crew List page, you will see a link to “Check My Crew Weight And World Sailing Classification Report (Group 1/Group3)”
When you click on the link, it will open a new window that queries the World Sailing database and reports your crew’s status in their system. (Be patient while the page loads.) If they are all in Group 1, our system will mark your entry as Corinthian.
If you have any crew members with missing or expired classifications, they must resolve that with worldsailing.org before you can be marked as Corinthian.
We do a final check against all crew members in the database the day before the race starts.
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Crew/Boat Finder – If you are looking for crew or to crew, please check out our Crew/Boat Finder on the race website under the Competitors tab. We have a few boats looking for crew and a long list of crew looking for a boat.
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Parental Waivers—Parental Waivers are required for all crew under 18. Forms can be found on the race website under the Competitors Tab, Official Board tab, and Safety & Other Docs tab. The form is listed under Safety Documents. Please e-mail the completed document to Melissa@byc.com.
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Safety Video – A Safety Tips & Requirements video has been added to the race website on the Official Notice Board under Safety & Other Docs. Please take the time to view this 8-minute video. #safetyfirst
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Adding Crew or Crew Login—If you are having difficulty logging in to complete your crew waivers, please email me at melissa@byc.com.
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Transportation from Mackinac Island – We do not provide or coordinate transportation from Mackinac Island after the race.
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Island Awards Party— We will continue our policy of providing each boat owner with wristbands for the Island Awards Party in double the number of their crew at Skipper Check-in after the race. These wristbands are required for those 21 and over to enter.
If additional wristbands are needed, they can be purchased through Mission Point Resort using the link below. CLICK HERE FOR EXTRA ISLAND AWARDS PARTY WRISTBANDS
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Share your photos/videos – As we gear up for the exciting 101st Bayview Mackinac Race, we would love your help in capturing the spirit of this incredible event! We’re looking for images and videos showcasing your boat and race preparations, as well as action shots during the race.
Please share your content with us using the following hashtags:
#bycmack
#countdowntobycmack
#sailing
#bayviewyachtclub
Your contributions will help us celebrate the race and share the experience with our community. Thank you for your support, and best of luck on the water!
Twelve days to go!
Melissa Wenzler
Race Administrator
melissa@byc.com