Registration
Registration for the 101st Bayview Mackinac Race will open on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 PM (NOON) EST.
When registering, you will have an opportunity to make a donation to BYC Jr. Sailing, and/or the Bayview Mackinac Race Foundation. Please consider doing so.
Please read the entire NOR. You can find it here:
(We are aware there was a typo for the Island Awards Party. They will be held Tuesday July 15, NOT Wednesday July 16. An amendment will be issued to correct).
If you are planning on racing in the Cruising Division, please read the Cruising Division Rules, found here:
If you have questions about the ORC ratings or measurement processes, there are 7 articles and 1 presentation with all the information you will need here:
A summary is below:
2025 ORC Certificate Applications Opened Friday, January 17USSailing’s application was designed to be completed in sections. An owner can submit their initial application without having all the required measurement data on hand. The initial application is a high-level overview of their certificate configuration and season plans. The deadline for the 2025 Bayview Mackinac Race to APPLY for your ORC rating certificate is May 1, 2025.
Once the owner completes the base application form (either the New Boat Application or the 2025 Certificate Application), they will receive an email with instructions on their next steps. These steps will include additional forms that will be used to submit their measurement data once collected from their sail makers or boat measurers. The deadline for submitting all rating requirements to ORC and ORC Amended Certificates (Test Certs) is June 1, 2025, at 1700 hours EDT.
Please have the correct boat data when completing the information for your ORC rating, including accurate crew weight, all required sail certificates, etc. If you are re-measuring existing sails or adding a new sail that is replacing a currently reported sail, you will want to select both “Add new, additional, or remeasured sail(s)” and “Remove previously reported sail(s)”. When the field pops up to report which sails to remove, you will input the sail type, and sail ID (as listed on your current ORC certificate).
The configuration shown on your certificate is the configuration your boat MUST race in. Remember, we will be enforcing the ORC Minimum crew weights, as well as the Maximum crew weights, for the Racing Monohull and Cruising Divisions.
Per USSailing, once your certificate is finalized, any changes will incur an amendment fee for re-issuance. If you are considering changes (e.g. new sail, measurement, crew changes, etc.) note this in the comment box on the base application. This will alert the Offshore Office that you may have changed, and they should wait before finalizing your rating.
Please apply early! The USSailing Offshore Office would like to know what is in the pipeline for the season, rather than have owners wait to apply once they have all the data. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please email the USSailing Offshore Office at offshore@ussailing.org.
“How to Win a Bayview Mackinac Race” Panel Discussion
Save the date for Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at Bayview Yacht Club for a panel discussion on “How to Win a Bayview Mackinac Race”. Last year’s Panel was very well received. We will have some of last year’s panelists and some new ones.
Mainsheet Trophy (Corinthian boats)
To qualify for the Mainsheet (Corinthian) Trophy, all crew members of a boat shall have a current ISAF Category 1 number/certificate. To apply for or renew, go to: https://www.sailing.org/sailors/world-sailing-profile/
I have found it works best on a desktop, and not with a mobile device.
UltraMac
The 101st Bayview Mackinac Race is also the first leg of the “Ultra Mac”, a rare East-to-West race that continues to Chicago, for a course distance of approximately 550 nautical miles. This race is sponsored by Chicago Yacht Club, as part of their 150th birthday celebration. Registration is expected to open in mid-February for this event. The NOR is not finalized, but CYC is going to require participants in the Ultra Mac to comply with CYC MAC Safety Requirements (CMSRs).
I want to thank our sponsors and supporters for the 2025 race: Bayview Mackinac Race Foundation, Deep Eddy Vodka, Detroit Liquid Ventures, Casamigos, Detroit City Distillery, National Fleet Services, Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry, Aitken & Ormond Insurance, Frankenmuth Insurance, and MicroCODE. Without our sponsors, we cannot run the quality event we are known for.
We at Bayview Yacht Club are thrilled to be starting our second century of the Bayview Mackinac Race and are honored that you have chosen to join us.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
And don’t forget, read the NOR!
Register!
Prep your boat and crew!
Race!
See you on the starting line.
Tim Prophit Chair,
2025 Bayview Mackinac Race
Mackchair2025@byc.com