Karen I. Hirsch Photography

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JULY 13, 2019

RACE TO MACKINAC 2019

270 boats with 2300 sailors set sail from Chicago to Mackinac Island, Michigan in the 111th running of the Race to Mackinac. Three fleets of cruising boats left on Friday, July 12, 2019. The majority  of the sleeker racing sailboats started off oh Saturday under colorful spinnaker sails.  This was the 111th running of this race, the longest fresh water race in the world at 333 miles.  

Here are some of my favorite images that I made on Saturday.

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Sailboats with spinnakers at start of Race to Mackinac
Mojo sailboat with blue spinnaker - view of crew
Sailboat with spinnakers at start of Race to Mackinac
Sailboat with  red, white and blue spinnakers at start of Race to Mackinac
Sailboats with spinnakers at start of Race to Mackinac
Sailboat with spinnaker at start of Race to Mackinac