Monday, July 14, 2014

2014 Race to Mackinac!

Friends and Family,

The 2014 Race to Mackinac is almost here! Our gnarly crew of seven spent a few hours this past weekend loading gear and preparing for the start of the race this Saturday, July 19th at 1150 am.


Last year we had a wonderful celebration on the island for Gyt and Steve's 25th "Old Goat" races. Here is the current Vytis Crew race total rundown. John - 31, Gyt - 25, Steve - 25, Michael B. - 20, Keith - 15, Michael C. - 14 & Antanas - 3. Our crew total is 133 Mac Races!

Again this year, we are happy to announce that our friends and family can track us in the Mac via Yellowbrick. Race tracking will go live on Friday evening when the cruising division starts, but our start is not until Saturday at 1150am. A link to tracking will be on the Mac homepage (http://www.cycracetomackinac.com/). On iOS and Android, the best experience is via the Yellowbrick App. Download it for free at http://www.yellowbrick-tracking.com/?page_id=2624. On Friday the 18th, you’ll be able to ‘buy’ (in app) the actual race at no cost.

There will also be extensive social media coverage of the race. We likely will not participate, but it may be fun for you to keep up on the experiences of others.

a. Instagram @racetomackinac – New in 2014
b. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoYCRaceToMackinac
c. Twitter @racetomackinac
d. Flickr https://www.flickr.com/groups/cycracetomackinac/

Should you be interested in monitoring the weather conditions on Lake Michigan during our race, one good place to look is at the NOAA Radar covering the lake: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0Z&rid=grb&loop=yes. Or on the Chicago Mac Weather Page http://www.sailwx.com/CHIMAC/.

That is all for now. Wish us luck!



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