A record 332 boats pointed their bows across the line in the 100th edition of the Bayview Mackinac Race, organized by Bayview Yacht Club. This year, all competitors competed on one course. From its traditional start in Southern Lake Huron, the course covers 204 nautical miles, with the fleet heading north up Lake Huron along the Michigan shoreline before heading west, passing south of Bois Blanc Island, finishing west to east at the finish line between Round Island and Mackinac Island. The forecasts were mixed, showing a combination of southeasterlies and offshore west/southwesters for the initial daylight hours heading north to Saginaw Bay and the Alpena point turn. Most forecasts showed the wind veering to the west, then northwest by evening. Then, by dawn in the 4:00 to 6:00 AM timeframe, a dramatic shift to the northeast with 10-15 kts winds. For the most part, those forecasts were accurate. Division C boasted 15 J/111s. Winning by over one hour was a Charlevoix Yacht Club team of PADAWAN 4 sailed by Chris Lamb. Taking second place for the second time in this year’s Mac races was Scott Sellers’s NOSURPRISE, while third went to Ed Kriese’s WILDCAT. Rounding out the top five were Mark Symonds’s PTERODACTYL and Brad Kimmel’s DIABLO, in fourth and fifth, respectively. For event details, visit https://bycmack.com/.