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Although the Mac remains primarily amateur event, the race has a record of attracting some of the finest sailing talent in the sport.
Luxury versus speed: Who will win the 'Mac?'
by Michelle Salemi
July 17, 2012
The Chicago Yacht Club/ MEDILL/ Michelle Salemi
For 104 years since 1898, sailors gather in Chicago to begin the 333-mile sailing race to Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Michelle Salemi went to Belmont Harbor to find out how sailors survive the one- to four-day trip on the open waters of Lake Michigan.
