Lake Michigan Singlehanded Society

With Singlehanded and Doublehanded sections, you might also consider the Racine Yacht Club’s Hook Race.  It starts in Racine, WI, goes through Door County’s Death’s Door, and finishes at Menominee, MI for 189 nm.  The HOOK’s companion race, the Super HOOK, is offered during odd numbered years when the Bayview Mac race occurs before the Chicago Mac. (The idea is that Super HOOK racers, finishing in Racine, have the option to continue on to Chicago for the Chicago Mac the following weekend). The Super HOOK is the HOOK times two, making it the longest race solely on Lake Michigan and, possibly, the third longest freshwater sailboat race in the world (after the Super Mac and Super Mac and Back. The Super HOOK rounds the mark in Menominee and returning back to Racine, for a 379 nm course.  You can check out the 2026 flyer.  To learn more or to register, visit the Hook Race website.