MacMan Challenge

08/30/2022

I am very sad to advise of the passing of David Rowe a great friend of Little Current Yacht Club.

David was instrumental in the 10 year success of the MacMan Yacht Race. The race was a collaboration between Little Current Yacht Club and Mackinac Island Yacht Club. Racers, organizers, friends and family alike, all had their hearts warmed by David’s huge smile and sincere welcome to the pre-race parties at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club facility.

David participated in most of the races and made many lasting friendships along the way.

Rest In Peace David and thanks for your friendship.

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02/06/2014

This website and blog chronicles the life and travels of Greg and Mary Lynn Wright. It furthers documents the preparations and voyage south to the Caribbean by way of the great inland rivers of the United States.

FRACASW42.com

12/06/2013

MacMan racers Julie and Dawson Proudfoot are also on a very interesting sabbatical adventure. After participating in leg 2 of the MacMan, they headed south. Read the adventures on their blog.http://sea-battical.blogspot.ca

http://sea-battical.blogspot.ca

12/04/2013

Little Current MacMan Racers, Dave Daub and Rita Roy, are also on a great sailing adventure. Check out their interesting blog.
http://www.sailingvesselbliss2.com/

To the Caribbean and Beyond! We are taking our Sailboat from the North Shore's of Lake Huron Canada through central America to the Gulf of Mexico so come travel with us through this site!

12/04/2013

Little Current MacMan Racers, Marc and Linda Faubert are also on a great sailing adventure. Read their interesting blog at the following link.
http://pinknblueview.blogspot.com/

11/25/2013

The only Canadian sailor in the 2013 Mini Transat has had to withdraw due to a series of rig failures. Nearly half of the fleet has withdrawn due to damage and equipment failure resulting from extreme weather conditions in the first 1,200nm (approx). http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/11/24/mini-transat-diane-reid-reports-puerto-calero/

FeatureMini Transat: Diane Reid reports from Puerto CaleroTweetThe biennial Mini Transat is a transatlantic race for solo Mini 6.5m competitors, and there’s very thin history of these competitors being from North America. The 2013 edition had two – Jeffrey MacFarlane (USA) and Diane Reid (CAN). But…

11/01/2013

Ahoy sailors,

This year we celebrated the 10th annual MacMan Challenge. The event was a success with a fun welcome at Mackinac Island Yacht Club, a challenging race to Gore Bay, a delicious fish fry and breakfast, a fast race from Gore Bay to Little Current and a great party at the awards dinner.

Looking forward to next year LCYC is seeking your input with respect to the MacMan Challenge and distance racing. We have put together a short survey to collect your feedback regarding the MacMan Challenge and request that you assist us in determining our future direction by providing candid responses to the questions. The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. We would appreciate if you could complete the survey within the next week if possible. The survey will remain open for responses until November 16th for those that need more time to respond.

You help us further by passing the survey link on to members of your crew or other sailors that may be interested in participating in the MacMan Challenge or distance sailing.

Please click on the following link to go to the survey:

http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/lcyc/lcyc-macman-challenge/

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10/27/2013

Follow Canadian sailor Diane Reid (http://www.minitransat.fr/skipper/diane-reid?lang=en) and American sailor Jeffrey MacFarlane (http://www.minitransat.fr/skipper/jeffrey-mac-farlane?lang=en) as they race single handed across the Atlantic Ocean in a fleet of 74 21ft Mini Class sailboats.

Course transatlantique en solitaire sur des bateaux de 6,50m de la Classe Mini. www.minitransat.fr.

10/27/2013

Follow the Mini Transat Race where 21ft Mini Class sailboats race across the Atlantic from France to Guadeloupe.
http://www.minitransat.fr/?lang=en

10/27/2013

Looking forward to following One Girl's Ocean Challenge in the Mini Transat. Looks like the race may have weather window for a Monday start. http://www.onegirlsoceanchallenge.com