2018 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac
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Photo by Martin Chumiecki LUXURY LIVING ON THE ST. CLAIR RIVER IN PORT HURON, MICHIGAN OCCUP SUMMER 2019 PRICED FR ANCY OM $250,000 MACKINAC RACERS: WELCOME TO PORT HURON! THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019 5:00 PM 8:00 PM A SPECIAL Racers, family, friends, and crew are invited to a Cocktail Party at Bluewater View. INVITATION SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019 9:00 AM NOON Family and friends of the racers are invited to experience a spectacular riverside view FOR YOU... of the race boats as they travel from the Black River to the starting line in Lake Huron. Bluewater View's Mackinac Race Fessvises will take place at 101 Beers Street (on the St. Clair River, just 4 blocks North of the Port Huron Yacht Club). Addisonal informason is available at the Bluewater View Condominium Visitor Center, located at 712 Huron Ave. in Downtown Port Huron. Presented by Lara Miller of Signature Sotheby's International Realty (313) 523-0100 [email protected] 96 KERCHEVAL AVE. BluewaterViewCondos.com GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI —Contents— Commodore’s Message 1 Commodore’s Message 2 Thank you to our Sponsors Dear Sailors, Family and Friends, 3 Letter from the 2019 Race Chairman 5 Letter from the Mackinac Race Authority 6 2019 Mackinac Race Committee On behalf of the members of 9 Race Committee Person of the Year Bayview Yacht Club, I would like to 11 Straits of Mackinac Society - Old Forts welcome all of this year’s participants th 12 Bayview Mackinac Hall of Fame Trophy to the 95 running of our race. Over 15 The 100th Bayview to Mackinac Race 200 boats will start this year, on one of 16 Letter from the BYC Foundation two courses, sailing multiple directions 17 BYC Foundation Donor Form up Lake Huron to Mackinac Island in 18 BYC001 at RBYC: Making the Most of an effort to claim the prize. Membership in Mumbai Bayview has been a beehive of 19 Bayview Yacht Club - It’s all about Sailing activity this year! Not only for the 20 Mackinac Island Map owners and crews who have been 23 Bayview Yacht Club - Sailors Only preparing their boats for the race, but and Bayview Yacht Club. We appreciate 25 Sails, Sips and Sweets for all of us behind the scenes. their support and look forward 26 Letter from the Old Goat Chair continuing this great relationship. Our 27 Society of Mackinac Island Grand Rams I would like to thank the 2019 Bell’s other sponsors include Grand Hotel, 27 Society of Mackinac Island Double Goats Beer Bayview Mackinac Race Chair, Luca Mariano Premium Whiskey, 28 Society of Mackinac Island Old Goats Bob Nutter, the entire Race Committee, Gill, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel, Tito’s 33 Pro-Team Challenge Volunteers, BYC Staff and Mackinac Handmade Vodka, Pentastar Aviation, 35 2018 BBBMR Winners Race Authority. While the waterways, North Sails, Shepler’s Mackinac Island 36 2018 BBBMR Flag Presentation the boats and the sailors get all the glory, the behind the scenes folks are Ferry, NôMI Sparkling Water, Aitken the ones who make it all happen. & Ormond Insurance, Frankenmuth And there are others, the many Insurance, Sharpe Travel Services, organizations that work so hard behind Legal Copy Services, Sykes & Webster the scenes to make it work. Thanks also – The Burton Families, and the Bayview goes out to the City of Port Huron, the Yacht Club Foundation. Thanks to all Blue Water Festival, Mackinac Island, of you for your support! the Detroit Sports Media Association, As you can see, it takes a lot to run Marx Layne and Associates, the US the greatest fresh water race in the Coast Guard and Set Sail for Autism country! - your efforts make this race enjoyable I hope you enjoy that all our race Photo by Martin Chumiecki for all. offers - Sail fast and sail safe and I will On the Cover It is the support of our sponsors that see you all at the party! z allows us to run a premier yachting Bill Alcott and Tom Anderson’s Equation event and it all starts with our Title on the finish line of the 2018 Bell’s Beer Sponsor: Bell’s Beer. The entire Bell’s Sandy Fullerton Bayview Mackinac Race Commodore 2019 staff are great enthusiasts of the race Photo by Martin Chumiecki Bayview Yacht Club A publication of Bayview Yacht Club 100 Clairpointe, Detroit, MI 48215 313.822.1853 f: 313.822.8020 [email protected] byc.com 1 Thank You to our Sponsors! SYKES & WEBSTER THE BURTON FAMILIES Bayview Yacht Club For the benefi t of the Bayview Mackinac Race Supporters of the 2019 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race Freighter’s Eatery & Tap Room | Futuramic Tool and Engineering Harken | Thomas Hardware Company 2 From the Race Chairman Allow me to say hello and welcome to the skippers, crew, fans and sponsors participating in the 2019 Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race. I am honored to chair this historic race in its 95th consecutive running up Lake Huron to Mackinac Island, the longest running consecutive fresh-water sailboat race in North America. I am also honored to be following my brother’s “dock steps” as race chairman. Russel H. Nutter Jr. served as Race Chairman in 1987 and 1995. I’ve had the pleasure of racing 30-plus Bayview Mackinac races, and 30-plus Chicago Mackinac Races on various At this time I’d like to extend a special thank you to the boats; from NA40s to J44s to 70 footers and a Non-Such United States Coast Guard for their support in helping 30. During those years I was not fully aware of all the Bayview Yacht Club conduct another safe race. In behind the scenes volunteer support required to conduct addition, I’d like to take this time to thank our sponsors these races. I now appreciate how much work it takes and supporters for the race: Bell’s Brewery, Grand each and every year. Hotel, Luca Mariano Premium Whiskey, Gill, Coral Over 165 volunteers donate their time and efforts over Reef Sailing Apparel, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Pentastar the course of an entire year to make this race happen. At Aviation, North Sails, Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry, the end of last year’s race in August, the Mackinac Race NôMI Sparkling Water, Aitken & Ormond Insurance, Authority (MRA) began planning for this year’s race. Frankenmuth Insurance, Sharpe Travel Services, Legal Work continued at Bayview over the winter in preparation Copy Services, Sykes & Webster – The Burton Families, for the start in Port Huron and the finish on Mackinac Bayview Yacht Club Foundation, Detroit Sports Media, Island. Marx Layne, Freighter’s Eatery & Tap Room, Futuramic As you may be aware, we are approaching the 100th Tool and Engineering, Harken, Pink Pony – Chippewa running of this historic race in 2024. I’ve been lucky Hotel and Thomas Hardware Company and once again z enough to experience and meet many fun people over our volunteers. the years. Each race has created new friends and new memories. This all starts with being invited to race on a Respectfully, boat and from that we meet new people and forge new Robert Nutter friendships. And of course, at the end of these races we 2019 Race Chair, assemble for the awards party as we will this year on the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race grounds of the Grand Hotel. We look forward to seeing you there having fun after a safe race. 3 SCIENCE STYLE STAMINA Doyle Sails is a leading force worldwide in racing sails through a combination of on-the-water experience and continual product development. Each sail is built by a team of passionate, expert sailors that see projects through from concept to competition. DOYLE SAILS DETRIOT I 586-404-5120 [email protected] I www.doylesails.com 28021 Harper Ave. St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 4 From the Mackinac Race Authority Welcome to the 95th Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race! We – the Mackinac Race Authority, the BYC Flag Officers and Board of Governors, Bayview Yacht Club members and staff, Race volunteers (over 160 volunteers, both BYC members and non-members!) and all our sponsors- are pleased to be able to bring the spirit of competition, great comradery, a lovely destination and a great post-race party to each and every one of you, our friends and competitors. You are the reason we at BYC undertake this massive production year after year. We cannot thank you and your support teams (family and friends) enough for your continued support – 2019 Race Chair, Bob Nutter, has been working hard to ensure both the safety and competitiveness of this race since the July 2018 awards party. Bob has been helped along the way by Safety Committee USCG help to ensure all the festivities, including the Chair Brian Geraghty, Technical Chair Art LeVasseur, Blue Water Fest, are safe and fun for all, sailors and non- Race Administrator Melissa Wenzler as well as the sailors alike. other members of the Mackinac Race Authority: (in And we can’t forget our sponsors! Led by Bell’s alphabetical order) Comm. John Burke, Chris Clark, Beer, we are fortunate to have the support of sponsors Paul Falcone, Todd Jones, Don Maxwell, C J Ruffing, Dr. who help us provide a quality race and related social Gary Shoemaker and yours truly. activities for you. You’ll notice their ads throughout this As mentioned above, our volunteers are invaluable in race program. One of the best things that you can do helping to run this Race. I swear we have a committee for this Race, aside from competing in it, is to support for every aspect of the Race! From behind the scenes our sponsors whenever you have a need in their area (Technical, Safety, and Sponsorship Committees) to of expertise.