July 18 - FINAL RESULTS by Guy Walters, July 19th, 2010 Here are the final results. Aloha. Read Vic-Maui 2010 Wrap-Up Report by Mark Gray, July 18th, 2010 Adrenalin-filled race draws to a close. Read July 17 - Preliminary Final Results by Guy Walters, July 18th, 2010 Everybody's in and the dock parties are now history. These results are preliminary - subject to protests. Read Black Watch Finishes July 17th, 2010 More Read Sonsie Finishes July 17th, 2010 More Read Starlight Express and Red Sheilla Finish July 17th, 2010 July 16 - Daily Position Report by Guy Walters, July 16th, 2010 Two more arrival parties so far today - for Turicum and Pyreneenne. Two more to come late this evening. Read Pyreneenne Finishes by Mark Gray, July 16th, 2010 Photos of the First Finishers July 16th, 2010 First photos from the finish line are starting to come in. View them in the Photo Gallery here. Read Turicum Across Finish Line by Mark Gray, July 16th, 2010 July 15 - Daily Position Report by Guy Walters, July 15th, 2010 This is a tad late because we just got back from the Kinetic welcoming party. Next one early tomorrow... Read The long approach. by Ed Watson, July 15th, 2010 Kinetic Crosses The Finish Line by Mark Gray, July 15th, 2010 Kinetic in first place at this point. Read Line Honors To Terremoto! by Mark Gray, July 15th, 2010 Terremoto! crosses the line first for Vic-Maui 2010 line honors. Read July 14 - Daily Position Report, Including ETAs by Guy Walters, July 14th, 2010 July 13 - ETAs by Guy Walters, July 13th, 2010 July 13 - Daily Position Report by Guy Walters, July 13th, 2010 Delicate Balance's Story by Mark Gray, July 13th, 2010 In their own words. Read July 12 Daily Position Report July 12th, 2010 Red Sheila limping in with a broken boom Read Squalls by Ed Watson, July 12th, 2010 1  2  3   Next

Welcome

Aloha and welcome to the 2010 Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race

Your Committees from the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club have been preparing for your participation since September 2008. Come and enjoy a fun filled week of pre-race activities in Victoria, the Capital City of British Columbia and one of the most beautiful harbours in the world.

From there we give you a rare ocean race that takes both flat out racing skills and strategic decision-making. The determination of the location of the Pacific High will lead you to the strategic decision of when to turn right, haul on those spinnaker halyards and lay back and enjoy.

The Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race, first contested in 1968, is the pinnacle of Pacific Northwest ocean racing. Vic-Maui runs every second year, starting in June or July off Victoria, British Columbia and finishing near Lahaina, Maui, a distance of approximately 2308 nautical miles.

Vic-Maui challenges navigators to demonstrate their weather routing and navigational skills. Understanding the weather is critical when making decisions on navigating out of the Straits of Juan De Fuca and along the Washington, Oregon and Northern California coasts to get to the trade winds first. Success depends on the navigators skill in predicting where the Pacific High pressure zone will be.