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by Technical Committee, April 3rd, 2013 The Notice of Race has been published for the 2014 Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race. Read 
45th Annual Southern Straits Regatta - Vic-Maui Qualifying Race by Event Committee, March 27th, 2013 The 45th Annual Southern Straits Regatta, March 29-31, 2013 is a Vic-Maui Qualifying Race. For more information on Vic-Maui Qualifying Races and the Southern Straits Regatta, ... Read 
Safety at Sea - Get ready for Vic-Maui 2014! by Event Committee, November 6th, 2012 Safety at Sea: January - March 2013 classes Read 
Vic-Maui 2014 Race Dates and Announcement by Event Committee, July 29th, 2012 The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club are pleased to announce the 2014 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. Read |
Welcome
Aloha and welcome to the 2014 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 2012. 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.
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Big Ben
Type: Beneteau 50Skipper: Jim McLauchlan
Port: Oak Bay, BC
Blog: 1 articles posted
The Beneteau Oceanis 500 "Big Ben" is being sailed by a crew from the Oak Bay Sailing School's cruising club. Big Ben has had a chequered career as a charter yacht in various parts if the world. More recently, having been retired from charter "he" was donated to the Sail and Life Training Society (S.A.L.T.S.) as a contribution towards their excellent youth programs, and the drive to build a new schooner. Big Ben was comprehensively refurbished by SALTS before being acquired by Oak Bay Sailing School, whose mission is to provide offshore cruising training opportunities for adults.
Big Ben is entered in the cruising section of the Vic-Maui, and is being campaigned by a mixed crew of experienced offshore sailors and relative newcomers. The Skipper, Jim McLauchlan, has been racing and cruising offshore around Europe for more years than he cares to remember, and has the able support of First Mate Tony Roberts and watch leaders Keith James and Murray Sampson.
Big Ben will require a reworked sail inventory to become really competitive, but the spirit is readily apparent in the crew!
OBSS and the crew are really appreciative of the untiring efforts of the Vic-Maui committee, and are proud to be a part of this challenging event. Navigo ergo sum!
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