Defending champion and first double-handed entry! Vic-Maui welcomes Longboard and Amiskwi.
by Vic-Maui, September 1st, 2015
Defending champion and first double-handed entry! Vic-Maui welcomes Longboard and Amiskwi.
Vic-Maui welcomes more early entrants for the 2016 Vic-Maui:
Peter Salusbury's Riptide 35 Mk II, Longboard, representing the West Vancouver Yacht Club, will sail with a crew of five. Longboard took the triple with First Overall, First in Division 1 and First to Finish for the 2014 Vic-Maui. Longboard is returning for the Half Century 2016 Vic-Maui to defend her titles and for another great ocean racing adventure.
See the Longboard profile hereChris Read's Sabre 386, Amiskwi, representing the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club, is the first entry in the double-handed racing class.
See the Amiskwi profile here
Profiles for each of the fifteen early-entered boats are online at http://www.vicmaui.org/teams.
Early entries going strong at fifteen to date; early entry deadline is September 15, 2015.
Vic-Maui, first sailed in 1965, is celebrating its Half Century in 2016.
The early entry deadline is September 15, 2015; the final entry deadline is February 3, 2016. The fleet size limit is 25 boats.
Online entry for the 2016 Vic-Maui is now open at: Official Notice Board and Online Entries.
The Notice of Race has been published for the 2016 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. It is available for download: click here for Notice of Race.
Appendix A to the Notice of Race has also been published. It is available for download: click here for NoR Appendix A.
Appendix B to the Notice of Race has been published. It is available for download: click here for NoR Appendix B.
We invite you to join the 2016 Vic-Maui fleet for Challenge • Adventure • Teamwork.
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Safety at Sea - Late 2015 & Early 2016 Schedule
The Late 2015 - early 2016 preliminary schedule has been published for BC Sailing's Sail Canada - ISAF Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course. For more information, see BC Sailing Safety at Sea.
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Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race
The Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race is hosted by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club. First contested in 1965 and sailed every second year since 1968, Vic-Maui is the pinnacle of Pacific Northwest ocean racing. Vic-Maui starts in July off Victoria, British Columbia and finishes near Lahaina, Maui, a distance of approximately 2308 nautical miles.
Vic-Maui challenges navigators to demonstrate their weather routing and navigational skills. Success depends on the navigator’s skill in predicting where the Pacific High pressure zone and trade winds will be, nearly a week into the future.
The adventure includes sailing around the Pacific High and surfing downwind in the trades. The days pass quickly with the fleet surrounded by dolphins and albatross, spectacular sunrises, sunsets and brilliant starlit nights.
Teamwork gets the boats to the finish line near Lahaina, where each arriving boat is greeted with an outstanding Hawaiian welcoming party. Family and friends meet the racers to celebrate the accomplishment with hugs, leis and mai-tais. Many crew stay to spend more time enjoying Maui with their families before heading home.
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Lurline (2022)
Type: Tripp 47Skipper: Gib Black
Port: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Blog: 1 articles posted
"Beginning with the first running of the Vic-Maui Race in 1965, I have followed the previous participants routing, finishes and associated weather components with great interest and intrigue. A few of my friends have competed and completed the race and all speak of the challenging yet gratifying conditions, tactics and not least, the great send off in beautiful Victoria B.C. The cold aspects of the race have previously kept me from entering the race at bay, having been raised in Hawaii and spending so much time there in the warm ethos. However, it is finally time to lean forward and enter the 2022 race and cast aside any trepidation. In the anticipation of finally participating in the 2022 race, this coming December and Christmas, Santa promises to bring me my first pair of sailing boots!
I believe my boat, a Tripp 47, is very competitive and embodies the synergy and nucleus of a formidable and capable crew. The crew have sailed thousands of ocean and inland racing miles and have earned my admiration and respect. The boat crews numerous completed Transpacs, PacCups and other offshore races that they have sailed with me on, is a testament to their determination and competitive nature. They deserve this new opportunity for an enhanced northern latitude to southern latitude race, and to experience the humbleness and satisfaction that this race has the potential to exude. My crew and myself are all looking forward with eager anticipation to joining our Canadian pals and accompanying esprit de corps, for the 2022 Vic-Maui Race.
Aloha,
Gib"
