Team Profiles - Delicate Balance
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Type: X-One Ton
Skipper: Pierre Cote
Class: 1
Handicap Ranking: 5
Time Allowance: 68
Hailing Port: Vancouver, BC
Hull Colour: White
LOA: 39.70
Beam: 12.89
Draft: 7.87
Yacht Club: Vancouver Rowing Club
Designer: Niels Jeppesen
Builder: X-Yachts
Launch Date: 1985
Rig: Sloop
Sail Number: 40201
Website: http://www.delicatebalancevicmaui.com/
Sailing for the Vancouver Rowing Club and skippered by Pierre Cote, Delicate Balance is an X-One Ton designed by Niels Jeppesen and built in Denmark by X-Yachts in 1985. Racing under a former owner, Delicate Balance was 48 North's Boat of the Year in 1987 and had two First Overall finishes on the long course of West Vancouver Yacht Club's Southern Straits Race. Delicate Balance recently underwent a complete refit and this will be her first Vic-Maui race. Pierre hails from Vancouver, BC, and has sailed all over the coast, both for fun and on commercial vessels including fishboats, packers and tugs. Pierre reports that "I am really looking forward to the Vic-Maui race for more of the experiences and adventures that are unique to blue water sailing. Our team is hoping for good reaching conditions around the North Pacific High, exciting downwind sailing in the trades, and a sailor's welcome when we get to Lahaina."
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2010-07-18: "Challenge ● Adventure ● Teamwork!" is the Vic-Maui motto. Add to that tales of perseverance and courage, high performance sailing and navigational challenges and you have the recipe for an adrenalin-rush race - Vic-Maui 2010. Regular blogs and emails from most of the fleet allow us to put together a detailed picture. [More Info]
2010-07-15: Please note that we are experiencing problems with the data feeds from the satellite transponders tracking the yachts. [More Info]
2010-06-29: Please email stories@vicmaui.org with any stories, photos and videos that we can share with other followers of the race through the vicmaui.org and the Shackles & Cotterpins email list. [More Info]
2010-06-18: AHOY! Tickets are now available for the Victoria Send-Off Dock Party [More Info]
2010-06-13: Sailing Instructions are available. [More Info]
2010-06-02: Vic-Maui t-shirts, polo shirts, hats, and more can now ordered online! Read more if you'd like to order your Logowear now! [More Info]
2010-02-04: The Vic-Maui committee is pleased to confirm the following boats have submitted their race entry forms within the race entry deadline and are actively preparing for the race: [More Info]
2009-10-21: Sail-World.com posted an article on the upcoming Vic-Maui 2010. Click here for the article. [More Info]
2009-05-13: Swiftsure International Yacht Race Joins Vic-Maui Qualifying Race Program. [More Info]
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