Aloha and Welcome to the
Vic-Maui International Yacht Race
Co-hosted by the
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Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and the Lahaina Yacht Club
NOTICE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS, SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE 2024 VIC-MAUI INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE
Vic-Maui’s trustees and committee chairs have concluded it is in the best interest of competitors and stakeholders to cancel the 2024 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. It is with heavy hearts and challenging emotions we have come to this conclusion. The August 8th, 2023 wildfires on Maui were devastating. In addition to the complete loss of shoreside supports – the losses to residences, family, and friends of Lahaina - our Lahaina Yacht Club family – are monumental. Our LYC family needs our help and requires time to heal. We are committed to and will immediately start work on the 2026 Vic-Maui. Our goal is to make 2026 a very special race, celebrating the rebuilding of Lahaina and celebrating the 60th anniversary of both the founding of LYC and of the first Vic-Maui in 1965. Mahalo - Thank you - to our Vic-Maui community - competitors, volunteers, families, friends, and supporters around the world. We recognize and appreciate all your efforts and support. We look forward to planning and sailing the 2026 Vic-Maui together. |
Jim Innes RVYC Event Chair | Lars Bertelsen LYC Event Chair |
VIC-MAUI NEWS
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Vic-Maui Sponsors Donate Sponsorship Contributions by RVYC Event Chair, October 24th, 2023 Vic-Maui sponsors elect to donate their 2024 Vic-Maui sponsorship contributions to the LYC Rebuild Fund and Maui wildfire charities. Read 
by RVYC Vic-Maui Event Chair, October 21st, 2023 All of us at RVYC and on the Vic-Maui team are deeply saddened by the news of the Lahaina-Maui wildfires. Read 
Team Zvi Takes 2023 Swiftsure Lightship Classic by RVYC Event Chair, May 29th, 2023 Fast Swiftsure International Yacht Race this year. Read 
Close Encounters Of The Vic-Maui Kind by RVYC Event Chair, April 10th, 2023 Often we are asked "Do you ever see any of the other boats during the race?" "Sometimes... Never... or only for the first few days" is the typical reply. Read 
Vic-Maui Welcomes Zen No Zen II by Jim Innes, March 26th, 2023 Vic-Maui Welcomes Ross Bernard and his Sabre 426 - Zen No Zen II Zen No Zen II has raced extensively in the Pacific Northwest and will now race in her first Vic-Maui in 2024. Read 
Team Zvi Set Sights On The 2024 Vic-Maui by Event Committee, March 9th, 2023 Hailing from Washington, the Evergreen State, Zvi, the Reichel/Pugh 55 representing the Seattle Yacht Club, made its transoceanic debut in the summer of 2021. She now has her sights on Vic-Maui! Read 
2024 Notice of Race Published and Entries Are OPEN! by Event Committee, January 30th, 2023 2024 Notice of Race Published and Race Entries Are OPEN! Read 
2024 Vic-Maui - OPS Courses For January by Vic-Maui RVYC Event Chair, December 29th, 2022 The January 14-15 Offshore Personal Survival Course (OPSC) class in Vancouver BC and the January 21-22 OPSC class in Victoria are both full. Read 
REMINDER - 2023 Van Isle 360 Registration Closes November 30, 2022 by Vic-Maui RVYC Event Chair, November 28th, 2022 Registration to the Van Isle 360, a Vic-Maui Qualifying Race closes November 30, 2022. Read 
by Charlotte Gann, October 29th, 2022 Every once in a while a person comes along whose effect on those around them is profound. They move to an inner rhythm that resonates beyond them like ripples on a pond. Such a person was Brad Baker. Brad started his sailing life in 1979 aboard a Bob Perry 41, Heather, at age 15 and he never looked back. In 1984, Brad was introduced to offshore racing in the Vic-Maui Race aboard a Baltic 42, Hypertension skippered by Roger Palmer of CYC Seattle. Brad found this spoke to his soul and through many years shared his passion and pleasure with all who cocked their ear his way. Read 
Canada Day sees Vic-Maui Competitors Arriving by Charlotte Gann, June 30th, 2022 With the arrival of Canada Day on July 1st, competitors in the 2022 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race will begin to arrive in the Causeway Marina of Victoria's Inner Harbour. Read 
Vic-Maui Boats Compete In 2022 Southern Straits Race by Event Committee, April 28th, 2022 By Peter Salusbury – Skipper of Longboard After a three-year pandemic hiatus, it was a therapeutic reunion for those intrepid Pacific NW sailors who participated in the Southern Straits Race hosted by West Vancouver Yacht Club on Easter weekend. Read 
Vic-Maui Boats Compete In Patos Island Race by Event Committee, April 8th, 2022 Four Vic-Maui boats participated on April 2nd and 3rd in the first local long distance race of 2022, Patos Island Race hosted by the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club. Read 
Preliminary Start Dates Announced by Event Chair, March 2nd, 2022 Entry has closed... Preliminary Start Dates Announced Read 
Vic-Maui Qualifying Races - The 2022 PACIFIC NW OFFSHORE IS ON! by Event Committee, December 11th, 2021 Corinthian Yacht Club of Portland, along with its title sponsor Schooner Creek Boat Works, is proud to present the 46th edition of the Pacific NW Offshore Yacht Race. The race will challenge your sailing skills, navigation ability, tactical skills, and offshore endurance. We are headed back to Victoria, BC with our traditional timing of two weeks before Swiftsure 2022 International Yacht Race. Read 
by Event Committee, November 16th, 2021 A busy fall schedule with the resumption of in-person classroom seminars and training events. Read 
by Event Committee, October 20th, 2021 New Haven, a Baltic 38DB designed by naval architect Doug Peterson, is a racer/cruiser that was built for speed and comfort in high seas. Earlier in his life skipper Tim Slater (who is now supported by partner Erin Moore for this adventure) sailed the Pacific Ocean for three years on a cruising boat and is looking forward to doing this part of that cruise in a racing environment. Read 
by Event Committee, October 4th, 2021 Vic - Maui welcomes Doug Baker’s Kernan 68 Peligroso. Fresh off a Division 2 win in the 2021 Transpac, Peligroso is our 16th entry. Read |
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Featured Sponsor
Shackles & Cotterpins
Featured Yacht Profile
Annie M (2022)
Type: Amel Mango 52Skipper: John McCarthy
Port: Santa Fe, NM
Blog: 1 articles posted
The Annie M crew has a wealth of experience to contribute to the Vic-Maui 2022 race. John McCarthy, the captain of Annie M, is a lifelong sailor with experience racing Snipes and J24s, as well as cruising on a Swan 47 and, of course, an Amel 52, the Annie M. His boat has been beautifully restored and named after his beloved wife of 60 years.
Steve McCarthy brings years of racing and cruising experiences from sailing many seas. He’s also a sailmaker and, since 2004, owner of Hogin Sails located in Alameda, CA. In addition to working with sail lofts from Seattle to Santa Cruz, he has raced on Moore 24s and J24s and cruised on a Swan 47 across Europe. Our sails are in good hands with Steve as a sailor since he was a wee one.
Steve Summers is an instructor at Seattle Sailing Club, an Outward Bound teacher, and a National Outdoor Leadership teacher with experience sailing long voyages requiring an excellent ability to handle a variety of conditions and personalities. He’s also a Wilderness First Responder and a well-respected navigator in the Pacific Northwest. A calm soul called to the wild, Steve seeks adventure, and Vic-Maui is one of the adventures he’s ready to tackle.
Callum Hally is focused on sailing when the opportunity arises. In the past five years, he’s sailed more than 500 hours on a variety of boats such as a Catalina 22, J35c and an Andrew 53 to name a few. Through his previous job with Seattle Sailing Club supporting the customer’s experience, he became passionate about being on the water. He’s an excellent crew member with an insatiable thirst for reading, which makes him a fascinating conversationalist, wise beyond his years.
Bill Busch participated as “old goat’ status for Mackinaw races. He’s had a 1st place PHRf overall, 1st place in j105 class, 1st place j120 class. He’s looking forward to sailing a long ocean passage. He recently completed his International Offshore Safety program at St. Petersburg Florida Yacht Club. Bill is known for his kindness and patience.
Sarah Mackay, a lifelong sailor who learned at a young age the art of not getting seasick and never getting bored. She’s a crew member, communicator and, on occasion, cracker of jokes at which she’s the only one laughing. She has raced on J24s and J30s, crossed the North Sea and cruised throughout Europe on a Swan 47, and explored the Pacific Northwest on an Amel 52 named Annie M.
We are busy preparing the boat (and ourselves) for this epic journey. This year, Annie M will be entered in the Pacific NW Offshore Yacht Race and the Swiftsure Yacht Race leading up to our start date of the Vic-Maui International Yacht Race in early July.
