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
THE 2022 VIC-MAUI RACE IS NOW FINISHED!
Victoria Start Venue: Opens July 1, 2022 ● Start Dates: July 4 & 6, 2022
Maui Finish Venue: Opens July 15, 2022 ● Finish Time Limit July 22, 2022 ● Awards Banquet July 23, 2022
VIC-MAUI 2022 DAILY REPORTS
![]() Roll Call August 7 & The Variety Fish Pack by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, August 7th, 2022 Leader of the pack – Amun-Ra is now closest to the pin (JdF Strait) at 45.34 N, 151.11 W, and no doubt using her 2-iron in the calm seas. Xiomara and Red Sheilla are close behind. Wattson, Xiomara’s hydrovane, attempted Flow’s wind instrument strike but this was just not on, and Wattson is back on duty. Red Sheilla calculates they’re now east of the Hawaiian Islands – um, gulp, we thought they left Hawaii behind last week – but if you look at the easternmost end of the Big Island, it’s at 154.79 so yes, Red Sheilla, you are now beyond paradise. Read ![]() Roll Call August 6 & The Delivery Fishing Derby Has Begun In Earnest by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, August 6th, 2022 Wind and seas are now settling for all, mostly off the nose, the bigger sails are coming out to play, and the fishing derby is now ON. Food – this and water are the basics for human survival. So when the possibility of free fresh food delivered straight to your plate from the ocean is there, the focus is on eating really, really well. Today’s menu is serving up mahi mahi fish tacos, the boats are pulling up to the window for their orders. Read ![]() Roll Call August 5 for Maui Vic 2022 Boats Sailing for Home by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, August 5th, 2022 The fleet of Vic-Maui boats returning to the Pacific Northwest continue to progress toward their destinations relatively well. Those who left Hawaiian ports in the last week of July have encountered boisterous and confused seas with winds consistently above 20 knots and on the nose, gusting to above 30. Recently, the romping winds are starting to ease, and with it the comfort aboard the boats increase. Read ![]() Roll Call of August 1 for 2022 Maui-Vic Fleet & Follow some on FB by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, August 2nd, 2022 The 10 boats in the 2022 return journey from Maui to Victoria (or to home ports around the Pacific Northwest) are making their way northward from the Hawaiian Islands, saying goodbye to our hosts at the Lahaina Yacht Club for another two years. Ten boats are returning. One is staying in the Hawaiian Islands - Lurline sailed in the Vic-Maui race from Canadian waters to her home at the Kaneohe Yacht Club. One - Peligroso - returned to California a bit ago. Read ![]() Follow the Yellow Brick Home... Because, because, because, because, because by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 29th, 2022 There are 4 (make that 5) Vic-Maui boats that have engaged the use of the YB Tracker devices and will regularly transmit their positions. At present, only Xiomara is enroute, the others are anticipated to make their start homeward shortly. Read ![]() 2022 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race Awards - Pau! by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 28th, 2022 Thanks all - your extensive patience is about to be rewarded. We have learned that 'Pau' is the Hawaiian word for finished, pronounced 'pow' and we think this most fitting to end things with a Pau! The Awards for the 2022 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race are here for your pleasure. Including some images of the teams during the events following their first smelling land. Read ![]() Annie M - Mea Culpa, Great to Celebrate Your Arrival by Charlotte Gann, July 28th, 2022 Annie M - you were not forgotten, most definitely not. On July 25, you crossed the Finish Line at 06:01 and headed for Lahaina under escort of the pilot boat. You caught a mooring and the skipper and crew set off for Lahaina. Awaiting you was a throng of greeters, family, friends and some of the Vic-Maui organizing team. We were excited to see you waving back as the pilot boat turned the corner into the harbor and eased alongside. That first step off the boat was tentative but thrilling. That first hug and kiss with your loved ones was very sweet. Many well wishers reached out their hands and handed you cups of coffee - we knew you'd run out some days ago, quelle horreur! Read ![]() by Charlotte Gann, July 27th, 2022 New Haven crossed the YB Tracker geofence 'finish line' on July 26 at 21:47, nearly 12 hours after the extended Official Finish Time of 10:00 on July 26. Read ![]() 2022 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race Awards Banquet by Charlotte Gann, July 25th, 2022 The concept of extending awards to a few boats is interesting in the context that every boat that competes and completes the Vic-Maui marathon, among the most complicated yacht races in the world, is in the real sense of the word a WINNER. Perhaps awards are intended as an additional mark of specialty, standing separately from others who compete. Perhaps awards shine a spotlight on the awarder, the group which has made a trophy available for the race to acknowledge a special focus. Yet we hope all competitors who successfully got to this point - of having competed and completed the challenge safely, and learned SO many new aspects about seamanship, navigation, the natural world around them that almost noone on the planet will experience in this intimate way - carry with them for the rest of their life the deep sense of accomplishment through this race, and continue to discover aspects about yourself for many years. You've risen to the challenge of the Vic-Maui race, had a wild adventure and developed teamwork skills in extreme conditions. Read ![]() July 23 Roll Call Plus Catching up a little by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 24th, 2022 What with the Awards Banquet yesterday, a bit tardy on bringing the fleet status up to date – apologies but the party was fun (only slightly sore head this morning). This morning, Millennium Seagull rolled into Old Maui, Lahaina. Fantastic to have her here and she’s rolled into the Lahaina Yacht Club now. Certainly she’ll celebrate her finish in fine fashion. Read ![]() Lurline - such fabulous spirit by Charlotte Gann, July 24th, 2022 Lurline; Gib Black’s Tripp 47 sailing for Kaneohe Yacht Club, had studied up on past Vic-Maui races and, more importantly, routing plus attendant weather and decided 2022 was the year to bring Lurline home to Hawaii. The cold of the Pacific Northwest was a factor in doing the race and it’s a worthy consideration – it’s take almost a week, usually, to get away from the ocean chill and to warmer ocean temps. Gib got an actual pair of sailing boots, his crew are very experienced the Pac Cup & Transpac races and this was their opportunity to take on the real challenge of Vic-Maui, two races in one. Read ![]() Catching up on Recent Finishers by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 24th, 2022 Since late on Friday night, two more boats have finished. Flow arrived just before midnight on Friday, some of us missed being present at her arrival (so sorry) but caught up with her on Saturday morning when she cleared customs at LYC and enjoyed a fine meal before joining all the rest of the crews at the Awards Banquet. More on this later. Just a short time ago, Millennium Seagull arrived at Lahaina and a happier crew you probably couldn't find. Read ![]() Outbreak has landed at Lahaina by Charlotte Gann, July 22nd, 2022 Outbreak finished at 18:20 HST on July 22; Patrick Fenton’s Nauticat 39, racing for Cascadia Yacht Club, is in the Lahaina Class of Vic-Maui where the rules allow such things as using their engine to advance their position, though this must be recorded in the ship’s log and an adjustment to their corrected time will be made by the Vic-Maui Race Committee upon finishing the race. The Outbreak crew have raced together for a number of years. Read ![]() July 22 Roll Call & Spectac Finish for ‘Round the Cans’ in the Pacific Ocean by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 22nd, 2022 This offshore race is NOT ‘round the cans’ racing. But try to tell that to Xiomara, Red Sheilla, and Planet Express. After having started on July 4 at 10 AM PDT (7 AM HST), the 3 in the fleet of 9 who began together, chose varying interpretations of the rhumb line, mostly running well down the coast to the south of California before making their way around a very variable set of conditions where the centre of the Pacific High kept trying to sit on top of them and the fleet. All three negotiated their way through remarkable light conditions, making their way back toward the rhumb line through the last week. Spitballing on board gave these 3 boats similar insights about the course to take. Read ![]() Amun-Ra Finished After Dark on July 21 by Charlotte Gann, July 22nd, 2022 Amun-Ra finished at 20:54:00 HST on July 21, and sailed into Lahaina after dark. Ben Homsy’s Beneteau Oceanis 45, sailing for Cascadia Yacht Club, is the first arrival of a Lahaina Class Vic-Maui boat. This class allows for such things as organizing for a fee-for-service routing service and using their engine for propulsion (but recording such in the ship’s log), where an adjustment to their corrected time will be applied. Read ![]() July 21 Roll Call & She’s a Nail-Biter by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 21st, 2022 There’s that nervous energy in the air as you close in on the Finish Line. Is it really just about over? We’re just getting the hang of it. That feeling in the dying days of summer when you realize it won’t go on forever – that’s what the fleet is feeling right now. Savouring every last ounce of wind pressure, telling the last of the unlikely tall tales you’ve been sharing with each other. Just one more Happy Hour with the entire crew before everyone scatters like mice in a wheat bin (that’s for Xiomara). Read ![]() July 20 Roll Call & Oscar Brand says Drinks All Around by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 20th, 2022 Gord Wylie’s XP 44, Phoenix, came alongside the docks at Lahaina a tad after 4 AM today and by 10 AM he and the crew and loved ones were together at the Lahaina Yacht Club, enjoying a meal and stories together. Meanwhile, Jan Nolan of Lahaina Yacht Club worked with the US Customs and Border Patrol to get the crew and boat cleared into the USA. All was smooth as silk. As well, Rochelle Mendoza distributed to crew their tickets for the Saturday Awards Banquet, which is proving to be super popular – tickets are now hard to acquire. Patti Link has been working with the local media, successfully getting the race profiled – we are all mindful this is the first time the Vic-Maui International Yacht Race has been run since 2018 and there’s an air of excitement at so many skilful yacht racers being in town. Read ![]() Phoenix Arrived in the wee hours - First Canadian Boat to Finish by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 20th, 2022 At 03:17:34 HST on July 20, 2022 the race yacht Phoenix crossed the finish line near Kaanapali and became the First Canadian boat to finish. A short while later, the boat was piloted to the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor and came alongside to the wild cheers at about 4 AM of family, friends and the team of Greeters from Sea Maui. Champagne corks popped aboard Phoenix and many hugs and kisses were shared. Read ![]() July 19 Roll Call & Next Boat Coming in HOT by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 19th, 2022 The Ouija board is out, fingers are touching. When asked, the Ouija board said Phoenix will be the next boat to finish; they’re about 100 nm at 3 PM HST and pushing hard and solid at 9 kts. Timing for finish – the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Dudes are keeping cool with their straw hats on. Gonna be some party tomorrow. All boats’ time allowances on YB Tracking have been updated based on the revised Peligroso time allowance. Read |