Red Sheilla Finishes
by Richard Ballantyne, July 23rd, 2012
Jim Innes' Red Sheilla, a Beneteau 49TR hailing out of the Waikiki Yacht Club, completed the course in 15 days, 16 hours and 53 minutes. After being plagued by weaker winds for a few days, the trades returned to their former strength in the past 24 hours and pushed Red Sheilla fast to the finish.
Oh for the want of a few good sails! Jim reported that the first of their sail problems occurred just after Race Passage when their #1 Genoa inexplicably tore along the leech panel hampering their progress getting out of Juan de Fuca Strait. Then they had issues with their spinnaker self destructing in gusty winds; like many other competitors. Calling upon her inner "Betsy Ross", Tori Perrot meticulously sewed together the genoa over 2 days, then stitched together the big deep running spinnaker to get the horsepower needed to take advantage of the winds to power to the welcoming finish.
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Amun-Ra (2022)
Type: Beneteau Oceanis 45Skipper: Ben Homsy
Port: Vancouver, BC Canada
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Ben Homsy; Owner / Skipper - Ben is ultimately responsible for bringing together this motley crew. Australian-born, UK and Canadian citizen with an impeccable taste in both teak decking and lasagna. Ben has skippered charter boats over the past 20 years. As a recent entrant into the Pacific North West sailing circuit, this will be Ben's first year participating in the Vic-Maui and other local inshore racing.
Rob Bergman; Watch Captain / 2nd In Charge - Rob is a fellow Australian who recently moved to Vancouver with his family. An avid sailor and nature-lover who grew up around sailboats. This will be Rob's first Vic- Maui and major ocean crossing, after participating in the 2021 Cascadian Convoy and the 2022 Southern Straits on SV Amun-Ra.
Brenden O'Reilly; Trimmer / Fishing - Brenden joins the crew of Amun-Ra with a sound knowledge of boats powered by noisy engines - but we have decided not to hold this against him as apparently he is a master fisherman. This is Brenden's first season sailing and racing in the Pacific North West.
Olivier Corbeil; Trimmer / Bowman - Despite being the youngest crew member (and the only one who can touch his toes), Olivier has over 3000 nautical miles sailing offshore and has raced international level dinghies for 10 years. Olivier has been navigator on a number of boats and crew on a J/22 during the J/22 Worlds in 2016.
Donald Scott; Trimmer / Engineer - Don has literally thousands of miles of cruising. His racing experience includes the Van Isle 360, Southern Straits, Swiftsure, SOAR, Anvil Island, Round Bowen, and Bird Island (Australia). He is also very handy with white electrical tape.
David Verlee; Trimmer - Hailing from Bowen Island, David joins the team at Amun-Ra with extensive sailing experience. He is a 25-year member of RVYC, having raced in the club's Wednesday nights on Virago.
