by Paul Michael, July 12th, 2012 Rhumb line distance to Lahaina, Maui = 1,625.9 nautical miles. "Anyone who would go to sea for enjoyment would go to Hell for a vacation." ~ Old Idiom Read Daily Position Report - July 11 by Guy Walters, July 11th, 2012 The Jig is Up. Is it time to Turn for Maui? by Richard Ballantyne, July 11th, 2012 Strong winds along the coast have kept boats moving southward and avoiding the Pacific High. But you got to turn sometime... Read by Paul Michael, July 11th, 2012 Rhumb line distance to Lahaina, Maui = 1,803.8 nautical miles. "I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls." -Hugo Vihlen Read Daily Position Report - July 10, 2012 by Guy Walters, July 10th, 2012 by David Sutcliffe, July 10th, 2012 Since then however, it has looked like a Volvo race video for the past few hours, blast reaching with water everywhere, but with less pay ... Read by Paul Michael, July 10th, 2012 Rhumb line distance to Lahaina, Maui = 1,970.2 nautical miles. "Ah! A heading. Set sail in a... uh... a general... that way direction. " - Captain Jack Sparrow Read Status on the Evening of July 09 by Guy Walters, July 9th, 2012 Racing Division Hits the Start Line July 7th, 2012 The Racing Division got started today in a light westerly, but had a favourable current for a few hours to get through Race Passage and into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Read Vic-Maui Awards Banquet Ticket Order Form July 7th, 2012 Notice to Competitors Number 6 by Richard Ballantyne, July 6th, 2012 Notice to Competitors No. 6 published July 4, 2012. Change of Skipper for Big Ben, Changes to low bandwidth access to Yellowbrick race tracker Read The Cruising Division Has Started July 5th, 2012 The Cruising Division started today under bright sunny skies off Brotchie Ledge near Victoria. Read CTV News interview with various Vic-Maui 2012 participants ahead of the start July 5th, 2012 Victoria's Inner Harbour is abuzz with sailors preparing to race to Maui. Read Bulletin No. 3 - Spectator Boats in Victoria by Event Committee, June 25th, 2012 Notice to Competitors No. 5 (Communications Plan and Information) by Technical Committee, June 24th, 2012 Two weeks until Vic-Maui starts on July 5 by Shackles and Cotterpins, June 21st, 2012 The start is just a couple of weeks away! The boats and crews are in their hectic final preparation stages. The four boats in the Cruising Division will start on Thursday, July 5 while the ten boats in the Racing Division will start on Saturday, July 7. A steady flow of race-related publications have been appearing on the race website. Read |