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Past Issues:
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by Vic-Maui, October 10th, 2015 Vic-Maui Preparation Seminar - October 17 - coming up fast! The regional Safety at Sea schedule has been expanded: Classes in Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and West Vancouver; Vic-Maui Events Schedule - registration now open for several events; Featured Sponsor: Signature Yachts; Entries are open; 22 boats entered, fleet size limit 25 boats; the final entry deadline is February 3, 2016; Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter Read 
Vic-Maui welcomes Atalanta and Westerly; major update to Events Schedule by Vic-Maui, October 1st, 2015 Vic-Maui welcomes 70 footers Atalanta and Westerly; 2016 Vic-Maui fleet at 21 boats; major update to Events Schedule; registration opens for Vic-Maui Preparation Seminar, Safety at Sea / Offshore Personal Survival Course, Offshore First Aid; Featured Sponsor Harken; Entries are Open; Final Entry Deadline; Fleet Size Limit; Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter Read 
Vic-Maui Early Entries Reach 19 Boats; Strongest Fleet in Over a Decade by Vic-Maui, September 16th, 2015 Vic-Maui Early Entries Reach 19 Boats; Strongest Fleet in Over a Decade. Boat types include Reichel/Pugh 55, Transpac 52, Riptide 35-2, seven Beneteau's including three First 40.7's, three Jeanneau's, and more. Fully Crewed, Doublehanded and Cruising entries. Ten Yacht Clubs represented. Vic-Maui celebrating a Half Century. Open for online entries; final entry deadline February 3, 2016; fleet size limit 25 boats. Featured sponsor North Sails. Safety at Sea course dates finalized. Read 
Defending champion and first double-handed entry! Vic-Maui welcomes Longboard and Amiskwi. by Vic-Maui, September 1st, 2015 Defending champion and first double-handed entry! Vic-Maui welcomes Longboard and Amiskwi. Early entries going strong at fifteen to date; early entry deadline is September 15, 2015. Featured Sponsor: Eggbeater Creative. Safety at Sea - Late 2015 & Early 2016 Schedule. Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter. Vic-Maui Sponsors. Read 
It's a baker's dozen! Vic-Maui welcomes CrossFire and String Theory by Vic-Maui, August 19th, 2015 Vic-Maui welcomes CrossFire and String Theory; Notice of Race Appendix B published; Featured Sponsor: First Yacht Services; Tech-Tips: VHF Antenna Cables; Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter; Safety at Sea - Fall 2015 Schedule; 2016 Vic-Maui is open for entries. Read 
Vic-Maui celebrates a Half Century - early entries are off to a strong start! by Event Committee, June 24th, 2015 Vic-Maui celebrates a Half Century - early entries are off to a strong start! Three American boats among the latest four entries; Three matched Beneteau First 40.7's have entered; Notice of Race Appendix B published; Vic-Maui at the 2015 Van Isle 360; Vic-Maui at Swiftsure; Featured Sponsor: CSR Marine; 2016 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race is open for early entries; Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter; Safety at Sea - Fall 2015 Schedule; Vic-Maui Sponsors; Vic-Maui Qualifying Races; Read 
by Vic-Maui, May 20th, 2015 Vic-Maui Information Session at Swiftsure, Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Featured Sponsor: Westerly Yacht, 2016 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race is open for early entries, Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter, Safety at Sea - Fall 2015 Schedule Read 
Seven adventurous teams lead the early entries for the 2016 Vic-Maui! by Event Committee, April 28th, 2015 Seven adventurous teams lead the early entries for the 2016 Vic-Maui! The 2016 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race is open for early entries; Featured Sponsor: Pacific Yachting; Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Vic-Maui co-host, at Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day Week; Vic-Maui Qualifying Race: Oregon Offshore Race; Vic-Maui on Facebook and Twitter; Safety at Sea - Fall 2015 Schedule; Vic-Maui Half Century Poster: 1965 - 2016; Vic-Maui Sponsors. Read by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, March 2nd, 2014 by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, February 1st, 2014 by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, January 28th, 2014 Race entry deadline, Vic-Maui Qualifying Races, Safety at Sea classes, Preferred Accommodations by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, January 3rd, 2014 2014 Fleet Grows; Victoria & Lahaina Preferred Accommodations and Information Bulletins by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, December 5th, 2013 2014 Vic-Maui Fleet and Event Updates by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, November 12th, 2013 Info meetings & courses coming up by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, October 10th, 2013 by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, October 2nd, 2013 Prep Seminar open for registration; plus others by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, September 22nd, 2013 Online Registration is Now Open! by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, September 8th, 2013 Vic-Maui teams - mark your calendars! by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, August 24th, 2013 Appendix A to the Notice of Race is now available. by Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, May 23rd, 2013 |
More Past Issues:
- October 15, 2009 [PDF]
- October 1, 2009 [PDF]
- July 16, 2009 [PDF]
- June 15, 2009 [PDF]
- June 1, 2009 [PDF]
- May 15, 2009 [PDF]
- April 13. 2009 [PDF]
- January 2008 [DOC]
- October 2007 [DOC]
- May 2007 [DOC]
- January 2007 [DOC]
- November 2006 [DOC]
- June 17, 2006 [PDF]
- April 4, 2006 [PDF]
- January 11, 2006 [PDF]
- November 3, 2005 [PDF]
- October 7, 2005 [PDF]
- July 8, 2005 [PDF]
- June 5, 2005 [PDF]
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Red Sheilla (2020)
Type: Beneteau 49Skipper: Jim Innes
Port: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Blog: 1 articles posted
Red Sheilla is the first boat to enter the 2020 Vic-Maui!
Red Sheilla previously competed in the 2010, 2012 and 2016 Vic-Maui races. In July 2020, Red Sheilla skipper Jim Innes will sail in his fifth Vic-Maui, following the pioneering course sailed by his father JG (Jim) Innes in 1965.
The first Vic-Maui was sailed in 1965. The race was a dream of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club member JG (Jim) Innes who, at that time, was a Captain for Canadian Pacific Airlines. Jim convinced three other skippers to start with him off Brotchie Ledge in 1965. With Jim in his Lapworth 36' "Long Gone", there was Lol Killam of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club with the 45' sloop "Velaris", Ron Ramsay of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club with the 45' ketch "Norena of White" and Boo Paskel from Seattle Yacht Club with his 73' ketch "Tatoosh". The 1965 race and weather were typical; Westerlies in the Juan de Fuca Strait, a left turn down the coast to about the latitude of San Francisco, followed by a right turn under the North Pacific High and a gybe with the Northeast trade winds filling spinnakers for the sunny run to Maui. "Long Gone" won the first Vic-Maui with a time of 15 days, 6 hours and 55 minutes. Records have been broken many times since 1965.
The current record holder is "Valkyrie", skippered by Gavin Brackett of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, who completed the race in 8 days, 9 hours and 17 minutes in 2016.
Follow Red Sheilla on Facebook (including her blog posts) at: http://www.facebook.com/redsheillasailing. The video here is her 2012 homeward delivery from Lahaina.
In 2019, Red Sheilla’s crew will be racing on different yachts in Southern Straits, Round Salt Spring, Swiftsure and Van Isle 360. This fall, Red Sheilla will be entered in Round The County followed by 2020 Southern Straits, Oregon Offshore and Swiftsure.
In 2020 Vic-Maui will be marking the next 50 years of the race. We invite you to join us!
