(Victoria, British Columbia)- The fourth major Memorial Day offshore
event is simply known as “the Swiftsure”. One hundred sixty-six yachts
are entered in the 76th Swiftsure International Yacht Race that will
start on Saturday, May 25th. The fleet will use either PHRF or ORC
rating system for one of the four courses ranging from 79 to 138 nm that
start and finish in Victoria, BC. There are dozens of J/Teams that are
participating in this famous offshore event in the Pacific Northwest.
Below are the courses and the J/Teams sailing each race.
The
Cape Flattery Race for Monohulls (PHRF handicapped boats)- it goes from
the Clover Point start, leaves the mark at Neah Bay to port, and
crosses the finish line across Victoria Harbour– 101.9 nautical miles.
Sailing this race is Tom Keffer’s J/42 VELOCITY, Bill Fox’s J/160 JAM,
Ron Holbrook’s J/133 CONSTELLATION, Scott Campbell’s J/121 RIVA, three
J/120s (Kirk Palmer’s SCOUT, Mike Picco’s WILD BLUE, Chris Johnson’s
WITH GRACE), three J/109s (Tom Sitar’s SERENDIPITY, Kirk Fraser’s
ECLIPSE, Tolga Cezik’s LODOS), and three J/35s (Karl Haflinger’s
SHEARWATER, Don Leighton’s TAHLEQUAH, Chad Stenwick’s THE BOSS). In
addition is a one-design fleet of nine J/105s, including Doug Schenk’s
FREE BOWL OF SOUP, Doug Pihlaja’s ABSTRACT, Chuck Stephen’s PANIC,
Georgina Martin’s TROUBLEMAKER, Dana Sibilla’s ESCAPE ARTIST, Erik
Kristen’s MORE JUBILEE, Bob Hayward’s KINETIC, Steve Summers’ PUFF, and
Chris Phoenix’s JADED.
The
Juan de Fuca Race for Monohulls (PHRF handicapped boats)- goes from the
Clover Point start, leaves the mark at Clallam Bay to port, and crosses
the finish line across Victoria Harbour– 78.7 nautical miles. J/Teams
participating in this race include Ron Mackenzie’s J/37 FUTURE
PRIMITIVE, Phil Wampold’s J/92 ZAFF, Peter Dorsey’s RUSH, and two J/30s
(John Collins’ SPUD & Ulf Gwildis’ IMPULSIVE),In addition, there is a “day race” that is comprised of random legs around government marks that is announced the morning of the race; course lengths vary based on wind strength and direction. Participating in the inshore race is Matt Dahabieh’s J/29 GODZILLA, two J/30s (Jim Bottles’ CELEBRATION & Bart Blainey’s LIMELIGHT), and Tom Kerr’s J/105 CORVO 105. For more Swiftsure Race sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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