If you’re looking for Romance, you might want to attend this weekend’s Victoria Classic Boat Festival in the Inner Harbour.
There, you’ll find Romance and about 70 other classic wind and power-driven pleasure craft from all over the Pacific Northwest gathered to celebrate the region’s rich maritime history, Friday to Sunday.
This is the 44th year for the classic boat gathering, hosted by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. The event attracts vessels from both sides of the border, with up to 10,000 visitors expected to view the boats, moored by the public docks along Wharf and Government streets over the Labour Day long weekend.
Some of the boats will be open to the public and visitors can meet and chat with the owners.
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The festival kicks off in the Inner Harbour at noon on Friday. A sail-past starts at 11 a.m. Sunday, with the best views from Ogden Point Breakwater and Clover Point.
A sail race takes place immediately after, between Clover Point and Ogden Point, with Dallas Road the best spot to watch the spectacle.
Take a moment during the festival to step aboard China Cloud, a 45-foot junk-rig sailing vessel built on the beach with a handsaw and axe by Allen and Sharie Farrell in 1982. The ship’s current owner, Eden Murray, is this year’s recipient of the Abernethy and Gaudin Boatbuilders Young Boaters Scholarship.
Admission to the festival is by donation (suggested $25)*, with volunteers on the docks to give out stickers to indicate you have already donated*.
The docks will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The boats will start arriving in the Inner Harbour at noon Thursday.
* and to shame those that did not donate $25.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 August 2023 - 04:58 AM.