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Funny, I don't think we have a thread for this.
I guess the marina-opposers must be very worried about all those boats in the harbour today that are about to travel through the harbour airport area.
Looks like it won't be a "driftsure", but it might not be very pleasant either.
Swiftsure Yacht Race
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Posted 26 May 2012 - 11:31 AM
5 knot wind gusts today, it's shaping up to be another spectacular driftsure!
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Posted 26 May 2012 - 11:48 AM
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Posted 26 May 2012 - 08:51 PM
Looks like it's taken about 11 hours for the first few boats to get to Swiftsure Bank.
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Va va voom!
Posted 26 May 2012 - 09:18 PM
[whisper]I know it's sacrilegious to mention such a thing...but is it possible, er, that while Swiftsure sounds great, in reality it's a real sucky sporting event?[/whisper]
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Posted 03 May 2013 - 05:40 AM
This years race is May 25-27th, and is hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
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Posted 24 May 2013 - 11:24 AM
Some of the classic's in the race.
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Posted 24 May 2013 - 11:30 AM
That harbour view sure would be nice if all of those @$%#$* boats weren't blocking it.
(And if all of those @$%#$* buildings weren't there in the background.)
(And if all of those @$%#$* buildings weren't there in the background.)
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Posted 26 May 2013 - 04:04 PM
Another "driftsure" with 1/3 of the boats pulling out.
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Posted 27 May 2013 - 09:58 AM
Nice photo of "Surt," Bingo. We had the chance to hang out on the deck Friday afternoon courtesy of Sparky. Wonderful boat inside and out.
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Posted 27 May 2013 - 12:57 PM
That harbour view sure would be nice if all of those @$%#$* boats weren't blocking it.
(And if all of those @$%#$* buildings weren't there in the background.)
aastra, I think those are mega yachts.
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Posted 27 May 2013 - 03:14 PM
Nice photo of "Surt," Bingo. We had the chance to hang out on the deck Friday afternoon courtesy of Sparky. Wonderful boat inside and out.
A bit more of a boat than his Catalina 27, eh?
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Posted 22 May 2014 - 03:58 PM
It's Swftsure weekend!
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Posted 23 May 2014 - 05:15 AM
It's Swftsure weekend!
Think there will be a riot this year?
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Posted 23 May 2014 - 05:21 AM
Think there will be a riot this year?
Those were the days eh? Holy moly, it used to be a crazy night or two.
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Posted 23 May 2015 - 09:16 AM
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Posted 23 May 2015 - 09:56 AM
Moving pretty good this year.
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Posted 27 October 2016 - 05:10 AM
No this is not a Swiftsure story, but the vessel would have encountered similar conditions that a fully crewed racing yacht would encounter.
The other thing to note is that the Socrates' skipper left it to late in the season to start a voyage from Victoria.
Jeanne Socrates, the 74-year-old woman trying to set a record as the oldest person to sail alone around the world, has met a setback.
Storm damage to Socrates’ sailboat, Nereida, has forced her to turn back to complete repairs in Victoria. She is expected back on Sunday or Monday.
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Posted 26 May 2019 - 04:58 AM
over 1/2 the boats had to withdraw due to light winds this year.
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