Port Hardy – whew good day of rest!
Boy are we tuckered out and this day of rest is great. We slept in, went to breakfast and then worked on a bunch of minor repairs on the boat. […]
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Boys in the boat. Having fun!
Amazing day!
Had breakfast with dolphins playing off our bow, full leg (28 NM), and we finished within seconds of multiple boats. Downwind most of the way, steady wind, 12 – 15 […]
Leg 5 in the books.
We had a downwind start, which was fun except… we hoisted the spinnaker sideways! Doh! We fixed it quickly and had an awesome spinnaker dual with 20 other boats for […]
Seymour Narrows
We had to rise before the sun today. Transiting the narrows must be done at slack water, current can reach upwards of 13 knots… Here we go!!!
Day 2 in the books
Well, it wasn’t the day we were hoping for. It was probably a bad omen that we were over the start line early because there was no wind to drive […]
Day 1
Awesome first day on the VanIsle360. Off the dock by 8 with a fresh breeze blowing in the harbor at Nanaimo. Greg was on the helm for the first start […]
Sweetness!
18 knots of wind, blue skies, and leg 1 finish is in sight. Enough said…
Game Day
Leg one of VanIsle360 2019 is about to kick off!
Day 0
Made it to Nanaimo safely and spend the afternoon getting situated. This evening there was a gathering on the dock with a band and beer. Ready for racing!