Swiftsure 2012 Website Coming Soon!
Posted October 25th, 2011 @ 1628 PDT by emily
Posted June 23rd, 2011 @ 001 PDT by aaron
Posted June 15th, 2011 @ 857 PDT by emily
Posted May 30th, 2011 @ 2048 PDT by jguest
Results of the request for redress hearing: protest upheld, redress given.
Posted May 29th, 2011 @ 2325 PDT by aaron
A fantastic Flickr Set from Jan. Thank you!
Posted May 29th, 2011 @ 2304 PDT by aaron
Posted May 29th, 2011 @ 1213 PDT by pservos
Turns out no boats in the Flying Headsails Inshore Regatta finished as they did not make the roudning mark by the 3:00 pm deadline but some made it home for the 5:30 finish time.
So it is a new race today. They got off at 11:00 am in light winds.
Posted May 28th, 2011 @ 1848 PDT by pservos
The race has experienced very light winds of about 5 Knots throughout the day. If this continues overnight then the first over the line finishers will be in at maybe lunch time on Sunday.
BUT things seem to be picking us at sunset with some of the boats now rounding the mark at 9:30 pm.
USUALLY winds will go light overnight, so look to early morning at best for the finishers unless conditions change.
Posted May 28th, 2011 @ 1845 PDT by pservos
The Inshore Multihulls Race finished with three boats finishing before the time limit: Cat Sass, Drum, and Geneva.
In Division One Inshore Flying Sails only one boat finished before the time limit of 5:30 pm, that being Surt.
In the Inshore Flying Sails Division Two, four-five boats may have finished, pending issue related to the time limit of 3:00 pm rounding dealine at Pedder Bay.
No vessels in Inshore Flying Sails Division Three or the No Flying Headsails Division finished before the time limit.
Makes for an interesting second race on Sunday. Everyone has a chance to do well and win.
Posted May 28th, 2011 @ 1212 PDT by pservos
The Swiftsure offshore starts got away on time but the inshore boats are drifting off Trial Island at 12:00 noon, but the wind is rising and the spinnakers are flying.
Posted May 27th, 2011 @ 2021 PDT by pservos
Swiftsure is an overnight race, how does the race change when the sun goes down ? “The logs sink at night – don’t they! Winds are expected to remain 10-15 Knots over night.
Posted May 27th, 2011 @ 2019 PDT by pservos
“Neptune’s Car” a Santa Cruz 70 Skipper Paul LaMarche was completing preparations at the dock today.
How many crew do you need for this year – 18.
Posted May 27th, 2011 @ 2014 PDT by pservos
Environment Canada predicts excellent conditions, 10-15 Knots of wind at the start on an ebb tide. The wind will rise to 25-30 Knots later in the day.
Posted May 27th, 2011 @ 1229 PDT by aaron
Deborah Bach has a written a great write up on our new updated Race Tracker. You can read it here.
Posted May 27th, 2011 @ 1148 PDT by aaron
Carl Sirois sailed the Oregon Offshore Race arriving on May 14th. What changes and preparations has he made as a first time Swiftsure participant? What are his hopes and fears.
Watch his progress on the Swiftsure “Race Tracker” day of the race.
