2016 Vic-Maui – Strongest fleet in more than a decade

by Vic-Maui on 17 Sep 2015 Vic-Maui welcomes a total of nineteen early-entrants for the 2016 Vic-Maui:

Including a great cross-section of boat types:
Reichel Pugh 55, Transpac 52, Riptide 35-2,
seven Beneteau's including three First 40.7's,
three Jeanneau's, Tartan, Sabre, Nordic, J-Boat, Express and Cascade;

With boat names in order of entry, and profile links:
Red Sheilla, Kinetic, Salient, Kraken, Miles,
Ion, Turnagain, Insignia, Expresso, Equus,
Starblazer, CrossFire, String Theory, Amiskwi, Longboard,
Mountain, Forty, Raindrop, Canard

Covering three disciplines:
15 racing class fully crewed, Two racing class doublehanded, Two cruising class
(class/division breaks will be determined later);

From two countries and four provinces and states:
12 Canadian and seven American boats; hailing from ports in BC, AB, WA and OR;

Representing 10 clubs:
Five RVanYC, Three WVYC, Two Seattle YC, Two Sloop Tavern YC, Two Nanaimo YC,
One each from Royal Rose City YC, Sidney North Saanich YC, Three Tree Point YC, Vancouver Rowing Club, West Sound Corinthian YC;

Ranging in length from 35 to 55 feet LOA;

The Kinetic team, skippered by RVanYC Vic-Maui Event Chair David Sutcliffe, will be sailing a Transpac 52 in place of the previously announced Beneteau First 47.7;
Profiles for each of the entered boats are online at Vic-Maui website

Entries are open; the final entry deadline is February 3, 2016

Vic-Maui, first sailed in 1965, is celebrating its Half Century in 2016.

The early entry deadline was September 15, 2015. The final entry deadline is February 3, 2016. The fleet size limit is 25 boats.

Online entry for the 2016 Vic-Maui is open now.

The Notice of Race has been published for the 2016 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. It is available for download: click here