The Countdown to Van Isle 360 is on!

The Van Isle 360 is a biennial (odd year), 580 nm. point to point race circumnavigating wild and rugged Vancouver Island, B.C. Sailed in a series of legs the course provides inshore, offshore and overnight legs through some of the most stunning and challenging waters on the planet. Now in its 20th year the race will reach Port Hardy on Wednesday, June 5th.

Meet the next round of competitors:

The core crew of Boomerang are also part owners in a J/24, it was a toss up which boat to bring since the crew is very comfortable bunking together and the accommodations below are similar. The team is very excited about circumnavigating the rock and look forward to the camaraderie and adventure.

The Boomerang.

Sail #: 9680

Skipper: Greg O’Byrne

Province/State: Washington

Yacht Club: Corinthian Yacht Club Seattle

Type: Cal 40

Designer:

Builder: Jensen

ORC GPH : In the works!

LOA:

Beam:

Draft:

This is a brand new all carbon fibre cruiser/racer catamaran, and so far, the only multihull entry. We competed in the 2003 and 2005 Van Isle’s with the original Cheekee Monkee.

The Cheekee Monkee.

Sail #: 1036

Skipper: Marc Owen-Flood

Province/State: British Columbia

Yacht Club: Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Type: Dufour 335

Designer: Umberto Felci

Builder: Dufour Yachts

ORC GPH: In the works! (around 656)

LOA: 10.045m

Beam: 3.54m

Draft: 1.920m

Discernment

The Discernment.

Sail #: 1036

Skipper: Marc Owen-Flood

Province/State: British Columbia

Yacht Club: Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Type: Dufour 335

Designer: Umberto Felci

Builder: Dufour Yachts

ORC GPH: In the works! (around 656)

LOA: 10.045m

Beam: 3.54m

Draft: 1.920m

Having competed in the 2016 Vic-Maui, Expresso is looking to compete with a “mature crew” all over 60, perhaps with the exception of a bow person yet to be recruited. Awesome to see a boat from the Nanaimo Yacht Club competing again.

The Expresso.

Sail #: 18373

Skipper: George Bishop

Province/State: British Columbia

Yacht Club: Nanaimo Yacht Club

Type: Express 37

Designer: Carl Schumacher

Builder: Alsberg Brothers Boat works

ORC GPH: 617.8

LOA: 11.305m

Beam: 3.530m

Draft: 2.244m

This will be the first Van Isle 360 for Flow, though many of the crew raced together on Syrena in the 2017 Van Isle. Despite the vomiting and leaking holding tank, we had so much fun (must be Canadian eh?) we had to come back. The goal, as before, is to have a good time and enjoy some friendly competition whilst circumnavigating Vancouver Island.

The Flow.

Sail #: 707

Skipper: Stuart Horak

Province: British Columbia

Yacht Club: Bowen Island Yacht Club

Type: Dehler SQ

Designer: Judel/Vrolijk

Builder: Dehler

ORC GPH: Working on it (Around 637ish)

LOA: 10.972m

Beam: 3.522m

Draft: 1.984m