Who to watch
Winning boats from most major races in the Pacific Northwest will be lining up in the hopes of adding a prestigious Swiftsure trophy to their collection. Boats to watch include My-Tai and Braveheart who took trophies from the Round Salt Spring race this weekend. Braveheart, a TP52, holds the record of 15 hours and eight minutes for the fastest monohull in the Swiftsure Lightship Classic Race set in 2007. The top three boats from the Oregon Offshore Race (Astoria to Victora) Kotuku, Time Bandit and Riva should also be in the running. Other top contenders include Westerly, who recently won the Lipton Cup and Mad Max, who triumphed in the Southern Straits last month.
This year, the Swiftsure Inshore Classic will finish in Cadboro Bay, with celebrations at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. There is a large multihull division in the fleet which always put on a great show. However, one of the fiercest rivalries will be the Commodores versus the ‘First Ladies’ on identical J80′s. Commodores from Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver Yacht Clubs will race aboard Swish, and their wives aboard Joyride.
You can follow your favourite boats live in real time on the Swiftsure Race Tracker.
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