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The first Vic-Maui race was sailed in 1965. The race was created by Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) member Jim Innes, at that time a pilot for Canadian Pacific Airlines . He talked about the idea of a race originating in Victoria and ending some 2308 nautical miles away in Maui, [ 8 ] and convinced three other skippers to start with him off ...
The Vic-Maui, the longest offshore sailing race off the west coast of North America, starts off Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and finishes near Lahaina, Maui, United States, a distance of approximately 2,308 nautical miles (4,274 km). In the Vic-Maui 1994 the then brand new C&C 37R "Luna" competed, finishing 3rd in Div B, 15th of 24 boats ...
The Vic-Maui Yacht Race runs from Victoria, Canada to Lahaina, Hawaii — a distance of 2,308 nautical miles ((4,274 km)). The race was started in 1965 and is held every other year. It is the longest of the Pacific-Hawaii races.
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The Swiftsure International Yacht Race is the premier long distance sailing race in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia area. Starting and ending in Victoria, BC , Canada, the Swiftsure is international because the midpoint markers for the four long courses are in U.S. waters.
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The Pacific Cup (formerly the "West Marine Pacific Cup") is a yacht race from San Francisco, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. [1] The enjoyable exercise in yacht racing is run in even-numbered years by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club, while in odd years the Transpacific Yacht Race sails for Hawaii out of Los Angeles.
2013 Fastnet Race: 608 nm 1st in class Pace Johnny Vincent (GBR) 2d 21h 15m 7s [19] 2014 China Sea Race: 565 nm 2nd overall Lucky Bryon Ehrhart (USA) 2d 21h 45m 22s [20] 2016 Victoria to Maui: 2,308 nm 1st overall Kinetic V David Sutcliffe (CAN) 8d 14h 16m 46s Another TP52, Valkyrie, took line honours and set a race record of 8d 9h 17m 50s. [21]