Kokomo coming through Race Rocks

At 6:49 pm, Kokomo called to tell us they were coming through Race Rocks. We hastened to finish our dinner and rode our bikes, in the rain back to the finish line, where we await Kokomo's finish. We have three cruise ships sharing the docks with us, one of which is preparing to leave - and will probably leave at about the time that Kokomo gets here.

Light air is taking its toll

Shortly after Mummbo Jummbo's call, Peulche called. They were motoring through Race Rocks because of the lack of wind.

Just after the call from Peulche, Passepartout also abandoned the race, approximately 1 1/2 miles from Race Rocks. At the time of their call, they were not sure whether they would be stopping in Victoria.

Passepartout told us that the weather at Race Rocks was rainy, with visibility of about 1/2 mile and no appreciable wind. They said that they had really had no wind since Cape Flattery. What wind there was, was not steady enough to do anything.

There were some other boats with them at Cape Flattery when they left by motor.

Mummbo Jummbo drops out

At 5:16 pm, we received a call from Mummbo Jummbo dropping out of the race. At the time they called, they were about 3 miles from Race Rocks, but said that they had been drifting ever since turning the corner. Their motor is on and they are heading towards Victoria.

RC off to dinner

With no word from anyone near Race Rocks, RC is off to dinner. Last year this triggered several calls of boats approaching Race Rocks and required Lynice to dash back to the finish line while Sue waited for take-out. Let's see if that works this year.

Finally, word from some boats!

Just got a phone call from Aja. They have just turned the corner. Wind is currently ESE at about 5 knots and it is raining. They have heard radio traffic from Sampaquita 2 who is approaching Duntze Rock. They said that there is another boat out there with sails down, but they are not sure what boat it is, or if it is even one of the racers.

They are looking for that stronger west wind that has been predicted all day.

Riva Finished


Spinnaker down, Riva heads for Ship Point and a well deserved rest.

Just in photos of earlier finish


Here we have Time Bandit and Riva as they run for the finish just outside Ogden Point at about 4:45 am this morning.

Race Rocks Video Cam link posted

Race Rocks has a viewer controllable webcam that shows the area around Race Rocks. If you are lucky, you might be able to see one of the racers heading through. (Not that we have anyone heading through there in the immediate future).

Only 2 boats left to turn corner

Legacy has checked in with Seattle VTS at 8:40 am this morning, leaving only Aja and Sampaquita 2 left outside.

It's been a very quiet morning, although the winds have started to pick up a little (maybe 6 knots or so at most here at RC) the flag is fluttering a bit right now and there are cats paws on the water. One of the five cruise ships expected in Victoria is berthed, the remaining 4 have not yet arrived.

One of the ships expected, the Star Princess has a bridge cam - which allows you to see the conditions were she is, along the outside of Vancouver Island (she is coming down from Alaska). The bridge cam can be found at the bottom of this page:

http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/tp/index.html

Light air and changing tides claim first victim

At 9:40 am this morning, Mike Campbell from Rattler withdrew from the race. They made it around Cape Flattery, but the wind died and the tide was causing them to be swept out to sea. They have fired up the engine and are motoring to Pt. Angeles.

Seattle VTS check-ins

Here's the latest from Sat. morning. The following vessels checked in with Seattle vessel traffic at the following times:

5:51 Velocity
5:52 Passepartout
5:30 Rya
7:06 Puelche
7:25 Wy'East

The Latest from Wy'East

Frank called to report their position. I thought he said 48'25"N, 144'36"W, but I found this tool where I can plot a position: http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html and based on that, I think he must've said 124'36"W...I hope. Anyway, it's gray and calm here at RCHQ, but Frank said he had a windspeed of 5 and boat speed of 4.6 - Go Wy'East!

Riva Crosses The Line!

They made it - and the finish line flag is barely moving. Good job, Riva!

Time Bandit Finishes!

The night shift gets a little excitement as dawn unfolds. I saw Riva first, then Time Bandit, but Riva had to jibe and Time Bandit sailed in with an amazingly healthy-looking spinnaker as the finish line flag, um, flagged. Raindrops are falling as I await the Riva finish. She's still outside the sea wall, but it won't be long...

Legacy Crosses 48th Parallel

Eric on Legacy called in at 4am to report crossing 48 degrees N. Wind was 15-20 with a boat speed of 9 - Nice! Eric said it was a little bumpy but they were surfing waves and it was a lot better than a flat calm...

Wy'east Rounds Duntze Rock

It's the night shift here at RCHQ and we just heard from Frank on Wy'East. They rounded Duntze Rock at 3:38am.

Fleet Divisions

We've had a request for the fleet divisions, so here they are:

A Fleet
Rage
Riva
Time Bandit
Mummbo Jummbo
Velocity

B Fleet
Rattler
Passepartout
Kokomo
Rya
Rauzer II

C Fleet
Wy'East
Giant Slayer
Aja
Legacy
Sampaquita 2

Cruising Fleet
Puelche