And the winners are

Thanks everyone for watching - here are the results as presented at Royal Victoria Yacht Club this afternoon:

1st overall - Time Bandit

A Class
1st Time Bandit
2nd Rage
3rd Riva
4th Velocity

B Class
1st Rauzer II
2nd Kokomo
3rd Rya

C Class
1st Giant Slayer
2nd Wy'East
3rd Legacy
4th Aja
5th Sampaquita 2

Cruising (D) Class
1st Puelche

The last boat is in!

Sampaquita 2 has finished! They crossed the line at 7:24:25 this morning. They finished with a reefed main and a storm jib, but the jib was (probably purposefully) not doing much!

We also heard from Rattler, they are now safely in Port Angeles after withdrawing yesterday afternoon.

Final race results will be posted here after the announcement of the results at RVYC today.

Report from Sampaquita 2

Just heard from Sampaquita 2, they are about 10 miles from Victoria Harbour and expect to arrive in about 2 hours, well within the time limit for the race.

Rya, then Aja

As of 2:30 am, all boats are in except Sampaquita 2, who has not yet reached Race Rocks.

Legacy Finishes

Wow, it's been a busy night shift. The latest finisher is Legacy who came in under main sail only (like most of the finishers tonight so far).

Aja Blows Through Race Rocks

We just heard from Aja, who has come through Race Rocks. Conditions there are blustery with winds out of the west at 20. Everyone is healthy - yay!

Rya's on Her Way

Rya is 7 miles from the finish with winds of 25-30. All's quiet now at RCHQ (except for the wind) since all cruise ships have left.

Velocity's Exciting Harbor Entry

If I get a vote, Velocity wins "Most Exciting Finish" for dodging 3 cruise ships in the dark and entering the harbor between Cruise Ship 2 and Cruise Ship 3's exits.

Legacy at Race Rocks; Velocity Dodges Cruise Ship

We just heard from Legacy, checking in from Race Rocks. I heard a voice in the background say Tell Sue We're Rockin'! Well, Legacy - RC is rockin' too, it feels like about 40 out there...

Velocity checks in from about a mile out. Meanwhile, 3 cruise ships are leaving the harbor and I hear Velocity on the radio making sure they know he's there.

Wy'East finishes

In screaming winds and with no jib, Wy'East flew across the finish line tonight at 22:02:23. There must be a story behind the missing jib, but we don't know what it is quite yet.

Wy'East is the last of the boats that have reported so far from Race Rocks, so we don't know how far out the remaining five boats are.

Boats that remain to finish and the time they reported to VTS are:
Rya 5:30 am today
Velocity 5:52 am today
Legacy 8:40 am today
Aja 4:03 pm today
Sampaquita 2 5:46 pm today

The last boat to finish, Wy'East reported to VTS at 7:25 am this morning, so she passed both Rya and Velocity during the day today.

The winds are heavy enough at the finish line right now that the RC's heavy 30' fifth wheel is rockin' & rollin'.

Giant Slayer has finished

Giant Slayer has finished in grand style, across a finish line with lots of whitecaps. They finished Saturday night at 21:40:51.

Wy'East is 4 miles out

Just got a call from Wy'East. They are about 4 miles out and have an eta of about 10 pm tonight.

Rauzer II finishes

Rauzer II finished at 20:32:27 tonight. They were looking good as they flew through the finish line.

Giant Slayer

At 8:23 Giant Slayer called, they are at Race Rocks and heading towards the finish.

Mummbo Jummbo and Peulche

Mummbo Jummbo has made it to Victoria and is tied up at the dock.

Peulche crossed the finish line at 20:10:46, under sail, but has done some motoring to get here.

Rauzer II at Race Rocks

We just heard from Rauzer II, they are coming through Race Rocks at about 7 knots, looking to see us soon.

Winds and rain have picked up significantly. Wind is blowing at about 10+ knots and rain is coming down hard at the finish line.

Kokomo is 3 miles out

Just heard from Kokomo by radio, they are 3 miles out from Victoria Harbor