Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
Salt Spring Island sinks a bit lower each year on ‘May Long’. One hundred sail boats with crews upwards of 20 plus the huge invitational soccer tournament, plus art show openings, plus the Saturday Market, plus the great weather…well, you get the picture—it’s fun busy. But not fun parking in Ganges ;-)
So here’s the thing. The first boat to cross the finish line doesn’t necessarily win a sailing race. Round Saltspring 2015 was scored using the Time on Distance formula and the distance used was 42.0 nautical miles.
Each boat has an assigned handicap. In the photo above the little boat, a ‘Left Coast Dart’ with 5 sailors on deck (Ogopogo) has a handicap of 114 seconds per mile. The big boat, a ‘Santa Cruz 52’ with a million sailors on deck (Marda Gras) has a handicap of -9 sec per mile.
What this means is that for every mile of the race, Marda Gras needs to be about 2 minutes ahead of Ogopogo. Marda Gras needs to finish about 84 minutes ahead of Ogopogo.
In the photo above, about a third of the way into the race, Marda Gras needs to be far ahead of Ogopogo.
Marda‘s elapsed time on the Round Saltspring course was 8:28:18. Ogopogo‘s elapsed time was 9:16:02.
Which boat finished ahead on corrected time?
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By the way baaad kitty!’s elapsed time was 08:28:43, her corrected time (based on her handicap over 42 miles) was 07:48:09. And that was the fastest time overall.
A blue door in the air, with no stairs, on a blue wall in Ganges.
Judging from all the lockboxes, perhaps there’s something special behind that door. Anyone know?
This is an odd view of a bank in Ganges on Salt Spring Island. It’s taken from a parking lot.
I suppose lots of people have money piled up in there…gaining no interest.
Poised…in the driveway.
I don’t believe I’ve ever been accused of being patient. So, with one eye on the weather on Vancouver Island’s west coast (and beyond), and the other on current and future work commitments, I’m hoping for a series of short, last-minute escapes this spring, summer and fall.
The Salt Spring Photo of the Day is quite possibly going to have some interruptions when I’m out of range of the internet world. So those of you who rely solely on a daily email to view the photo of the day may not always get one. You should probably bookmark this website address: saltspringphotos.com/blog and visit there for best results. I also plan to catch up on my return, another reason to visit the website.
All the best,
-jc