1:35 pm Round Saltspring Island Sailing racers approach Southey Point. (curiously positioned at the north end of the Island)
The event has attracted about 100 boats for many years. The course is about 42 miles around Salt Spring Island (for a crow); sailboats of course go much farther than that depending on wind direction, wind strength and even the tides and currents.
This year, the super-fast catamaran Dragonfly flashed across the finish line at 6:14 pm. An hour or so later many of the faster boats were also back for dinner on the docks.
Looks like a nice day for a race.
Great weather. And good wind if you were in a fast, well crewed boat—and possibly carrying a bucket of luck!
Makes me wish I was sailing!
That could be you out on the bow of Jack Rabbit (2nd photo from bottom)!
That’s a lot of boaters.