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sailing: The Challenges, Camaraderie, Beauty of the Boats & Vitality of Victoria ... - 05/28/11 11:02 AM
THE SWIFTSURE begin today, Saturday, May 28
The Swiftsure International Yacht Race is always a great weekend to watch and track the boats online.
Photos courtesy Gary Woodburn
The Swiftsure Race is named because the Swiftsure Bank is the furthest point of the race. The HMS Swiftsure was a Royal Navy boat of the 1870 - 1908 period, however, the earliest ship of that name was was involved in action against the Spanish Armada in 1588!
The first recorded sailboat racing in the Victoria area took place in the late 1850's between boats of the Royal Navy and the early colonists. … (8 comments)

sailing: ** Living on an Island ...** - 06/16/08 10:10 AM
I came from an Island (Britain), and have lived on an Island (Vancouver Island, BC) since I was 9 years old, but the Island I like to visit is a tiny one here in British Columbia ... Portland Island. Access is only by boat or kayak and it's located between Salt Spring Island and Sidney on Vancouver Island. There are 10 kilometres of walking trails around Portland Island and it really is a wonderful place to visit.
Although now uninhabited it was the site of a First Nations' village, and Hawaiian immigrants who settled there in the 1880's. Consequently, there are  fruit trees, … (0 comments)

sailing: Tall Ships in Victoria, BC June 26- 29, 2008 - 05/26/08 03:24 PM

The City of Victoria has an exciting maritime history. Victoria's Inner Harbour, on Thursday, June 26, is the venue for the spectacular Parade of Sail, which kicks off the Victoria Tall Ships Festival. There will be at least 24 Tall Ships with their sails billowing and according to estimates from the festival director they are aiming to attract 40,000 paid visitors.
Ships that have been used in movies, the ' Bounty' (a 54-metre sailing vessel), the 'Nina' (a replica of the 15th century ship of Christopher Columbus) and 'Lady Washington' (112 ft. replica of the privateer sailed during the American Revolution, and used … (0 comments)

 
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