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Boaters set sail at Victoria's Clover Point for 80th annual Swiftsure Race

On Saturday, May 24, 98 boats including catamarans and monohulls set sail from Victoria’s Clover Point for the 80th annual Swiftsure Race, held in the Salish Sea.
The event originated in 1930 to test sailors’ skills from Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria and has since grown into an international competition held around the Swiftsure Bank at Juan de Fuca Strait.
Racers participated in one of three courses: the 138-nautical-mile Lightship Classic, the 100-nautical-mile Cape Flattery Race, or the 75-nautical-mile Juan de Fuca Race, with durations ranging from 10 to 36 hours.
Monica Nehls, sailing on the Lightship Classic monohull Mata Hari, said, "This will be my first overnight race," and noted light winds in the forecast might lead to boredom but help smaller boats compete.
The competition remains wide open; race officials in Esquimalt track finishes between McLoughlin Point and Ogden Point while the varied fleet tests sailors’ skill under shifting weather conditions.

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