Saturday, June 30, 2007

View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle 360 - Leg 10 (Finish)

"Kairos" crossed the finish line for Leg 10 in Nanaimo Harbour around 5:00am this morning. I drove up from Victoria and when I arrived at 7:15am, the crew was well into the Scotch. I decided to join them - Scotch for breakfast.

We spent the morning snoozing on the boat. Most of the crew headed home to Victoria for the night. We'll be back in Nanaimo tomorrow for the 11:00am awards presentation for Leg 10 and for the overall winners and wrap-up.

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Returning crew

The crew on Kairos have raced together previously on Ockham’s Racer. The crew has waited patiently for two years for Ron to acquire a new boat and is now anticipating the adventure of the Cadillac Van Isle 360. Joining Ron for this year’s race are Maureen, Marion, Heather, April, Charlotte, Rose, Louise, Nigel, Dennis, Geoff, Curtis, Bert. The crew’s experience, ranging from a seven-year sailing journey around the world, to local and international racing, is varied and well suited to the variety found on the Cadillac Van Isle 360 Race.

Years doing the VI360

Ron and many of his crew have raced in all but one Cadillac Van Isle 360, and was one of the 14 boats that set sail in the original Cadillac Van Isle in 1999. This is truly one of our favourite races due to the variety of conditions and the people involved in the race.

Cadillac Van Isle 360 success

Ron has had success coming in second, first and second in division 2 during the Cadillac Van Isle 360s of years past. Lets hope the opportunity presents itself again - the moment when things are possible.

Ground support

Once again we have our fabulous ground support team, David, providing shore support for Kairos. David has also been land racing around the island since 1999.

Fun spirit . . . but no skits

One of the things that leads to success for Ron and his crew is Ron’s leadership as well as our ability to have fun, but get serious and focus as needed.