Wednesday, June 27, 2007

View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle - Leg 9 (start)

Kairos set sail this morning with the remaining 40 boats still in the race from Ucluelet in light wind. In leg 8, Kairos came in 3rd in Division 2, behind Kenetic III and Mad Max. Kairos is still in second place overall, about 11 points behind Mad Max.

We're expecting the boats to arrive overnight and early tomorrow morning in the Inner Harbour.

I'll post some pictures later today.

1 comment:

Jennie said...: Congratulations to Ron and all the crew for being in 2nd place after 8 legs. Well done! And the race is not over yet!

Hope to see you all in the Inner Harbour before you leave on the last leg.

May the Wind Gods be kind, Jennie; June 27, 2007 at 10:27 PM

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.