This is an awesome music video produced by April with footage she shot during the 2007 edition of the Cadillac Van Isle 360 race.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle 360 - Now What?
The 2007 edition of the Cadillac Van Isle 360 wrapped up in Nanaimo on Canada's national birthday (July 1 for international readers).
Kairos placed 2nd overall for the entire race in Division 2, behind Mad Max in 1st place. I'll post a picture of the awards when I get one emailed to me.
The race was one of the best from a fun factor. The crew of Kairos worked hard together, had fun on and off the boat and of course, partied hard in every port.
Thanks to Wayne and Jennine for organising and running this year's (and all previous year's) event, and the race committee for having so much fun with us. The skipper and crew of Kairos looks forward to the next running of the Cadillac Van Isle 360 in 2009 (we hope).
Other than posting any good pictures I get emailed from the awards, this is it from me.
After the awards, we all stood there looking at each other and said "now what?". After an intense 16 days on the race course and several vats of scotch, tequilla, rum, Okanagan Springs Pale Ale
and wine, it's time to let our livers dry out and go back to ordinary life.
Summer Camp for 2007 is now over. David signing off for the last time.
Kairos placed 2nd overall for the entire race in Division 2, behind Mad Max in 1st place. I'll post a picture of the awards when I get one emailed to me.
The race was one of the best from a fun factor. The crew of Kairos worked hard together, had fun on and off the boat and of course, partied hard in every port.
Thanks to Wayne and Jennine for organising and running this year's (and all previous year's) event, and the race committee for having so much fun with us. The skipper and crew of Kairos looks forward to the next running of the Cadillac Van Isle 360 in 2009 (we hope).
Other than posting any good pictures I get emailed from the awards, this is it from me.
After the awards, we all stood there looking at each other and said "now what?". After an intense 16 days on the race course and several vats of scotch, tequilla, rum, Okanagan Springs Pale Ale
and wine, it's time to let our livers dry out and go back to ordinary life.
Summer Camp for 2007 is now over. David signing off for the last time.
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.
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.
Friday, June 29, 2007
View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle - Leg 10 (start)
After a day of rest in the home port, Kairos set sail with the rest of the Cadillac Van Isle fleet from Ogden Point at 2:00pm today for the final leg of the race to Nanaimo. Kairos is expected (hoping) to arrive Nanaimo sometime tomorrow. I plan to stay home tonight and drive to Nanaimo noon Saturday to meet the boat.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle 360 - Leg 9
Kairos finished at about 1:50pm and had a slow drag race with Kenetic III to the finish line.
The winds never arrived and one by one the boats in the fleet began dropping out as the chances of finishing before the 6:00pm deadline became less and less. Under the race rules, 50 per cent of the starting boats have to finish by the deadline for the race to count. By around 3:00pm more than 50 per cent of the boats had retired and were under power and the Cadillac Race Committee cancelled the leg (around 7 or 8 boats had finished by this time, including Kairos). The leg will not be scored, which is too bad for those boats that did finish and were we'll placed, Kairos included.
Victoria is home port for Kairos and the crew are all at home resting and most likely sleeping. The final leg in the race starts tomorrow at 3:00pm off Ogden Point, and boats will race overnight to Nanaimo (hopefully, it is only one overnight) completing the 580 nautical mile race. The winds typically die overnight on this leg, so it tends to be one of the longest and due to the islands, tides and currents, a lot of strategy is involved. There are several routes than can be taken - Dodd Narrows, False Narrows, Porlier Pass, Active Pass or Boundary Pass - to get out of the islands and into the Strait of Georgia.
More tomorrow after the start...
The winds never arrived and one by one the boats in the fleet began dropping out as the chances of finishing before the 6:00pm deadline became less and less. Under the race rules, 50 per cent of the starting boats have to finish by the deadline for the race to count. By around 3:00pm more than 50 per cent of the boats had retired and were under power and the Cadillac Race Committee cancelled the leg (around 7 or 8 boats had finished by this time, including Kairos). The leg will not be scored, which is too bad for those boats that did finish and were we'll placed, Kairos included.
Victoria is home port for Kairos and the crew are all at home resting and most likely sleeping. The final leg in the race starts tomorrow at 3:00pm off Ogden Point, and boats will race overnight to Nanaimo (hopefully, it is only one overnight) completing the 580 nautical mile race. The winds typically die overnight on this leg, so it tends to be one of the longest and due to the islands, tides and currents, a lot of strategy is involved. There are several routes than can be taken - Dodd Narrows, False Narrows, Porlier Pass, Active Pass or Boundary Pass - to get out of the islands and into the Strait of Georgia.
More tomorrow after the start...
View from the Shore - Cadillac Van Isle 360 - Leg 9
The crew of Kairos just before departure from Ucluelet on Leg 9.The second picture is the Kairos support vehicles, seen here watching the boats depart from Telegraph Cove.
The wind died overnight and this morning, boats not through Race Rocks are facing an ebb tide and very little or no wind.
Kairos is beyond Race Rocks waiting for wind or a change in the tide.
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