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Spectacular September Long Weekend Sail-In

The weather was fabulous over the September Long Weekend at Port Browning. Beautiful

sunshine, wind for the race! Great to catch up with everyone. Vicky from Dreamchaser found out

why it is called a boom… Ouch!

Unless otherwise stated, the views

expressed in this newsletter do not represent

those of the B.C.M.S., the Directors or the

Editor. Contents of the newsletter may be

reproduced provided due credit is given to

the British Columbia Multihull Society

British Columbia

Multihull Society

September 2017

http://www.bcms.bc.ca/

BCMS Newsletter September 2017


2017 Race Results to date

Courtesy of: Bruce Campbell https://www.facebook.com/Northwest-Racing-Multis-189212051581313/

updated Sept. 5

1. Southern Straits Race - Apr. 14 - 16 WVYC

8th overall Bad Kitty Ron Tomas custom 34’ cat

12th overall Pturbodactyl John Tulip F31R

2. Semiamhoo Bay Regatta - 3 races Apr. 29 & 30 IYC

1st Bad Kitty Ron Tomas custom 34’ cat

2nd Blue Lightning Mark Gumley F31R

3rd Mustang Sally Rae Simpson 38’ cruising cat

4th Nellie William Crossno 23’ Tremilino

3. Round Thetis Island Race - May 13

1st Dream Chaser Greg Keel F27

2nd Mail Order Bride Wayne Gorrie F85SR

4. Round Salt Spring Island Race - May 20 SISC

1st Dream Chaser Greg Keel F27

DNF Mail Order Bride Wayne Gorrie F85SR

DNF Pturbodactyl John Tulip F31R

5. BCMS Fun Race May 21 Port Browning, Pender Island

Cruising Div.

1st Dutch Treat Peter Schoonbeck mod. Crowther Bucc. 36

2nd Simone Ken Pepperdine Catamaran 34’ Jeffcat

3rd Mustang Sally Rae Simpson 38’ cruising cat

Racing Div.

1st. tnt 34 Jerzy Kostanski 34’ tri


https://www.facebook.com/Northwest-Racing-Multis-189212051581313/



2nd Flying Kiwi Stu Kerr Banks 35 cat

3rd Bad Kitty Bob Davis custom 34’ cat

6. Swiftsure - May 27 - 28 RVicYC

1st - Dragonfly Richard Ackrill Formula 40 cat

2nd Broderna II Nels Strandberg Corsair F31R

3rd Blue Lightning Mark Gumley F31R

4th Bad Kitty Ron Tomas custom 34’ cat5

5th Pturbodactyl John Tulip F31R

DNF Ops Mobil Bill Boyce Leopard 48 cat

7. Lasqueti Island Regatta June 3

Div. 1

3rd Dream Chaser Greg Keel Corsair F27

6th Mail Order Bride Wayne Gorrie F-85SR

8. RNSA-FCYC Singlehanded Race June 3 & 4

No participants this year

9. Race to Alaska June 8 (Full Race)

1st Pure & Wild 8.5 tri Marblehead, Mass., U.S.A.

2nd Big Brodera F31R Anacortes, Wash., U.S.A.

3rd Bad Kitty 34’ custom cat Surrey, B.C.

4th Ketch Me if u Can Nacra Inter 20 San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.

6th 3 ½ Aussies F31R Vancouver, B.C.

7th Triceratop F27 San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.

9th PT Watercraft Gougeon 32 cat Port Townsend, Wash. USA

11th Discovery 19.5 custom tri Taylor, S.C., U.S.A.

15th Sistership F27 Ventura, Cal., U.S.A.

16th Phocoena tricat 23.5 Paris, France




25th Make It So Prindle cat Seattle, Wash., U.S.A.

26th Gar triraid 560 Charlottesville, Vir., U.S.A.

DNF Nice Pear Racing Multi 23 tri San Francisco & Victoria

DNF Sailpro Racing 34’ Buccaneer tri Isle of Wight, U.K.

10. Round Bowen Island June 10 BIYC

1st 85th boat Club Locarno Maya Tatuch F18 cat (5:45:30)

2nd 93rd boat sail no. USA not registered

3rd 94th boat sail no. Can 7 not registered

4th 95th boat Red Shift Abey Roett F9AR tri

DNF Altec Chris Bartlett F18 cat

DNF Daily Warrier Kim Alfreds 18’ Flying Phantom cat

DNF Flying Octopus Maxine Laurent 19’ Nacra 580 cat

DNF Jazz Graham McGlasham Farrier F41ex

DNF Tnt34 Jerzy Kostanski 34’ tri

11. Van Isle 360 June 10 to 24

No multihulls in full race but 2 Diam 24 tris did the first leg - Nanaimo to Comox.

12. Basil Hobbs Memorial SIN Regatta June 30 - July 2

Two multis entered in Div. 1

2nd overall - DREAM CHASER Greg Keel Corsair F-27

4th overall MAIL ORDER BRIDE Wayne Gorrie Farrier F-85SR

13. Vendee Saltspring July 7 - 9 MBYC/SISC

No participants this year.

14. Squamish SOAR July 28 – 30

No participants this year.




15. BCMS Fun Race May 21 Port Browning, Pender Island

1. Bad Kitty Ron Tomas & Bob Davis 34’ custom cat

2. TNT Jerzy Kostanski 34’ custom tri

3. Albatross Mark Coulter Banks 44’ tri

4. Lotus Peter Walford Farrier F9AXT

5. Dutch Treat Peter Schoonbeck mod. Crowther Bucc. 36 tri

6. Flying Kiwi Wayne Carlson Banks 35 cat

7. Simone Ken Pepperdine 34’ Jeffcat

8. Red Shift Abey Roett F9AR tri

9. DNF Dream Chaser Cam McCannel F9RX tri

Pending races

Sept. 22 - 24 Crash Regatta www.crashregatta.com

Oct 7 Foulweather Bluff Race www.cycedmonds.org

Nov. 11 - 12 Round the County www.roundthecounty.com

Lower mainland Pub Nights @ River House Pub

5825 60th Avenue, Delta

http://www.riverhousegroup.com/

7:30 pm October 17, 2017

November 21, 2017

Vancouver Island Pub nights @ Carlos O’Brien’s 1724 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo, BC.

5:00 pm September 26

th, 2017




Race to Alaska 2017 (R2AK)

Marlene Mackenzie

Bad Kitty participated in the Race to Alaska again this year but this time had two younger and

fitter crew to replace Alec Mackenzie and Richard Woods. Last year, Bad Kitty only made it as

far as Port Hardy before withdrawing from the race. This year, Ron Tomas recruited two fellow

Paul D, Ron, Bob & Paul T




sailors from the Red Sheila Crew of the 2016 Vic Maui race. They were Paul Doran and Paul

Thompson, both experienced mariners.

The R2AK website boasts “no motor, no support, all the way to Alaska.

The physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity to

navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port Townsend, Washington to

Ketchikan, Alaska”. The race has two stages – “the proving ground”

from the Pt Townsend to Victoria across the often rough east entrance

of Juan de Fuca and “to the bitter end” from Victoria to Ketchikan

through seven hundred and ten miles of dramatic winds, currents and

whirlpools and partly open ocean racing. There were 41 teams in the

race with a total of 135 racers.

We missed the first stage but were in Victoria on June 9th to enjoy the

pre-race party and see the boats start from the inner harbor at noon on

June 11th. There is no sailing allowed for one mile inside Victoria

Harbour. Since the race participates did not have motors, it was quite a sight to behold as an

assembly of all types of craft from Corsair trimarans to stand up paddle boarders thrashed their

way out of the inner harbor after the lemans start.

Goodbye Kiss

Victoria Harbour




As the contestants paddled and sailed into the sunset, Alec and I returned home and then flew

to Ketchikan a few days later to watch the finish. Just as we arrived at our hotel on June 15th,

the first R2Ak racer turned into the bay. We rushed to the dock to watch her finish and were

amazed when another trimaran came into view just five minutes later. We knew it was going to

be a close finish, but not that close! Team Pure & Wild/Freeburd finished in first place with a

time of 4 days, 3

hours and 5

minutes. This

team consisted

of three brothers

(Chris, Trevor &

Tripp Burd) from

Boston, MA,

sailing Mama

Tried, a fast 28ft

custom trimaran

designed and

built by John

Tetzlaff and

modified by Pete

Melvin of

Morrelli and

Melvin fame.

Second place went to Team Big Broderna, a 30-foot Corsair F31R with an elapsed time of 4

days, 3 hours and 11 minutes. She was also sailed by two brothers – Nels & Lars Stranberg

along with crew Sean Huston & Mars Le Baron.

Bad Kitty showed up the next day to take third place with a time of 5 days, 4 hours and 55

minutes. It was quite emotional for all us Bad Kitty supporters to see her come into the dock and

the crew ring the finishing

bell. She might not have

come first but she completed

the R2AK in good time which

was no small feat for an

almost 40-year-old home

designed and built boat.

Ron’s wife Maja, who had

also flown to Ketchikan, was

at the dock to greet her

husband after he finished this

epic and potentially

dangerous journey.

Welcome to Ketchikan

Ringing the finish bell.




First three boats to finish the R2AK at the dock




One interesting side story from this year’s race was that Big Broderna broke the shaft of their

manual propulsion system soon after leaving Victoria.

When the crew got to East Point, they paddled the

boat into the kelp and a couple of the crew stepped

ashore to see if any of the spectators on the bluff (at

21:00 hours on Sunday night, no less!) could help

them find and fit a new shaft. By extraordinary chance

Richard Woods was there (Bad Kitty 2016 R2AK Crew

member) and took them on a tour of Saturna Island,

first to one place to pull a suitable shaft from a scrap

pile and then to a second place to modify the part so

they could mount their spare propeller. After fitting the

replacement to their boat, they put the drive system to

good use, ultimately beating Bad Kitty to second place.

Final note. Karl Kruger on a stand up paddleboard

named Heart of Gold completed the R2AK in 14 days

6 hours and 17 minutes finishing seventeenth.

Ketchikan

City of Totem Poles




Cowichan Bay Sailing Regatta

Marlene Mackenzie

The Cowichan Bay Sailing Regatta, held on the BC Day long

Weekend, has long been one of the premier sailing and fun

events of the year. There is consistent wind for the races due

to heating over the Cowichan valley in the afternoon and

protection from the surrounding islands means minimal

waves. A small group of volunteers work every year to stage

this event. In 2010, Sandy McMillan & Tim Knight contributed

the Multihull NW Championship Trophy and dedicated it to the

late Karl Uthoff, past owner of Bad Kitty and long time BCMS

member. Name of the First place multihull in the Regatta is

inscribed on this trophy every year. To further encourage

multihull participation, this year BC Multihull Society donated

‘keeper’ trophies for the top three boats.

Although smoke from the Forest Fires in the Interior caused unusual conditions over the

weekend; the predicted wind did fill in both afternoons and the sailing was great. Five races

were held on the two days and the awards were presented late Sunday afternoon.

FIRST PLACE: Eric Pesty on Geneva (F-24)




SECOND PLACE: Greg Keel & Crew on Dream Chaser (Corsair F-27)

THIRD PLACE: Chris Sherman & Crew on Son of Raven




Council of BC Yacht Clubs Meeting Report

Marlene Mackenzie September 16, 2017

1. CBCYC is revising its Constitution and Bylaws to conform to the new Society’s Act

requirements. It is also taking this opportunity to update its membership rules to include

individual members and add the term “recreational boaters” to its constitution to broaden

its support beyond yacht clubs. The new Constitution and Bylaws will be voted on at the

Annual Meeting November 25, 2017 at the South Delta Baptist Church (1988 56th Street)

in Delta, BC.

2. Port Harvey, Johnstone Strait application for proposed marine railway and shipyard. Port

Harvey is an important boat haven near the middle of the challenging Johnstone Strait.

The Regional District of Mt. Waddington is currently considering a rezoning application

from Mike and Linda Buttle to change the zoning from rural to marine/industrial. Approval

of this application would result in a large railway and a shipyard accommodating barges

up to 300 ft in length taking up a significant part of the bay. It would have serious impact

on other residents of the bay, the boating community and the Port Harvey Marine Resort.

If a second public hearing is called, the CBCYC is asking all commodores of its member

organizations to submit letters asking that this application be declined. It hopes that this

anchorage will remain pleasant and available to the boating community decades from

now.

3. Crossing the Border reporting requirements. Royal assent was given to Bill S-233 on June 19, 2017. This bill amends the Customs Act to exempt boaters from the requirement to present themselves to a customs officer if they leave Canadian waters and the re-enter Canada as long as they do not stop or land while outside Canada.




Renew your membership in BC Multihull Society for 2018.

The cost remains at $35.00 and there are many ways to pay:

1. Visit the BCMS website (www.bcms.bc.ca) and click the contact us tab. Fill out the renewal form and pay via paypal.

2. Make out a cheque to BC Multihull Society and mail it to: BC Multihull Society c/o PO Box 71542 RPO Hillcrest, White Rock, BC V4B 5J5.

3. Come to the BCMS pub night (@ the River House pub 7:30 PM) and give Stu either a cheque or cash.

2017 / 2018 Directors list

President Bob Davis [email protected] 604 583-9396

Vice President Jamie McKerrow [email protected] 604 596-1721

Secretary Bob Davis [email protected] 604 583-9396

Newsletter Wayne Carlson [email protected] 604 590-5876

Publicity Alec Mackenzie [email protected] 604 538-0917

Racing / Sailing Ron Tomas [email protected] 604-866-0619

Member-at-Large

Treasurer/C.B.C.Y.C. (Mainland Rep.) Marlene Mackenzie [email protected] 604 538-0917

Social -

Membership Stuart Kerr [email protected] 604 534-7120

Website Margaret Dulat [email protected]

Non Directors

C.B.C.Y.C. (Vancouver Island Rep.) Ken Pepperdine [email protected]



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