Halibut Bank Race on Strum 2025
Schedule
Sat Apr 26 2025 at 10:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Coal Harbour | Vancouver, BC
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For potential crew on Riptide50 Strum for the Saturday Aril 26, 2025 WVYC Halibut Bank (AKA Collingwood Channel) Race. WVYC
Celebrate spring with a day of racing in beautiful Howe Sound and around the Strait of Georgia. This event alternates between Collingwood Channel and Halibut Bank/Popham Island.
The Halibut Bank course takes ORC Divisions 0, 1, and 2 south of Passage Island to the Halibut Bank ODAS buoy (aprox 34nm). For PHRF and Sportboat the fleet rounds Popham and Little Popham Islands (aprox 17nm).
The Collingwood Channel race takes boats through Collingwood Channel and along the shore of Bowen Island. PHRF and ORC competitors will race an approximate 16 NM course and the Sport boat fleet can enjoy a day of round the cans.
This is a VARC event.
Organizer email: [email protected]
VARC
This event is part of the Vancouver Area Racing Council's Distance Series. Strum will be registered for the ORC Division-0 Course. Skipper Randy is the VARC Division-0 Representative. VARC.bc.ca for more details.
STRUM
Strum will race in the ORC Division 0 for this fun VARC day race.
Skipper Randy is the VARC Division-0 Representative .
Strum rates 463.5 ORC (-66 PHRF-BC).
CREW
If you or someone you know wants to race on Strum for the Halibut Bank Race, look no further. Select GOING if you can commit (confirmed crew will appear below). Select INTERESTED if you can not commit, and we will call you if needed. This event is mandatory for Strum’s Core-Crew, which leaves room for 5 more sailors. Crew preference is given to those with a valid Safety At Sea certificate, who can help prepare Strum for this event. There is free room & board available for all out of town crew.
CONFIRMED CREW**
(Safety At Sea#)
1. Peter Bodifée (CANBC2691)*
2. Simon Kaulback (20230305)*
3. David Legault (CANBC2716)*
4. Carl Mulherin (CANBC2768)*
5. Jacob Sweetapple (20230305)*
6. Zach Thompson (CANBC2700)*
7. Randy Vogel (CANBC2497)*
8. TBD (Select GOING)
9.
10.
CORE-CREW UNAVAILABLE
Reto Corfu (CANBC2623)*Survey=?
Brad Stanton (CANBC2597)*Survey=N
*Core-Crew
**Subject To Change
SAS=Safety At Sea (7/8=87%)
Room & Board available to out-of-town crew
Positions assign onboard. There will be lots of time to try different positions, but in an All-Hands situation, please fall back to the one assigned.
FACEBOOK REPLIES
GOING (9)
Peter Bodifée (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Calvin Goldschmidt Feb12
Simon Kaulback (core-crew)*Y Feb01
David Legault (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Carl Mulherin (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Jacob Sweetapple (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Zach Thompson (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Randy Vogel (core-crew)*Y Feb01
Riptide50 Strum (Host)
INTERESTED (3)
Reto Corfu (Co-Skipper)M Feb01
Elizabeth Marleau (no SAS)
Charlotte Silverman
NO FB REPLY
Brad Stanton (CANBC2597)N Feb01
*Confirmed
Crew not responding to these Facebook /Events will be at risk.
CREW BAGS
WHILE RACING, last names
A-M gear in PQB, inboard
N-Z gear in SQB, inboard
AT ALL TIMES, to be closed & secured.
Gear to be hung up or in bag/quarter berth. Orphaned gear will be moved to same side quarter berth.
HOME PORT (During breakwater project)
RVYC Coal Harbour (F29)
950 Stanley Park Drive
Vancouver BC V6G 3E2
SCHEDULE
Apr25 Friday 1200-1400, Prep Strum
Apr26 Saturday
0700 ETD Carpool from skippers
0730 Crew on Strum, RVYC-CH (F29)
0800 ETD RVYC-Coal Harbour
0900 ETA WVYC starting area
0955 First Signal (falling tide 10.15’)*
TBD Low Tide (TBD’)*
1800 Time Limit
TBD High tide (TBD’)*
*Point Atkinson tides
HOST CLUB
West Vancouver Yacht Club
5854 Marine Drive
West Vancouver BC V7W 2S2
Front Desk 604-921-7575
Email: [email protected]
WVYC.ca (Registration is not open yet)
2024 NOR (2025 not released)
10. COURSES
10.1.ORC Divisions 0, 1 & 2:
From the starting line, located approximately 0.5 miles south of Passage Island, ORC divisions 1 and 2 will sail to Halibut Bank ODAS buoy, leaving it to port and return to the Finish line. The distance is approximately 34 miles.
NOTICE OF RACE
https://d282wvk2qi4wzk.cloudfront.net/euxLix3eHd_doc_1712596900234
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
https://d282wvk2qi4wzk.cloudfront.net/euxLix3eHd_doc_1712596910202
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STRUM SHORE CONTACT
Primary: [email protected] c604-307-2300
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STRUM ORC CERTIFICATE (2023)
https://data.orc.org/public/WPub.dll/CC/03430002FQO
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2025 STRUM SCHEDULE
Feb01 Core-Crew declared
Mar29 PatosIslandRace.com (VIRS #1)
Apr18 SouthernStraits.ca (VARC-D)
Apr26 WVYC.ca Halibut Bank (VARC-D)*
May03 Strum Dock Party
May10 RoyalVan.com Sail-Past
May17 RoundSaltspring.ca (VIRS #3)
May24 Swiftsure.org (VIRS #4)
M31-J01 SCYC.ca Lasqueti Regatta (VIRS #5)
M31-J14 VanIsle360.com (not racing)
Jun7-8 NanaimoYC.ca SIN Regatta (VIRS #6)
Jun14 BIYC.bc.ca Round Bowen (VARC-D)
Skipper away (TransPac/cruising)
Sep5-7 RoyalVan.com/SalishSea (VARC-D?)
Sep27 RoyalVan.com/bigboat FRLS (VARC-D)
Nov8-9 RoundTheCounty.com
*This event
Host club determines date
VARC=Vancouver Area Racing Circuit
VARC-D=VARC.bc.ca Distance Series
VIRS=Vancouver Island Racing Series
Please apply for each /Event separately
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Where is it happening?
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Coal Harbour, 956 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada,Vancouver, British ColumbiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
