J/122E JOY RIDE Silvers in Van Isle 360 Race

(Victoria/ Nanaimo, BC)- The biennial Van Isle 360 Race, hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, was an epic adventure and experience for nearly a dozen J/Teams that participated in this year’s edition. Comprised of nine individual legs that circumnavigate the picturesque Vancouver Island off the Pacific coastline of British Columbia, the race was full of drama as each leg was completed and teams fought for good overall results.

The combination of the nine legs determined the class winners as well as the overall winner. The legs were:
Nanaimo to Comox- 36.9nm
Comox to Campbell River- 27.6nm
Deepwater Bay to Hardwicke Island- 24.2nm
Hardwicke Island to Telegraph Cove- 41.0nm
Telegraph Cove to Port Hardy- 28.7nm
Port Hardy to Winter Harbour- 69.1nm
Winter Harbour to Ucluelet- 138.1nm
Ucluelet to Victoria Harbour- 98.2nm
Victoria Harbour to Nanaimo- 59.9nm

That made for a total of at least 486.8nm down the rhumbline. The fleet experienced the standard extremes of weather- from complete glass outs, waiting for a breeze, to 40 to 50 kt microbursts ripping down from the mountain peaks on Vancouver Island while transiting across the notorious Johnstone Straits.

PHRF 2 Division
In the end, J/Teams performed very well overall. Winning the PHRF 2 Division was John Murkowski’s J/122E JOY RIDE. Bob Brunius’s J/120 TIME BANDIT took the bronze medal. Then, Stephanie Arnold’s J/112E MYSTERY and Adam Korbin’s J/112E MAH NA MAH NA took fifth and sixth place, respectively.

PHRF 3 Division
Taking the silver medal in the PHRF 3 division was David Schutte’s J/109 SPYHOP. Then, David Miller’s J/99 ONE LIFE ended up in the fourth position.

For more Van Isle 360 Regatta sailing information
https://www.vanisle360.com/