Fall Series - Race 2026-09-26

It was a truly amazing day to be out in the Salish Sea! The winds were from the west and light and so in the hopes of a little more wind we chose to circumvent Rebecca Rock clockwise with both start and finish at Cyril rock.

The ocean was full of life and on our way to the start we met several Orca’s along with possibly some white sided dolphins.

On the upwind course to Rebecca we zigged and zagged trying to make the best of the shifting breezes. Kukuna got off to a brilliant start and finding clear wind and stronger zephyrs kept a good lead. Bring Ice sailed off on a long tack towards Ahgykson (Harwood Island) as did Balderdash. Kukuna and Una kept to the Texada side of the passage which proved to be the better option as they rounded Rebecca well ahead. Rebecca Rock was seemingly over-populated with seabirds and sea mammals all cheering us on in their various languages. Cormorants fringed the granite like dozens of little dark statues while flocks of complaining gulls soared above. A couple of huge curious Stellar sea lions watched admiringly, their huge heads held above the water.

Once we rounded Rebecca we set our spinnakers for the run to the finish. Una had managed to pass Kukuna and lengthened her lead on the way to the finish but not by enough to secure another win. Congratulations to Kukuna for her first win of the season. Special mention to Christien Kaaij and crew of Balderdash for their competitive showing in a very challenging race against the more experienced teams.

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