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Alaska
1000 Cruiser Navigation Contest
After a one day weather delay in Nanaimo, the
Alaska fleet got underway on Thursday, June 3 on
Leg 1 of the Alaska 1000 Capital to Capital predicted
navigation contest. Fifteen boats are competing,
with two additional boats accompanying the
competitors.
Leg 1, a 21 nautical mile course, began very
early on June 2 at Departure Bay, just north of
Nanaimo, BC, and ran through calm, flat waters to
Winchelsea Islands and Ballenas Islands, before
turning for the crossing of the Straits of Georgia.
During the crossing from the Ballenas Islands to
Texada Island and the finish point, a strong southwest
wind developed to test the navigation skills of the
skippers. All boats completed Leg 1, then
continued to Pender Harbour for a well deserved
potluck dinner at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's
Garden Bay outstation.
The top 5 competitors after Leg 1 were:
| Contestant |
Navigator |
Boat
Name |
Club |
SEC'S |
| Silvernail,
Chuck |
Price |
Solmar |
BYC |
1 |
| Timmerman
Dick |
Sylvia
Timmerman |
Vagabond |
QCYC |
69 |
| Klett,
Ken |
Karon
Klett |
Klettitat |
QCYC |
162 |
| Henry,
Mike |
Billie
Henry |
Peachy
Keen |
BYC |
165 |
| Cole,
Fred |
Linda
Cole |
MouseTrap |
POYC |
181 |
Friday, June 4, was Leg 2, a 10 nautical mile course, which
began just outside Pender Harbour and continued
northwest up Malaspina Strait to Norhteast Point on
Texada Island. Winds were light and the water
was smooth for Leg 2, resulting in extremely good
scores. Following the finish of Leg 2, the fleet
continued up Malaspina Strait, past Westview and Lund
on the BC mainland to Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island
in Desolation Sound, where the fleet anchored for
the night before continuing on to Blind Channel on
West Thurlow Island on Saturday.
The top 5 competitors in Leg 2 were:
| Contestant |
Navigator |
Boat
Name |
Club |
SEC'S |
| Larson
Don |
Carolie
Larson |
Tewasi |
POYC |
6 |
| Timmerman
Dick |
Sylvia
Timmerman |
Vagabond |
QCYC |
17 |
| Gautschi
Bob |
Audrea
Gautschi |
Sirena |
AYC |
18 |
| Klett,
Ken |
Karon
Klett |
Klettitat |
QCYC |
19 |
| Gregg/Johnson |
Pat
Johnson |
Noble |
PYC |
22 |
On Sunday, June 6, the fleet will move from Blind
Channel to Lagoon Cove on East Cracroft Island, which
will include the 8-1/2 nautical mile Leg 3 contest.
The Alaska 1000 contest will conclude at Juneau,
Alaska on July 2, after beginning on May 28 in
Olympia, Washington. This year's contest
replicates the first Capital to Capital race that took
place in 1928.
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