Leg Description

Cheekee Progress

Leg 9
Date: June 25-27, 2003
Course: Ucluelet to Victoria
Distance: 97 nautical miles

Start: 1000 hours. The start line is in the vicinity of the previous day’s finish. Excellent spectator viewing from Amphitrite Point.

Finish: The finish will be similar to the “Swiftsure” harbour finish inside the breakwater in Victoria harbour. The race committee motor home will be on station at the Ogden Point Docks.

Moorage: Moorage will be available in Victoria’s Inner Harbour at the Empress Floats (Government St. Floats) in front of the Empress Hotel and Parliament Buildings downtown. Refer to this link www.victoriaharbour.org/Facilities.html for location and information.

Awards Presentation: An awards presentation will take place at a yet to be determined location close to the moorage facility.

Facilities: Enjoy all the facilities and amenities this fantastic Capital City has to offer, everything is available and close.

Special Notes: This is an extremely busy harbour with heavy float plane and ferry traffic. For information and rules on transiting Victoria’s Harbour please refer to this map www.tc.gc.ca/pacific/marine/victoriaharbourtrafficscheme.htm Follow the yellow markers. There is no sailing permitted in the harbour.

Enjoy what rest you can here as you are about to start one of the most tactically challenging legs of all.