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Shakedown Sailing trip

5/31/2018

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On May 25-28 the crew got together for the Shakedown sail. After a lovely christening ceremony at Sidney Marina, where she is moored, 'Giant Corn' was ready for us to take her out for a spin... or a paddle. While we did have a motor with us, we were determined to practice our human propulsion.  Which worked - much to the bemusement of the other boaters in our vicinity. many kind people came over to offer us a tow and then carried on laughing & shaking their heads.

We shook out the sails and had a great 2.5 days. We were blessed with great weather & nice winds. Fingers crossed that luck carries with us all in the race :)  Below is a snippet of footage from the trip. Thanks to Colin for whipping this up!
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Tidbits from the official media kit:

5/29/2018

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These guys explain this event better than we can... because we've never done it before!  Here's some choice bits for you to chew on :)
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realtime Wind speed tracking... Yay Technology!

5/21/2018

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Windy.com is this nifty tool that allows us to visualize the wind speed, patterns & forecasts. Super handy!
Basic rule = green is good, orange is exciting, anything above that is hopefully short-lived.
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The Sched.

5/11/2018

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Where to find us (sort of) and when (perhaps):

June 13 - Port Townsend, WA for the Pre-Race Ruckus
June 14 - Port Townsend, WA for the 5am race start. This is the 40mile  'Proving Ground' leg of the race. Must arrive at Victoria Harbour before 5pm on June 15th
June 15 - Victoria, BC for the Racer Party at 7pm
June 16 - Victoria, BC. Open Boat. Come visit us on Giant Corn at the docks from 3-6pm
June 17 - RACE DAY will begin on the Empress Hotel seawall at Inner Harbor in Victoria at high noon. It is a bell start with all participants positioned on the seawall. To quote: "Yes, you will be dashing to your boat to get that 2-minute head start on this 700 mile leg of the race… we are pretty sure this is called a Le Mans start."

Race route from Victoria’s Inner Harbor to Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin:
​Hard to say. Any route between the two is apparently acceptable as long as we pass through Seymour Narrows and through Lama Passage, in front of Bella Bella.
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