The Bowen Island Yacht Club (BIYC) held it’s 26th Annual Round Bowen Race on Saturday, June 14th with over 130 sailboats entered. This race is the largest single start sailboat race on the west coast and this years start and finish were as exciting as ever!
First across the line was Il Moro, first overall in corrected time was Flying Tiger #37 and the first BIYC boat was Topless. The complete results are posted on the Bowen Island Yacht Club website along with some great pictures of the race, courtesy of Sea Snaps.
An event such as this requires a great deal of organization and hard work. BIYC Race Committee members Jason Zahara and Pernille Nielsen did a fine job once again, assisted by the other committee members Jonathan Bell and Maria Steernberg, together they put on another great event.
Thank you to our race officer John Culter and to Greg Crowe and Joanne Forbes who continue to generously allow us to use their home and deck in Millers Landing as the observation point for the start and finish line, their hospitality is much appreciated. Special thanks to Rondy and Dorothy Dike for all their assistance and support and to Lisa and Kelly O’Sullivan for taking the Race Committee out on their lovely vessel the “Lisa Sea”.
The Bowen Island Yacht Club would like to thank our main sponsor Martin Marine, who every year has generously supported our race. Thanks also to our sponsors Navis Marine Insurance, Thunderbird Marina, Pacific Yachting Magazine, Union Steamship Co. Marina; First Credit Union, North Shore Yacht Works, Evolution Sails; Sea Snaps, Pro-Tech Yacht Services, Bowen Island Golf Club; Evan Williams Bourbon, Howe Sound Brewing and Coca-Cola. This event would not be possible without their generous contributions, ongoing support and the amazing prizes that were donated. Thank you to Chelsea, Oydis and the USSC Marina staff for all their help with docking the boats.
Every sailing event is an excuse for a party and this year was no exception. Thanks to Doc Morgan’s Pub who put on a delicious BBQ and to Gasoline and Matches for the great music that had everyone up dancing. Finally a big thank you to all of our hard working volunteers, we could not have done it without you!
BIYC Round Bowen Race Committee
