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Swiftsure consists of four long-course events and one short. • The signature Swiftsure Lightship Classic (138.2 nautical miles) from Victoria to Swiftsure Bank, just outside the entrance of Juan de Fuca Strait, and back. • Neah Bay to Hein Bank (118.

Thursday/Friday, May 26/27 Victoria Inner Harbour, afternoon to evening. • Walk the docks to see more than 200 yachts readying for action. Ask the skippers about their boats, stand back and let them go. • Look sharp for Capt.

Sophomore event was designed to give sailors faster, consistent winds

But this veteran sailor keeps coming back for more, year after year

When HMCS Whitehorse fires her gun at 9 a.m. next Saturday, it will signal the start for more than 200 sailboats in one of North America’s most prestigious yachting races, the Swiftsure International.

It’s one of the fixtures of our fine art season, like the Moss Street Paint-In and the Sooke Fine Arts Show. Fired Up! at the Metchosin Hall has been drawing crowds of potters and discerning buyers of ceramics for 32 years.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on June 10, 1939 In putting a picture of the statue to a Ukrainian poet as the frontispiece of her new book, E.

It’s easy to understand why Uno Fest organizers chose a certain yellow, potassium-rich tropical fruit as the mascot for Intrepid Theatre’s 19th annual solo performance festival.

The Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island and HeroWork have joined forces to raise money and recruit volunteers for the radical renovation of the Rainbow Kitchen.

A Grade 11 student has his sights set on combining fashion with philanthropy.