Black Wolf Racing

Happy BC Day! Time for BC boats to join the adventure and apply for the ! Our BC Fleet is full of top talent, and it's time to show it off.

Join the race: https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

It's BC Day today! We're looking at Port Hardy. Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race Leg 5 from Telegraph Cove ends here and this is where the first rest day occurs. It's the fleet's first real chance to take a deep breath, repair equipment, dry out, swap crews and refocus.

There's always a great lunch and welcome put on by the community. If nothing is broken and everything is OK people even get a chance to see the amazing sights of the North Island.

Road crews get ready for the convoy to Winter Harbour, and the Fleet gets ready for the beginning of the three big offshore legs.

Applications are open for https://www.vanisle360.com/applications-for-entry-at-7-boats/

District of Port Hardy Visit Port Hardy

Building a J/99 fleet for Van Isle 360! We have multiple boats. Join the fleet around the rock. Apply: https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

It's the BC Day Long Weekend. Leg 4 ends in historic Telegraph Cove. It's one of the most amazing places to visit. On the way you pass one of the very critical habitats for Killer Whales on the coast known as Robson Bight. The cove is surrounded by marinas including our race sponsor .

After a major fire the community is almost completely rebuilt. The 2025 Race raised funds for the rebuild emphasizing how much the race and racers values the communities we visit.

This port of call is not big, and is one of the main reasons why we have limits on the number of boats. There's only so many we can fit into the cove.

If you're a it's time to sign up: https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

Learn more about Robson Bight here: https://bcparks.ca/robson-bight-michael-bigg-ecological-reserve/ and

It's the long weekend. Have you heard about Ripple Rock? It's one of the contributing factors to why Captain George Vancouver called Seymour Narrows “one of the vilest stretches of water in the world.” Don't worry, BC made it less vile with one of the largest ever planned non-nuclear explosions.

Leg 2 ends in Campbell River at the very hospitable Discovery Harbour Marina and with a dinner at the then an early morning to catch the slack water through the narrows.

Leg 3 of the International Yacht Race starts just on the other side of the less vile narrows. This leg is one of the hardest legs of the race as the wind is fierce and the current is strong.

Are you ready to ? Registration is open: https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

Photos from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_Rock and are in the public domain

Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race

Big boat fleet call-out! 60ft LOA, 9ft draft - space is running out fast for Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race . Secure your spot now! https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

Here in in BC this weekend is known as the BC Day long weekend. So, let's highlight some great places that you can visit and see on the International Yacht Race. Let's start with Nanaimo! It's where the race starts (and finishes). There's a welcome reception with race sponsors and

First: let's work on pronunciation! https://youtu.be/bLs9Ykw9Eeo?si=YqorekBQPxa1a0UV

There are great thing to see and do there. https://tourismnanaimo.com/ and the is a fantastic host for the race!

Registration is open! https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

Here in in BC this weekend is known as the BC Day long weekend. So, let's highlight some great places that you can visit and see on the International Yacht Race. Let's start with Nanaimo! It's where the race starts (and finishes). There's a welcome reception with race sponsors Longwood Brewery on Boxwood Road and Goslings Rum

First: let's work on pronunciation! https://youtu.be/bLs9Ykw9Eeo?si=YqorekBQPxa1a0UV

There are great thing to see and do there. https://tourismnanaimo.com/ and the is a fantastic host for the race!

Registration is open! https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

We're pretty excited to see the Salty Dips podcast is now starting to show up on some "Top Lists" We're in the top 100 (80) in the outdoor 'wilderness' podcasts in Canada and have broken the top 20 trends for Northwest Sailing.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support. We love making these episodes.

We're on all the podcast apps! Spotify, Apple - please leave a review or star rating. It really helps us out.

https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/podcast

Registration is open for the 2027 edition of the Van Isle 360! https://www.vanisle360.com/race-application-from/

Want to hear some great stories about the race? Check out the latest Salty Dips Episode with race veteran Peter Salusbury from West Vancouver Yacht Club or hear about how the unexpected happens on this amazing race with Olympic Race Officer Paul Ulibarri in Episode 4. https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/podcast