General Information
Entrance Criteria
The Festival is open to well-maintained
vessels of traditional plank-on-frame
or riveted steel construction
built to a pre-1956 design.
The Festival is NOT open to
cement, plywood, fiberglass
or multi-hull vessels.
Registration
Pre-registration is mandatory
for all vessels that wish to
be judged for awards categories.
Pre-registration and purchase
of dinner tickets also guarantees
your seat at the Awards Banquet.
General registrations are accepted
right up to the Festival. You
can print off a Registration
From from this site then complete
and return it along with your
registration fee. Post-dated
cheques are not accepted. We
will again be offering an Early
Bird Pre-Registration Draw.
The winner of the draw will
receive a refund of their registration
fee at the Awards Banquet on
Sunday evening. In order to
qualify for the draw, pre-registration
is required by June 30.
Download 2008
registration form
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On Arrival
The Registration Desk will
be located in the Peden RV
Centre’s RV in the parking
lot west of Milestone’s
restaurant on the Lower Causeway.
As usual, for added safety
first-aid coordinators will
cruise the docks (look for
the red jackets). Their base
of operations will also be
in the Peden RV.
We appreciate your usual courtesy,
co-operation and patience while
our energetic harbour control
organizes docking. (Festival
Wharfinger Radio Contact: VHF
68). Pick up your registration kit and participant ribbons at
the Registration Desk, from 1200 hrs., Friday, August 29 to 1800
hrs., Saturday, August 30 from 1200 hrs to 1700 hrs. All boats
on the main fingers are asked to dock stern to the Empress Hotel.
Federal Government Harbour
Master
VHF Channel 73
Washrooms/Showers & Laundry
Available at the Harbour Authority
facility, 945 Wharf (white
building/blue door) adjacent
to West Coast Air and the Customs
Dock.
Access
code: to be announced .
Washrooms also available at
the back of the building adjacent
to Milestone’s restaurant
(open 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m).
Please Note
Please note: there is no reserved
docking, and “For Sale” signs
or “Charter” signs
are not permitted.
Space is always at a premium
and the Festival Wharfinger
will determine final location
of all vessels. Simply arriving
first does NOT guarantee dockside.
Awards Banquet - Sunday,
August 31
The Festival Awards Banquet will be held at Hotel Grand Pacific
463 Belleville Street
Click for Details & Menu
How to get to the Awards Banquet:
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Festival Highlights
Official start to the Festival
Friday at noon in the Inner
Harbour.
Welcoming Reception
the
Friday Reception will be held
from 1800hrs to 2000hrs at
the Maritime Museum of BC in
Bastion Square – just
a short walk up Government
Street from the Inner Harbour.
Hoist a glass of good cheer
and exchange yarns with your
mates. Please wear your "Participant" ribbon.
Classic Rowing Regatta
10 a.m. - noon
The boats will launch from the Gorge Rowing and Paddling Club starting the race
just before the Gorge Narrows and finishing at the Undersea Gardens.
Steamboat Parade
See the
unique steamboats cruise the
Gorge Waterway on Saturday
from 1400 hrs onwards.
Sailpast
The weekend's
highlight! Sunday, August 31. All participants cast off
at 1045 hrs., file out of the
Inner Harbour, and parade past
the Salute Vessel to take the
salute of the Honorary Commodore.
Please attend the Skippers'
meeting Sunday at 0900 hrs.
on the Lower Causeway for details. Learn
more about the sailpast.
Races
Schooner, Classic
Open and one Design races.
Please attend the Skippers'
meeting Sunday at 0900 hrs.
on the Lower Causeway for details.
Starts for the races will sound
following the Sailpast.
One Design Race includes Sailorettes,
Folkboats, Cubs, 6-Metres,
8-Metres, Stars, Blanchard
Knockabouts, Spitzgatters,
Concordias, etc. A minimum
of four boats is required to
compete. Please advise the
Race Committee in writing if
you have a One-Design vessel
for this race.
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Favourites
Costumes
Show off your
own classic outfit! There
will be an award for the best-dressed
crew.
Festival Poster
Pick up
a copy of thus year’s
festival poster at the registration
desk.
Vancouver Island Blues Bash
A weekend of blues music in
all shades for your soul! This
annual festival presents performances
of blues and R&B by regional
and international bands. Free
performances will take place
in the afternoons at Ships
Point in the Inner Harbour.
There will also be paid admission
evening performances at Ships
Point and various downtown
Victoria clubs.
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