Long Harbour Race Report Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 by Martin Herbert aboard the Kay D Absolute flat calm greeted the sailors at the skippers meeting, but for some reason optimism […]

The Junior 420 team of Izzi Pugh Acoin and Reuben Sol has triumphed again in dinghy competition, this time in West Vancouver against many other teams from all over the […]

Our Junior Team of 420 and Opti racers did themselves proud at the 2023 Fall Dinghies Regatta at Royal Victoria Yacht Club at the end of September.  For the full […]

The SISC junior racing program is celebrating the arrival of a new Opti racing boat. The boat was purchased by the Round Saltspring Race through the efforts of Paul Faget […]

Once again, Martin Herbert on Kay D topped the podium in the August Wednesday night race series.  Second was Shingebiss and Third was Slippery When Wet.  For complete results, click […]

Martin Herbert’s Flying Fifteen Kay D topped the podium for the July Wednesday night races.  Second was Craig Leitch’s J-30 Steller Jay, and third was John Tulip’s multihull [...]

Lots of wind made the Club only Round Saltspring Race on July 8 and 9 an exhilarating sail for its participants.  Some boats made it back to the Club before […]

I am thrilled to report that the Round Saltspring Race was a resounding success, and want to take a moment to express my gratitude to each and every one of […]

Once again, SISC hosted a successful International One Metre Canadian Championship event, on the last weekend in April this year. To read SISC participant Martin Herbert’s report on the [...]

To read the unbelievably exciting report of this race, click here!

The International One Metre Fleet have been holding informal racing on Wednesdays this fall and winter. Pictured are Paul Faget, Douglas Woolcock and Lawrence Stuart at the end of a […]

Congratulations to Eric van Soeren on winning the Round Prevost Race! To read an account of the race with contributions by the group, click here: Round Prevost Challenge    

Congratulations to Martin Herbert on winning the Round Moresby Trophy Race! To read an account of the race with contributions by April Faget, Martin Herbert, Drew Stotesbury, and Douglas [...]

On a nearly windless day, the Ogopogo won the Feb. 6 race in what proved to be an unpredictable battle against the weather. To read Greg Taylor’s account of the […]

Ben Mohr Trophy Race Report by Tony Brogan Pictures by Peter Toby and April Faget   Upon arriving at the dock Sunday morning at about 0900, the sky was grey. […]

First Race of the Year Report by Tony Brogan with help from Paul Faget Picture by April Faget Arriving at the dock around 0900 John and I were greeted with […]

The annual race and luncheon are once again being held on January 1. Race:  skippers’ meeting 0945 hours, race start 1030 hours, course TBD (2 to 2.5 hour race).  Questions […]

Second Snowflake Race 2021 Report Report by Tony Brogan with some help from Douglas Woolcock December 19, 2021 It was a normal winter day for Salt Spring, but the weatherman […]

Tony Brogan on Radiant Heat won the Snowflake Race on Dec. 5.  To read his account, click here: snowflake-race-dec-5

Bob Jones on Oasis came out in front in the final calculations of the Ben Mohr rock Race, held on Nov. 28.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the race, […]

The Nov. 7 Long Harbour Race saw Oasis triumph once again.  To read all about it, click here: long-hrbr-7-nov-2021. Please note that the results are not correct in the documents. […]

Not much wind appeared at the annual Bas Cobanli Race on Oct. 31 and only three boats actually finished the race.  To find out who they were and what happened […]

On Oct. 23 and 24, the International One Metre folks held their Pacific Regional Championships at our Club.  It was quite the event, as evidenced by some considerable SISC participation: […]

Tony Brogan and Radiant Heat were back on top in the recent Channel Islands Race.  Read all about it here: channel-islands-race

Another successful Round Penders Race is over and done with, in fine style.  To read Greg Taylor’s account and see photos, click here.

A wonderful weekend of racing, camaraderie, and great wind occurred as SNSYC joined SISC at our Club on the weekend of Sept. 18 and 19.  Thanks to everyone who took […]

The Club’s own Martin Herbert, formerly the “number two” International One Metre sailor in Canada, stands now at the top of the podium, after winning at the IOM Nationals held [...]

Persistence paid off on the last Wednesday Night race on Sept 1, which saw PocoLoco, Imp and Thing One (for the first time) on the podium.  To read Greg Taylor’s […]

The Aug. 21/22 weekend race/cruise to Bedwell Harbour saw Skeena Cloud rise to the top again.  To read a very witty report about the weekend and see some photos, click […]

Skeena Cloud and her expanded crew topped the podium on Wednesday, Aug. 18.  To read the FCR’s “perfunctory” report and see lots of photos, click here: wednesday-august-18

Results and details of the pursuit race on Aug. 8 and the regular Wednesday Night August Series on Aug. 11 are available here: aug.-8th-and-11th-races

Radiant Heat wound up back on top of the podium again as the August Wednesday night series began on Aug. 4.  To read Tony Brogan’s report, click this link: wednesday-night-aug-4-2021

On the weekend of July 31 and Aug 1, a cadre of our racers went to Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club for a joint regatta, complete with fine dining, excellent […]

John Tulip on Pturbodactyl is certainly the one to beat these days.  The multihull aced the Portland-Moresby Race on July 25.  To read all about it, click here: portland-moresby-july-25-2021

John Tulip and Pturbodactyl made it two in a row by achieving the top podium spot on a Wednesday evening race again, this time on July 14.  To read all […]

John Tulip on multihulled Pturbodactyl won the breezy Wednesday night race on July 7th.  For details and the perspectives of several skippers, click here: wed-race-july-7-2021

Tony Brogan in Radiant Heat came out on top, as the Wisest Guy, in the Sunday July 4th Wise Guy Race.  For details, click here: wise-guy-race

There are lots of chances to race this summer, with the Wednesday Night series being added in through June, July and August.  June 20th’s Pursuit Race saw Oasis out front, […]

Poco retained the top spot in the Race in the Sisterhood on June 13.  Seven boats competed, in the race replacing the Portland-Moresby Race, which was planned but postponed due […]

SISC COVID racing rules are lifted, except for: 1) limiting after race gatherings to 10 sailors in any one place 2) overnight races MAY require adjustments dependent on PHO and […]

The members only 2021 Round SS Race was a real success, with 30 Sailing Club participants raising $750 for the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation.  The modified race was appreciated by […]

The Captains’ Passage Race on May 2 saw new skippers on the podium, with Jim Raddysh’s Battle Axe sporting her first win, Greg Taylor’s Skeena Cloud revelling in another podium [...]

Radiant Heat came out the winner again in the Impromptu K Race on April 18.  To read the winner’s account of the race, click here: impromptu-k-race-18-apr

Pturbodactyl showed her worth in the Round Prevost Race this year.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the day, click this link: Round Prevost 2021

Tony Brogan gave it his all again in another Round Prevost Challenge attempt on April 7.  Read about it here: April21 Round Prevost Brogan

After sailor extraordinaire Martin Herbert talked to racer Greg Slakov about his recent very successful participation in a worldwide virtual Vendée Globe race, Martin decided that it would be a [...]

Martin Herbert ventured out solo to sail the Round Prevost Challenge on March 25.  To read his interesting account, click here: kay-d-round-prev-chall-mar-2021

Lots of wind and a few stories on March 23 during the Walker Rock Race.  Read all about it here: walker-rock-2021

15 boats took part in an exciting pursuit (reverse handicap) race on Sunday, March 7.  Soul Thyme emerged victorious after some windy conditions and close mark rounding.  To read all […]

Oasis emerged victorious in the McMillan Race on Feb. 21.  To read the extensive report and see the photos (also available on Flickr), click this link: mcmillan-race-2-feb-21-2021

February 7th was a good day to be racing on the water.  For details of the Loopy K Race, click here: 2021 Loopy K Race (rev.)

Sunday’s Groundhog Day Race was a lot of fun.  To read all about it, in Tony Brogan’s report, click here: groundhog-day-race-jan-31-2021

The Ups and Downs race brought out a few keeners on a cold January morning.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the race, click this link: Ups & Downs Race […]

Poco came out ahead in the first real race of the year on January 10.  To read all about it, click this link: jack-langdon-2021

The annual New Year’s Hot Rum Race was celebrated in different ways by both Tony Brogan and Martin Herbert, one of whom turned up to race and the other who […]

The FC Racing has compiled the race results for 2020 and, seeing as how it’s not possible to get together for an Awards Night during COVID19, here they are for […]

The first attempt at the Ben Mohr Rock race on Nov. 22 ended up a DNF for all participants.  Here is the full story of that day: Ben Mohr #1 […]

The Race Committee has updated its COVID19 racing protocols, effective Dec. 4, 2020, going forward until further notice.  To read them, click this link: dec2020covidraceprotocols

Greg Taylor aboard Skeena Cloud was the victor in the last K race of the season on November 8th (not 9th), which doubled as yet another opportunity to try for […]

Tony Brogan made another Round Prevost attempt on October 29 and FCR Greg has provided an update on 2020 attempts so far: round-prevost-update-end-oct-2020 Note that the last K race this […]

Two weekends worth of racing were needed to complete a Channel Islands race this year.  To read all about it, click here: channel-islands-1-and-2-oct-2020

Martin Herbert, assisted by crew Nicholas Sladen-Dew attempted the Round Prevost Challenge on Oct. 21.  To read all about it, click here: rmherbert-round-prevost-oct-21-2020

Flapping sails and one boat over the finish line…read all about it: k-race-oct-4-2020

To read about the annual Montague Harbour race, held on Sept. 27, in which only two boats finished, click here: mont.-harbour-race-27-sept-2020

The annual Round Penders weekend race had 9 boats involved.  To read the comprehensive accounting of the foggy-but-fun weekend event, click here: round-penders-september-19-2020

FCRacing Greg has postponed the Wed. Sept. 16 race until Wed. October 7th, due to the smoke warning.  Same start time and rules as all the September Wed. races.

Tony Brogan and Radiant Heat were the sole finishers in the Wed. Sept. 9 race: 2020-wed-sept-9-race

The FC Racing is away and a few mice played on Sept. 2 in the first of the new Wednesday afternoon races.  To read Tony Brogan’s account, click here: wed-2-sept-2020-race

Ogopogo came out on top in the last of the August Wednesday night series.  To read the report, click here: wed-aug26-2020-race

The guidelines for the September Wednesday Night Series are: 1. The FCR will design the race to be 2 to 2.5 hours long, subject to weather and sundown. The finish […]

The annual Jack and Jill race involved the exchanging of crew members and a run of the Prevost Challenge as well.  To read the report, click here: jack_and_jill_2020

Another pursuit race, for the Keeners, was held on Sun. Aug 16.  To read the report, click here: keeners race aug 16 2020

The Wednesday evening race on Aug. 19 was an exciting race.  To read the report, click here: wed-aug-19-race-2020

The Wednesday evening race on Aug. 12 brought out 10 keeners.  To read the report, click here: wed-aug-12-race-2020

A good fleet of boats turned out for the Wednesday night race on Aug. 5.  To read the report by Tony Brogan and others, click here: 2020-wed-august-5

A good time was had by all on July 25 and 26, with the race cruise to Bedwell Harbour.  To read Lisa Lipsett’s account of the race, with photos, click […]

Paul, April and Rhys topped the podium on the Wednesday night race on July 29.  To read the race report, click here: 2020-wed-july-29 race

Ben Sutton and Evangeline had their moment of glory atop the podium on Wednesday, July 22.  To read Tony Brogan’s race report, click here: 2020-july-22-wed-race

Greg Taylor once again found himself atop the podium, in the July 19 K Race “in the Sisterhood”.  To read Tony Brogan’s report, click here: sisterhood-k-race-july-19

Martin Herbert’s Flying Fifteen Kay D was victorious on the Wednesday night race on July 15.  To read Tony Brogan’s report of the race, click here: wed-july-15-2020-race

Eric van Soeren increased his wins this season with another victory on July 8.  Read Tony Brogan’s accounting of the Wednesday evening race here:  wed-night-race-july-8-2020

A good number of boats had a good amount of fun on the July long weekend at Montague Harbour.  To read all about the socially distanced race-cruise, organized by Gyle […]

Canada Day’s Wednesday series race was won by Tony Brogan on Radiant Heat.  To read a most interesting report of quite a windy race, click here:  july-1-wed-race

Eric van Soeren on Second Wind challenged the currents and won in the K (for Keeners) Challenge the Currents race on June 28.  To read the report and see the […]

Skeena Cloud topped the podium two Wednesdays in a row!  To read about this victory, click here: wed-june-24-race

Greg Taylor and Skeena Cloud topped the podium in the third race of the June Wednesday Night series, on June 17.  To read the race report, click here:  june-wed-no-3

Eric van Soeren and Second Wind captured top spot in the Portland-Moresby Race on June 14.  To read the race report by several authors, click here:  portland-moresby-2020

Ben Sutton dashed to and fro and skippered Evangeline to the top of the podium on May 31 in the K Series Dash To and Fro Race.  To read Greg […]

As the summer Wednesday nights series looms, FC Racing Greg has issued an updated document with pandemic racing protocols:  june-1-covid-19-rules-final Questions?  racing@saltspringsailing.ca

Tony Meek organized a wonderful weekend of Club racing to fill in the gap left by the COVID19-cancelled official Round SS Race. From the sounds of it, lots of Club […]

Read the interesting article about Soul Thyme’s win in the modified sailpast race on May 3, an event which included a salute to the Commodore, who was waving the Canadian […]

Eric van Soeren on Second Wind captured top of the podium again, in the Long Harbour Race on April 19.  For a most interesting report written with input and photos […]

The Round Prevost Race and the Round Prevost Challenge are two different things.  The Challenge is ongoing until the fall, looking for the year’s fastest circumnavigation, with times [...]

March 29 saw several boats out to accept the Round Prevost Challenge for 2020.  Click here to read the story:  round-prevost-challenge-mar-29-2020

Craig Leitch opened the 2020 SISC Round Prevost Challenge by completing the non-stop circumnavigation in 2:44:02 (corrected) on Saturday, March 14th. The Challenge is open to all singlehanded [...]

Oasis came out on top again, this time in the Doldrums K (for Keener) Race on March 22.  To read the account written and photographed by several participants, click here: […]

Read Tony Brogan’s account about Oasis’ victory in the recent MacMillan Trophy Race on Feb. 23:  macmillan-race-feb-23-2020

The Loopy K Race lived up to its name on Feb. 16.  To read Tony Brogan and Greg Taylor’s double account of the day, click here:  loopy-k-race-feb-16-2020

Radiant Heat came out on top as the groundhog was looking at his shadow on Feb. 2.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of his win in the Groundhog Day race: […]

Shingebiss was victorious again, in the Captains Passage race on Jan. 26.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the race:  captain-passage-january-26-2020

To read Tony Brogan’s account of the small group of keeners who braved the wet wind in the recent Jack Langdon race, click here: jack-langdon-january-19-2020

The New Year’s Rum Race, held before the annual Hot Rum Luncheon, brought out a few boats on a gorgeous first day of the year.  To read Tony Brogan’s account […]

To read Wendy Vine’s article about the 2019 racing awards night (otherwise known as Radiant Heat Cleans Up), click here:  racing-awards-2019

The last Snowflake Race of 2019 is done and dusted.  Read Tony Brogan’s final account of 2019 here:  snowflake-2-report

The first Snowflake race has been completed and the results calculated.  Click here for the report by Tony Brogan and Greg Taylor:  snowflake-1-2019

Although there are some Snowflake Series races in December, the official racing season ended on Sunday, November 24 with the Long Harbour Race.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the […]

Yes, there were two races run at once on Sunday, November 17:  the Challenge the Currents K (for Keener) Race and the Portland-Moresby Race.  To read the race reports by […]

The Junior Racing Team has finished two more regattas this fall.  To read April Faget’s account of both the Pumpkin Regatta in West Vancouver and the CFSA Regatta, click here: […]

A group of women is now part of the Club racing scene, with a unique model for all-women crews.  To read about the start-up, click here:  women-racing-startup-article Note that more […]

To read the report of the Loopy K Race held on Sunday, October 27 in a glorious day of sailing, click here:  loopy-k-race-oct-27

Coastal Cup #8 was raced in Victoria at RVYC October 18th. Sixteen boats showed up to compete and sixteen races were held in light to moderate wind.  Chronicled by Martin […]

Round Pender’s Race Day One   Our single-handle Round Pender’s Race is always a club favorite. We race to Port Browning marina, enjoy some appetizers, have dinner at the pub, […]

At the end of September, the SISC Sailing Team traveled to Victoria for the RVYC Fall Dinghy Regatta. Our team was represented by three 420 teams – Rhys Parry and […]

The MacMillan Trophy Race was held on Sept 29 has been chronicled, as usual, by Tony Brogan, for your reading pleasure: MacMillan Tropy Race Report

The 50th Anniversary Regatta on Sept. 22 has been chronicled, as usual, by Tony Brogan, for your reading pleasure:  50th-regatta-report-2019

On Sept. 8, along with 7 other boats, Don and Alicia Baxter showed up to race for the trophy Alicia donated many years ago.  Gyle Keating organized the race according […]

The re-run of the Aug. 14th race, occurring on Sept. 4, resulted in only two boats finishing.  To read Tony Brogan’s sad tale of woe (he was not one of […]

Five boats turned up for the Wise Guy Race around Wise Island, the last of the K (Keener) series, on Sept. 1.  To read Tony Brogan’s accounting of the day, […]

The Junior team competed in the dinghy regatta at Maple Bay on the September long weekend (click on photo to enlarge).  To read April Faget’s report on the event and […]

Eight boats turned up for little wind on the last Wednesday night race in August (a re-run of the aborted Aug. 14th race is scheduled for Sept. 4.)  To read […]

Five boats turned up for the annual Jack Langdon race.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the race, click here:  jack-langdon-aug-25-2019

To view the rather belated race reports of July 3 and July 10 (with identical results), click the following links:  july-3-2019-report, july-10-2019-report

Read about interesting antics from the points of view of Tony Brogan and FCRacing Greg Taylor on Wed. Aug 21:  wednesday-night-august-21st

The wind gods were in evidence during Sunday Aug. 18th’s race to Montague Harbour.  To read both the account by Greg Taylor, with a perspective from the back of the […]

A trio of boats participated in the Dizzy (not pursuit) Race on Aug. 11, which was part of the K (for Keener) series.  To read the tandem report written by […]

Imp found the wind and used it to advantage in the first of the August Wednesday evening races.  To read Tony Brogan’s accounting of the race, from the cockpit of […]

The July 27 and 28 race-cruise combo weekend to Boot Cove was a great time.  Good wind, creative anchoring and an improvised water taxi/dinghy were only part of it.  To […]

In the last race of the July Wednesday night series, Skeena Cloud surprised herself, with crew and owner trading places to triumph once again!  To read the account of the […]

Karisma and Imp battled to the finish on July 24th’s Wednesday Night Series race.  To read Greg Taylor’s report, click here:  wednesday-night-race-july-24-2019

Imp topped the podium in the July 17 race of the July Wednesday Night Series.  To read Tony Brogan’s account (with the date incorrect, BTW), click here:  wednesday-july-17-2019-race

A new winner emerged in the third K (for Keener) Race, on Sunday, July 21.  To read all about Skeena Cloud’s triumph, click this link: third-port-k-race

Five Salt Spring boats participated in this year’s Vendée race, starting and ending at Maple Bay.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the weekend, click here:  vendee-race-report-final

Sailors for the Sea acknowledges that our Club has achieved gold status for clean regattas with the 2019 Round Saltspring Race.  Congratulations to everyone who helped with this achievement!  To [...]

Newcomer Sparky, a J-24, reached the top of the podium in the final June Wednesday evening series.  To read Tony Brogan’s version of the events, click here:  june-26-race-report Another [...]

Oasis won the third race in the June Wednesday night series, and Jim Raddysh on Battle Axe celebrated his first podium place in third.  Tony Brogan’s report on the race […]

Imp was the triumphant boat in the second of the June Wednesday night series races.  To read Tony Brogan’s account of the race, click here:  june-12-race-report

To read Tony Brogan’s report of the June 16th Captain’s Passage race, click here: captains-pass-report

Ben Sutton on Evangeline emerged triumphant in the June 5 Wednesday night race.  For the full blow-by-blow account by Tony Brogan, click here: june-5th-race-re-cap

Tony Brogan has written an entertaining “from the cockpit of Radiant Heat” view of the Round Salt Spring Race:  round-saltspring-report Over the next couple of weeks, keep checking [...]

As Fleet Captain Racing Greg Taylor points out, only a group of guys drinking beer could plan a regatta on Mother’s Day weekend.  To read the whole engaging story written […]

A few brave sailors ventured forth in huge winds for a windy and exciting weekend of racing at SNSYC on April 27 and 28.  Read Tony Brogan’s account of it […]

A small but fearless group of racers in cruise mode ventured to Montague Harbour and back, with a fine overnight interlude in between, on April 13 and 14.  Originally scheduled […]

Tony Brogan took Radiant Heat in the recent Patos Island Race.  For his always interesting perspective, click here: patos-island-2019-radiant-heat

“On a bright sunny morning, with an unexpected 6 knot northerly breeze ruffling everyone’s hair, an enthusiastic group of skippers and crew from 13 boats gathered to listen to Roger […]

“Sunday the 17th March marked both St. Paddy’s day, and our highly anticipated Round Prevost Race: a Club favourite. Wind forecasts were light to nothing most of the week leading […]

“Seven skippers and crews convened at the skippers meeting to plan our race. It was to be Groundhog Day again. I have to admire my fellow racers. Everybody was keen […]

“Fickle winds and a pack of lies and deception” in the Walker Rock Race?  Click the following link and read on to find out the details! walker-rock-report

“It was a fine day to be on the water with steady winds from the north to NE most of the day. The boats had to be dialed into the […]

Tony Brogan’s Radiant Heat triumphed once again, this time in the Three Finger Pursuit Race on January 20, the first of the pursuit races this year.  Read more here: 3-finger-pursuit-race-report.

“After hearing warnings another wind storm may be heading our way, we were wondering what the morning of the

Tony Brogan in Radiant Heat was the winner of the first 2019 race, the Hot Rum Race on January 1st, winning the bottle of rum.  For a full report, click […]