Dorothy to Classic Boat Festival

Tara Smith

Perfect day to deliver Dorothy from RVicYC in Cadboro Bay around the waterfront to the Victoria Inner Harbour for the Victoria Classic Boat Festival. The wind was 8-12knots from the NE, we decided on a route outside Trial Island so that we could maintain a nice reach, jibed just before the shipping lane and reached towards Broachie Ledge at 6knots of boat speed. When we reached the breakwater we tacked back out and attached the motor bracket, then sailed back inside the breakwater and dropped the sails and motored into the harbour and docked on the shoreside of the causeway docks ready for the Victoria Classic Boat Show. Dorothy is Canadas oldest sailboat now part of the BC Maritime Museum fleet, she was built in the Victoria Harbour for Commodore Langley of the VYC, she raced for many years and won the Cowichan Bay Regatta and others, two years ago she raced in the Cowichan Bay Regatta at over 100years old. It’s really special to have the opportunity to sail this beautiful boat and connect out local racing history.