Swiftsure Yacht Race

While visiting with John and Peggy in Sidney we went down to the Victoria shore on Saturday morning to watch the start of the Swiftsure yacht. There was hardly any wind and most yachts were carried across the start line by the ebbing tide.  If they were 'over early' and had to return and recross the start line they were in the next class of yachts starting.  In the second photo the large ketch if the HMCS Oriole the Navies training ship, she does not have a winch on board and all line are handled by man power.