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2005 Winner on Elapsed Time - Dragonfly

Photo Credit - Dave Heath

2005 OVERALL WINNERS

June 27 - 2005 - Nanaimo, B.C.There was an outpouring of emotion yesterday at the final awards presentation for the 2005 Cadillac Van Isle 360 Yacht Race, as the two week event came to a close. The fifth running of this event was a spectacular success and no one wanted to go home. Time and again, the sailors took the stage to commend the race committee and organizers for an awesome job. What was expressed the most though, was the sense of camaraderie and adventure that this event has come to be known for. Sandy Huntingford from the Luff 48, Flattery, stated, " Thanks for another fabulous event! Every year is different but is more challenging than the previous event, new friendships were made and old friendships were rekindled, it takes an event like the Van Ilse 360 to do that." Cheekee Monkee's crew said, "The Cadillac Van Isle 360 is the best regatta we have ever participated in and raises the bar on the world stage for adventure sailing regattas", and Bob Davies from Bad Kitty, repeated once again that, "The Cadillac Van Isle 360 will change your life".......and it does. Myrrh First Place Overall - Div. 2 The racing this year was more competitive than ever, with close finishes in every division. The 1D 48, Flash, and the Davidson 72, Cassiopeia, brought a new dimension to the event. Though both suffered rig failures on the west coast that forced their withdrawals, their skippers & crew were not anxious to leave the event and continued on to the following stops and final awards. The weather around Vancouver Island this year was very co-operative, allowing nine of the ten legs to finish. There was little or no rain and spinnakers were flown on almost every leg. The Banditos - First Overall Div. 1 This year's winners fought tooth and nail and the large "Tour de 360" yellow flag, exchanged hands frequently. In Division One, the J120 Time Bandit, owned by Bob & Barb Brunius claimed First Place. In second place was White Cloud, the Cookson 12 meter co-skippered by David Lynch and Steve Johnson, and rounding out the division in Third Place, Daryl Homan's Beneteau 36, Evolution. In Division 2, the Jespersen 30, Myrrh skippered by Michael Kalahar placed first. Aeriel, the McCurdy Rhodes 40, owned by Nanaimo's Bill & Lorna Malone was second and one of the smallest boats in the fleet, the Aphrodite 101, Tryst, skippered by Stuart Farrell sailed into third place. In the multihull Division, Kim Alfred's F33, the very Cheekee Monkee battled it out to win First Place, Pat McGarry's Formula 40, Dragonfly was second and the F31 Blue Lightning, skippered by Mark Gumley and his kids, Justine and Trent came third. Upon accepting his first place award, Bob Brunius remarked with considerable emotion how he had tried for four years to win this event, and that the beautiful glass trophy he earned today will be his most prized trophy for the rest of his life. Winning First Place Overall on Corrected Time for Monohulls was a very ecstatic Steve Johnson from White Cloud. The Fastest Elapsed Time Overall, by a healthy margin of 7 hours, went to Pat McGarry on the Formula 40 Dragonfly with a time of 79:07:03. A special thanks to each host community (Nanaimo, French Creek, Comox, Campbell River, BC Salmon Farmers, Telegraph Cove, Port Hardy, Winter Harbour, Ucluelet and Victoria) who went out of their way to make the participants in the Cadillac Van Isle 360 feel welcome. A photo gallery will be added shortly, please check back. Cheekee Monkee Crew SHORE SUPPORT CREWS - THE UNSUNG HEROES Penny Cameron, aka "Money Penny", was voted best ground support crew by the other roadies in the event and presented the "silver coffee grounds award" by Lawn Dart's Shore Support, John Carpenter. Click Here to read Penny's "RACE OF THE ROADIES" from Port Hardy to Winter Harbour.