West Vancouver Yacht Club Presents
The 44th Annual Southern Straits - April 6-8, 2012

Countdown to the First Race Start April 6, 2012

Once again the time has come for us all to begin preparing for this year’s Southern Straits Race. 2012 marks the 44th year of a truly classic West Coast racing tradition, on behalf of the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Race Sponsors and the Race Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you 2012 Southern Straits Classic on the weekend of April 6th-8th, 2012.

The Notice of Race is now posted and can be accessed via the link on the left side of the page. Additionally, online registration is active and available. Don’t forget to register prior to the early bird deadline of March 15th for your chance to win one of several fabulous early bird prizes. You will also find double handed and team entry options available for 2012.

Building on last year’s excellent experience, we are pleased to once again offer live yacht tracking of the event to help friends, family and loved one’s keep up to date on the progress of the race. We will again be streaming the yacht tracker live on the club house big screen TV for those that wish to come down and be part of the action.

The 2012 courses are set and are available for viewing under the courses menu on the left hand side of the page. The 2012 courses are a mix of old and new. In an effort to improve participant safety we have once again designed all three courses to utilize only permanent, lighted marks for all course rounding’s.

Courses:
The Long Course (132 NM) is open to boats rated at 110 and lower.
The Medium Course (91NM) is open to boats rated from 25 to 150.
The Short Course (64 NM) is open to boats rated at 99 and higher.

The mandatory pre-race registration confirmation and Skippers' meeting/dinner will be held at the West Vancouver Yacht Club on Thursday, April 5th, 2012. Follow the "regatta schedule" link in the left column for more information and details. This year we are pleased to offer a shuttle bus service for skippers and crews whose draft requires them to moor outside of the WVYC yacht basin.

Feel free the contact the WVYC club for additional information:http://www.wvyc.bc.ca or contact me directly at:

Race Chairman
Tyler Abrams