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Dave Raney’s Rage wins the Cascadia Cup
Dave Raney’s Wylie 70 Rage wins the inaugural Cascadia Cup on the way to victory in the 2019 Swiftsure Lightship Classic.
Dave and his determined crew stuck it out in light wind, no wind and counter current conditions to finish the Classic course at 00:10:58 on Monday the 28th.
Dave and his crew are a competitive bunch and were determined to finish for bragging rights and for the Cascadia Cup win.
The Cascadia Cup is a trophy awarded to the yacht with the lowest combined corrected time in the Oregon Offshore and either the Cape Flattery or the Lightship Classic Swiftsure races.
The Cascadia Cup trophy has been donated by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and will be awarded at the 2020 Swiftsure awards ceremony.
Congratulations to Dave and his tough crew of offshore veterans.
It is a great feeling to see Rage as the first winner of this trophy.
Rumor has it that there is a sailboat race in Victoria
Rumor has it that there is a sailboat race in Victoria
Cascadia Cup
(Updated 11/16/19)
What is the Cascadia Cup? If you’re racing the Swiftsure you need to know about the Cascadia Cup because competing in the Swiftsure is already half of what you need to win the Trophy!
The Cascadia Cup is a trophy given to the yacht with the lowest combined corrected time in both the Pacific NW Offshore, The Swiftsure Lightship Classic and the Cape Flattery Races (PHRF NW). Want to win it? Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) of Portland, Oregon, invites you to race for the 2020 title by signing up for the Pacific NW Offshore, sponsored by Schooner Creek Boat Works,at www.cycportland.org. You’ll automatically be entered into the running. The first winner of the trophy for 2019 was Rage. Trophy presentation will be at the 2020 Swiftsure. Hope to see you there.
So, start your planning now for 2020. Make it a clean sweep of the two best and most important yacht races in the Pacific Northwest. Hope to see you in Ilwaco, WA our new host city, and on the starting line at Buoy 2 off the mouth of the Columbia River on May 7, 2020.
Results are In
The results are in the for the 2019 Oregon Offshore. Congratulations to all finishers! https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=18160
Offshore Hospitality Crew — Thank You!!!
Offshore Hospitality Crew — with champagne and hot towels.
Thank you Maxine, TJ, Karen and Kevin.
S/V Image has finished
S/V Margaret has finished
Margaret is headed to our hospitality Crew who will be greeting them with hot towels and Champagne. Thank you Maxine Kinsie Damore!!!
S/V Defiant finshes
Escape Artrtist finishes
Free Bowl of Soup finishes
Free Bowl of Soup and Escape Artist
Free Bowl of Soup and Escape Artist both coming to the Finish Line
It is going to be close.....Escape Artist and Free Bowl of Soup are approaching the finishing line.
Chinook finishing
S/V Chinook #142 Todd Bassham
True Love
True Love at finish
S/V Fortuna finished
Fortuna just crossed with a “hip hip hooray” as they crossed.
Salient finishes
Christof Marti's Salient, one of our Canadian entries, persisted in light winds and difficult tides to finish well. It is always a shared frustration to watch a competitor be so near in distance yet so far in time from the finish but Salient persisted. This is the second year for Christof and his crew and we hope he will join us for many more Offshores.
Chinook, Fortuna and True Love
True Love has called in at Race Rocks and is pressing on into Victoria. Chinook is leading then Fortuna.
Riva has finished
Riva, Skipper Scott Campbell's beautiful J121 has finished the Oregon Offshore. The last few miles were made slow by the usual drop in wind and some adverse current but Scott and his crew made it look easy. Well done, good race and now hot towels, a little champagne and a good night's sleep await.
Riva Reports
Riva has reported at Race Rocks. Time of report 1:21:55. She is coming hard and the finish crew is waiting for her to arrive.