Swiftsure Slideshow
| 2012 Dates/Times | Swiftsure Event |
| Throughout May | Listen for Swiftsure contests sponsored by 100.3 the Q and The Zone@91.3 |
| Throughout May | Participate in Swiftsure’s Online Fundraising Auction (See gavel link at top of this page) |
| Starting 2 weeks before and during race week | Listen to feature interviews and stories on Shaw TV’s community channel |
| Wed May 23 – Fri May 25 | View Swiftsure Yachts in front of the Empress Hotel and tour a 70 foot racing yacht |
| Thurs May 24 & Fri May 25 | Listen to 100.3 the Q and The Zone@91.3, broadcasting on location in the Inner Harbour, interviewing skippers and other sailors, , and covering the finishers of the Swiftsure Inshore Classic race early evening on May 26th. Other updates will be given throughout the weekend as the distance race proceeds to and from Swiftsure Bank in the Pacific Ocean |
| Thurs May 24, 2 PM – 11 PM | Swiftsure Beer Garden at Ship Point in Inner Harbour open to the public |
| Fri May 25, 2 PM – 11 PM | Swiftsure Beer Garden at Ship Point in Inner Harbour open to the public |
| Fri May 25 – Sun May 27 | Watch Shaw TV & CHEK News TV throughout the weekend for Swiftsure reports |
| Fri May 25, 10:30 AM – 6 PM | KIDS: Play in the Funner Inflatables at Ship Point |
| Sat May 26 from 9 AM (race starts @ 10 AM) | Watch the Swiftsure Yachts start from a great vantage point anywhere on Clover Point off Dallas Road at Victoria’s waterfront |
| Sat May 26, 9 AM – 12 noon | KIDS: Play in the Funner Inflatables at Ship Point |
| Sat May 26, 8:30 AM – 11 AM | Enjoy a Pancake Breakfast at Clover Point put on by the Central Saanich Lions Club; $5 gets you ham, pancakes, juice and coffee/tea – or $1.50 for coffee/tea |
| Sat May 26 morning | Listen to 100.3 the Q and The Zone@91.3, live broadcasting the start of the race from the HMCS Edmonton (the Race Committee boat) |
| Sat May 26, 10:30 AM – 6PM | KIDS: Play in the Funner Inflatables at Ship Point |
| Sat May 26 from 10:15 AM | Swiftsure Inshore Classic Yacht race visible along the Dallas Road waterfront |
| Sat May 26, 10 AM until last sailboat finishes (6 AM, May 28th is finish deadline) | Follow your favourite Swiftsure Yachts on the Race Tracker at the Swiftsure Centre or from your own home; Race Tracker website: http://tracker.swiftsure.org/ |
| Sat May 26 late afternoon and early evening | Listen to 100.3 the Q and The Zone@91.3, covering the finishers of the Swiftsure Inshore Classic race. Other updates will be given throughout the weekend as the distance race proceeds to and from Swiftsure Bank in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Sun May 27, 10:30 AM – 6 PM | KIDS: Play in the Funner Inflatables at Ship Point |
| Sunday all day and often into the evening | Watch the distance course boats finishing at Ogden Point (Ogden Point breakwater provides excellent views) or see the tired sailors as they arrive at the Race Committee’s inspection dock at Ship Point |
Swiftsure 2012
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