Well that’s a wrap on the 2026 IOM Coastal Cup Circuit! What a year it was, 8 very different BC locations offered up a full suite of weather, wind, and water challenges to the 32 registrants for the Coastal Cup this year (up from 26). All told, when the waters …
Saturday dawned with a promise of sunshine and unseasonably warm weather in the beautiful setting of Port Alberni. Unfortunately the wind gods were sleeping after many days of strong southerly. Racing got underway in the late morning when a light southerly filled in as the sun burned off the morning …
Since sailing at Stoker Park began in 2023, every Coastal Cup event has been plagued by flat calm conditions with very light winds. This year was different. Driving up highway 18 to Cowichan Lake at 9AM Saturday, the wind was readily apparent as my car was being buffeted and leaves …
A theme – Just wait a minute ! Now it wouldn’t be right to have a Coastal Cup event without a little rain – just wait a minute. Oh, I thought this was a lift – just wait a minute. What happened to the breeze – just wait a minute!! …
A treat times two Thirteen brave IOM’rs converged on Kitsilano Yacht Club on July 20th for CC 4. The NW winds had been howling all week but Saturday dawned with clear skies and a perfect northerly with of around 6-8 knots…yahoooo! The first races of the morning saw lots of …
Two days of fun in the Okanagan sun!! A near capacity fleet of seventeen IOM’ers from Western Canada converged in Kelowna for 2 days of intense racing. The weather was perfect with winds out of the NW to W in the 4-8 knot range, fading nicely at around 2:30pm leaving plenty …
Thirteen keen IOM sailors gathered on the outer dock of Nanaimo Yacht Club to enjoy a day of racing. The rain gods stayed away, the sun shone intermittently and the wind gods preferred to keep us guessing. Oh, and I forgot to mention the 1/2 knot current that made everything more interesting. All …
Seventeen intrepid IOM sailors shook off the somewhat ominous forecast and showed up to battle for honours at the first Coastal Cup event of 2026. They were rewarded with super winds, somewhat cool temperatures and bright sunshine!! Racing began in light and puffy conditions and slowly built to solid A rig …
