Upwind Tak Team, We love sailing downwind and across the wind. This will our third Barefoot RAID. Our goal is to have fun and remain upright, I’m sure we’ll have fun.
“Ruth” is a 15 ft plywood/fibreglass Flint, designed by Ross Lillistone a Gaff-headed Knockabout Rig
Dale has sailed every-Barefoot-but-one… and has lost count of what that number might be.
Luna, SCAMP number 162, an 11′ 11″ cruising dinghy designed by John Welsford, participates in the live-aboard class… a rarified group within the fleet! She’s short, and well burdened with full cruising kit aboard, but she’s never last.
Repeat offender to the Barefoot Raid, the best kid’s camp of the year! Learned all about dinghy cruising thanks to the fine crew participating here. Fantastic that we get to go again!!!
The first year I showed up in the wrong boat for this job, so I built an Angus Sailing Rowcruiser. Perhaps if the captain had more skills, this would be a perfect boat for the Raid.
Angus Sailing Rowcruiser
The Sailing RowCruiser by Angus Rowboats is a 19-foot trimaran that combines efficient sliding-seat rowing, a performance ketch sailing rig, and a small weathertight sleeping cabin in one lightweight stitch-and-glue plywood design. With planing amas (outriggers), it can sail at 11–12 knots, row comfortably at 4 knots in calm conditions, carry up to 880 lbs, and even competed successfully in the Race to Alaska.
I live on Denman, I spend my days working, puttering and playing. Sailing fits into that playing category. Pretty excited to go sailing with a bunch of folks this summer!
Sylvia spawned out of the Gabriola boat school in 2011. She’s a Paul Gartside design, with some additions. A 15′ lapstrake gunther rigged fun machine. These days she lives on Denman with me.
Sailed Lasers as kid. Some experience on keel boats and built a CLC Southwester. On last year’s Raid I had to withdraw, but promised myself I will do this and complete the Raid.
Kit build CLC Southwester. 18.6 feet with balanced lug and mizzen sail. Repaired last year’s oarlock damage and added an extra reef.
Not a great sailor but really good looking.
A home built John Welsford pathfinder.
Returning raider. Came back for the fans and glory.
I’m hot-rodding the shit out of an ’81 Hobiecat 16. New hardware. New sails. New life in the best little boat race ever!
Neil bio: Son of a sailor. Slave to the mountains. Surfer by experience. Surveyor of all low tide line in Alaska from the Portland Canal to Bristol Bay under the tutelage of Dr. John Harper. Met up with Thomas and Robin who have welcomed me into exciting world of multihulls. Thomas taught me to fly the hull… which we will on the road to victory… probably.
Bringing an old 1979 wooden Albacore back to life for the Raid. Honoured to be included in such an event. I’ve been privileged to follow the raid for the past two events and can’t wait to be a more integral part of it.
My family had this boat built in 1979 in the Isle of Wight and I raced it internationally for many years as a youth. I recently went on an adventure to rediscover it and unexpectedly found it in the rafters of some curmudgeon in Parry Sound, Ontario. It had been stripped bare and some rot allowed to fester but she is well on her way to recovery.
My boat is a Tornado, the 20 foot, twin trapeze Olympic sailing catamaran. I’ve modified mine slightly by adding wing seats. This is the second Tornado I’ve owned because they’re such great crafts.
2022 edit: “My boat is wicked fast and you’ll see it has a very nice transom.”
Robin: I’m not a rower, I’m a sailor, as in actually sailing. I was fortunate to experience sailing at a young age thanks to my mother. My first sailboat was a tornado which I sailed from Sydney, Victoria to Port Hardy via Johnny Strait and everywhere in between for many summers. I love sailing, small boats, and adventure. I like to sail fast and then get real slow on the beach👻💛👣👀👽
2022 edit: “I sail, therefore I am.”
Tim: i love boating about aswell as kicking back at the seashore
