In which we start down south near Denman and Hornby Islands, proceed northward to the outskirts of Desolation Sound, and frolick there — racing around Quill’s birth-island and raiding the annual Full Moon Regatta.
The Barefoot Raid course & schedule
Click on legs (AM & PM most days) for more details, including date, destinations, and distances. Click upper right corner icon to view full-size chart.
Raid schedule
On most days of the Raid, the fleet will race (or cruise) through two legs: one in the morning; one in the afternoon. Boats will typically raft together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and will either raft up at anchor for the night with the motherships or go ashore to camp.
There is an optional component on Day 7!
2024:
Transit to Fanny Bay Wharf (2.6 km south of Buckley Bay ferry), launch via the boat ramp, and prepare to race. All participants are self-supported today (i.e. feed/transport/shelter yourself).
While there is parking available there, some may want to consider dropping boats off in Fanny Bay, driving trailers to Herriot Bay, and carpooling back… a trip that takes about 1.5+ hours one-way depending on ferry timing.
August 14:
Fanny Bay to Sandy Island
August 15:
Sandy island to Savary Island
August 16:
Savary Island to Hernando (lunch), Hernando to Cortes.
Aug 17:
Cortes to Marina.
August 18:
Round Marina
August 19:
Full moon regatta
Aug 20
Optional day to sail to Lamberts Beach (Read Island), Carrington Bay (Cortes Island).
August 21
Finish at the Heriot Bay Inn
( camping and final ceremony)
Transit back to home, boat ramps of convenience, and/or ferry back to your vehicle/trailer. All participants are self-supported today (i.e. no food or transport provided).
Feel the glee:
The daily cycle of Salish Sea glee
- 07:00 boats and crews raft together for breakfast
- 08:00 skippers meeting
- 09:00 start the morning leg
- Boats race under oar, or sail, or pedal or paddle, until the designated spot
- Lunch served on the motherships
- Afternoon leg starts shortly after the slowest boats arrive
- Crews then race to the pre-determined spot for the evening
- Spend the night either:
- at anchor, alone with their thoughts and blisters
- rafted with the motherships, sharing stories of the days triumphs and losses
- camped on the beach, communing with the terrestrial wilderness and/or the intertidal zone
The days will dawn bright and full of promise, and the cycle will be repeated. A score will be awarded for each leg according to the order of finish (1 for first, 2 for second…) The boat with the lowest score at the end of the Raid receives eternal glory, and a nifty prize…
