Swiftsure Racer Key Dates 2025

February 3 – Registration opens
April 4 – Early bird registration deadline
May 16 – Deadline for registration and rating changes
May 22 @ 14:00 – Inner Harbour moorage & Check-in commences
May 23 @ 14:00 – Skippers Meeting and 2023 Award presentation, weather & currents briefing at Royal Victoria Yacht Club
May 23 @18:00 – Check-in closes
May 24 @ 09:50 – Warning flag for first race off Clover Point


Swiftsure Racer Key Dates 2025

Thursday, May 22
  • Skippers’ Check-in at Swiftsure Centre 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Friday, May 23
  • Skippers’ Check-in at Swiftsure Centre opens at 10:00 AM
  • Skippers’ Meeting and 2023 Prize Giving starting at 2:00 PM at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club (3475 Ripon Rd., Victoria, BC)
  • Skippers’ Check-in at Swiftsure Centre closes at 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 24 – Swiftsure 2024 Races begin
  • Clover Point is the best location for shoreside viewing of the six starts
  • 8:00 AM; Pancake breakfast at Clover Point begins courtesy of Central Saanich Lions Club
  • Live broadcast from Clover Point of the race and start procedures
  • First starts from 9:00 AM for the Three Long Courses followed by the start of the Inshore Races
  • Inshore Races finish at Cadboro Bay with free moorage and a no-host barbecue, Awards and tunes at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club
  • Ogden Point has good viewing for the public from Saturday evening through Sunday for boats finishing the Three Long Courses
Sunday, May 25 at midnight Time Limit for the Three Long Courses races.