In 2022, for the 1st time ever, there will be TWO raids!
(One in July; another in September…)
2022 July Raid:
The basic plan is to approximately repeat the circumnavigation of Cortes Island that we pioneered back in the 2019 Barefoot Raid.
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.
Here’s the daily itinerary for July 2022 (~100 miles total):
Day 0: Fri Jul 1
Transit to Rebecca Spit boat ramp, launch, park in adjacent lots and overnight at anchor, with Poor Man’s Rock in Drew Harbour, or ashore (e.g. local camping, lodging, etc.). All racers self-supported (i.e. feed yourself).
Day 1: Sat Jul 2
Drew Harbour –> Lake Bay –> Carrington Bay
Day 2: Sun Jul 3 (possible rowing leg in Von Donop)
Carrington Bay –> Von Donop Inlet –> Penn Island (N)
Day 3: Mon Jul 4 (Longest continuous day)
Penn Island (N) –> Teakarne Arm vicinity –> Squirrel Cove
Day 4: Tue Jul 5
Squirrel Cove –> Kinghorn Island –> Cortes Bay
Day 5: Wed Jul 6
Cortes Bay –> Hernando Island (north) –> Manson’s Landing
Day 6: Thu Jul 7
Manson’s Landing –> Gorge Harbour –> Shark Spit
Day 7: Fri Jul 8
Shark Spit –> Open Bay (award ceremony and celebrations in PM)
Day 8: Sat Jul 9
Transit from Open Bay to boat ramps of convenience (Rebecca Spit and/or Heriot Bay)
2022 September Raid:
The basic plan is to approximately repeat the historic route of the Shipyard Raids (2005-7) from Silva Bay on Gabriola Island in the Gulf Islands, B.C. (Canada), to Port Townsend, WA (USA). The schedule will aim to finish the raid in time to join the Wooden Boat Festival (Sep 9-11).
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.
Here’s the daily itinerary for September 2022 (~90 nautical miles total):
2/15/22 note: timing TBD depending on Deer Harbor wooden boat rendezvous…
Day 1 (Sep 1, Thu):
Silva Bay > Blackberry Point, Valdes Island 7 nm
Blackberry Pt. to Wallace Island, Conover Cove 8.5 nm
Day 2 (Sep 2, Fri):
Wallace Island to Prevost Island 8 nm
Prevost Island to Portland Island 7 nm
Day 3 (Sep 3, Sat):
Portland Island to Sidney Spit 6 nm
No racing, camp Sidney Spit
Day 4 (Sep 4, Sun):
Sidney Spit to Roche Harbor, US customs 10 nm
Roche Harbor to Jones Island 5 nm
Day 5 (Sep 5, Mon):
Jones Island to Deer Harbor 2nm
No racing, Deer Harbor Woodenboat Rendezvous
Day 6 (Sep 6, Tue):
Deer Harbor to Spencer Spit 8.5nm
Spencer Spit to Watmough Bay 7 nm
Day 7 (Sep 7, Wed):
Watmough Bight to Port Townsend 20nm
Day 8 (Sep 8, Thu):
Awards in Port Townsend
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 B.C’s rugged wilderness, and 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…
