Barefoot Raid

Small sailboat racing with friends in 2022: Jul 1-8, in Desolation Sound & Sep 1-8, Gulf Islands to Port Townsend

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Route for 2022

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

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 B.C’s rugged wilderness, and the intertidal zone
Raiders raft up to and play all around Poor Man’s Rock.

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…

2021 Barefoot Raid Champion: Robin Slieker, Captain of Cheese.
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July Raid Starts:July 1, 2022
5 hours to go.

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Essential info

When: July 1-8, 2022 AND September 1-8, 2022

Where: North Strait of Georgia AND Gulf Islands to Port Townsend

Who: Facebook discussion group

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Why?

  • Race with pals under sail & oar/pedal/paddle
  • Two legs per day with lots of nifty prizes
  • 3 meals per day provided by mothership
  • Wild, beautiful anchorages or camp sites every night
  • Memorable trophies for overall winners of both short & long courses
September Raid Starts:September 1, 2022
63 days to go.

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