Vic-Maui Race is a Blast

Vic Maui 2016 Winners

Aug 9, 2016

The TP 52’s set the pace to rewrite the record book in the 2016 addition of the Vic-Maui Race. Valkrie, Kinetic V, and Westerly were 1,2 and 3 on elapsed time.

Congratulation to Valkrie “Line Honour Winner”,on their record setting run to Maui. Congratulations to the overall winner Kinetic V and division winners StringTheory, Rain Drop, Amiskwi and Forty, Valkrie Crew.

Over all winners Kinetic V.

Photo: Reigh North, David Sutcliffe, Karen Brown Barron, Andrew Liebmann, Lindsay Burgess,Christopher Lewis, Kyla Sanderson, Chad Grice,Zach Mesman and Marie-Pier Alary

 

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