Vic-Maui & Time Zones 101
by Charlotte Gann & Race Committee, July 12th, 2022
Boats are all rumbling toward Maui in reasonable breeze. Peligroso has crossed the 1/2 way point and has less than 1140 miles to go as of 10 AM PDT = 7 AM HST.
Get ready to see the time zone change on the YB Race Tracker for Vic-Maui early Wednesday morning, July 13. All times for the boats will change from PDT to HST and boats will ‘appear’ to arrive in Maui 3 hours earlier than the Race Tracker shows Tuesday, July 12.
One of the challenges of running a race across time zones is the time difference. All starts were recorded in PDT. Vic-Maui Race Committee will ask YB tracking to change the time zone on the race clock to HST which is 3 hours behind PDT (10 AM PDT = 7 AM HST).
As boats get closer to Maui, race followers will want to see the expected arrival time in local time – HST.
At the same time, Vic-Maui Race Committee will change the time allowance numbers. As of Tuesday, July 12, the boats show the corrected time as a comparison to the predicted time using the normalized wind matrix. This presently shows Peligroso and Phoenix as negative corrected time (going faster than normal weather) at the bottom, not top. By changing the time allowances to a comparison to the fastest boat (Peligroso), the corrected time will appear like the Official Results.
Follow the Vic-Maui YB Tracker here: https://www.vicmaui.org/tracker
YB Tracker @ 10 AM PDT July 12, 2022
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Planet Express (2022)
Type: Beneteau 43Skipper: Adam Serediuk
Port: Victoria, BC Canada
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Planet Express second boat to enter.
Adam Serediuk will skipper and navigate Planet Express to Maui in the 2022 Vic-Maui. Adam sailed the return trip in 2018 and is looking forward to "brochure sailing conditions" as advertised on the poster before sailing back to Victoria again.
He is joined by a wholehearted crew which has experience in over 15 Vic-Maui events, including Carl Blouw as 2IC and tactician, Safety at Sea instructor Vern Burkhardt, RYA Yacht-Master Hayley McIntosh, who serves in the Canadian Coast Guard, and additional Vic-Maui alumni Bill Jones. Maggie, Jaimie, and Michael round out our team!
If you've sailed with us before, you'll know that we are all looking forward to the "Planet Express Experience." We're working on a better acronym.
Planet Express sails under sail number 1958 in honor of Adam's mom, Sue; cancer took her away from us before her time in 2020 and serves as inspiration that life is short. Seize the day, and live your dreams.
This year, Planet Express will be entered in the Patos, Southern Straits, and Swiftsure events leading up to our start date in July.
Safe. Fun. Fast. We'll see you at the start line and in Lahaina! Why not? Just get it done.
