The T. Moore Classic Rum Race 2025
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T-Moore Rum Race: THSB/RVYC
December 26 2025
Christmas holidays are not complete without the T. Moore Boxing Day Rum Race, co-hosted by our friends the Turkey Head Sailing Bunch & RVYC.
This much loved tradition starts just before noon with a reverse handicap start, the course is around Chatham and Discovery Islands. Prizes and after social are held at Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Please see the SIs for all the details, including a table showing start times. All boats are welcome to this informal, fun Christmas racing tradition on Boxing Day, December 26th.
Full sailing instructions are available on the RVYC Clubspot site at:
https://rvycracing.ca/regatta/TY88mcvSBw
In the event of conflict between these summary sailing instructions and those on the Clubspot site, the Clubspot version will take precedence
Registration is not mandatory, but you may register via Clubspot is made using the following link:
https://rvycracing.ca/regatta/TY88mcvSBw
The events are open to keeboats and multihulls with a valid PHRF-BC certificate.
Boats without PHRF ratings are welcome to register for the race but must receive a provisional rating assigned by the race committee. Please contact the race officer at racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.ca no later than 1800 Tuesday December 23 to arrange a provisional rating.
There will be no notices to competitors, no skippers meeting and no signals made.
The first start is scheduled for 1140 hr on December 26, 2025.
Boats must finish before 1600 hr on December 26, 2025
The course will be from the Todd Fiddle transit, around Discovery and Chatham Islands in either direction (if clockwise leaving and the Fulford Reef Buoy “VK”, Brinn Rock and Seabird Point to starboard and the Chain Islands to port and if counterclockwise leaving the Chain Islands to starboard and Seabird Point, Brinn Rock and the Fulford Reef Buoy “VK” to port) and then to the finish.
The Start Line will be the line formed by the transit of Todd Rock and Fiddle Reef, with one end at Todd Rock, and Vancouver Island at the other end.
Boats must cross the start line in a north easterly direction to start.
Each boat is to start at the time shown that matches its rating.
The Finish Line will be the line formed by the transit of Todd Rock and Fiddle Reef, with one end at Todd Rock, and Vancouver Island at the other end.
Boats must cross the finish line in a south westerly direction to finish.
Each boat is to record its finish time using GPS timing.
Within 60 minutes of finishing, each boat must text or email its name, rating and finish time to: Stuart Dahlgren 250-588-0906 racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.ca
Scoring of the race will be by GPS finishing time as reported by individual crews on completion of the race.
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $2,000,000 CDN per incident or the equivalent.
The first boat to finish will be awarded the coveted & beautiful T. Moore Rum Race Classic Trophy.
Prizes will be awarded to the first boat to finish in each of the five divisions: PHRF <120, PHRF 121-169, PHRF > 170, Multihulls and dinghies.
Other prizes may be awarded for outstanding feats of seamanship, or facsimiles thereof, at the discretion of the race officer.
Prizes will be presented in the RVYC Chart Room no later than 1700 or earlier if all boats have finished.
Skippers, or their representatives, must be present to receive their prizes.
For further information please contact the racing fleet captain at: racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.bc.ca
# Time PHRF min PHRF max
1 11:40 300 304
2 11:41 295 299
3 11:42 291 294
4 11:43 286 290
5 11:44 282 285
6 11:45 277 281
7 11:46 272 276
8 11:47 268 271
9 11:48 263 267
10 11:49 258 262
11 11:50 254 257
12 11:51 249 253
13 11:52 245 248
14 11:53 240 244
15 11:54 235 239
16 11:55 231 234
17 11:56 226 230
18 11:57 222 225
19 11:58 217 221
20 11:59 212 216
21 12:00 208 211
22 12:01 203 207
23 12:02 198 202
24 12:03 194 197
25 12:04 189 193
26 12:05 185 188
27 12:06 180 184
28 12:07 175 179
29 12:08 171 174
30 12:09 166 170
31 12:10 162 165
32 12:11 157 161
33 12:12 152 156
34 12:13 148 151
35 12:14 143 147
36 12:15 138 142
37 12:16 134 137
38 12:17 129 133
39 12:18 125 128
40 12:19 120 124
41 12:20 115 119
42 12:21 111 114
43 12:22 106 110
44 12:23 102 105
45 12:24 97 101
46 12:25 92 96
47 12:26 88 91
48 12:27 83 87
49 12:28 78 82
50 12:29 74 77
51 12:30 69 73
52 12:31 65 68
53 12:32 60 64
54 12:33 55 59
55 12:34 51 54
56 12:35 46 50
57 12:36 42 45
58 12:37 37 41
59 12:38 32 36
60 12:39 28 31
61 12:40 23 27
62 12:41 18 22
63 12:42 14 17
64 12:43 9 13
65 12:44 5 8
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