Marathon & Yacht Race
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011May 31/11 – Next weekend is the 9th Annual Food & Wine Festival June 2-5. The weekend of June 11/12 is our 12th Annual Edge to Edge Marathon, with 900 runners between Tofino and Ucluelet.
Hot on the heels of the marathon is the Van Isle 360 yacht race — 42 boats ranging in size from 25′ to 65′Â are registered to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, starting in Nanaimo on June 4th and arriving here in Ucluelet on June 13th & 14th. There are 10 legs for a total distance of 580 nautical miles, and finishes back in Nanaimo on June 18th.