Prince Edward Island's 'Round the Island Yacht Race

This page is about the early history of the PEI 'Round the Island" yacht races. Visit the PEI Boating Festival website and CYC100 (2022) Journal to learn about the 2022 revival. https://www.peiboatingfestival.com/
The 'Round the Island Yacht Race was a sailing event directed by a committee of the Charlottetown Yacht Club, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The event consisted of a 360 nautical mile, two-and-a-half to four-day cruise (depending on wind and weather), circumnavigating Canada's smallest province in a clockwise direction. The race started from and ended in the Charlottetown Harbour with no stops required. 

The 'Round the Island Yacht Race was run annually from 1979 through 1984 and gained a reputation as one of the premiere events of the region and has been widely written-up in such magazines as Yachting, Canadian Yachting, and Sailing Canada.

After a twelve year absence the event was revived with a very successful running in 1997.

There are plans afoot for a return of the race in 2022 when CYC turns 100 -- Stay tuned!

History

We have compiled the history of each running of this race from some detailed archives kept by Ron White. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ron for his great record keeping and permission to use all his material to develop this site.

Magazine Articles

Reprints of several articles published by various popular sailing magazines:

Blog: Tales of the Race

Here is the start of a collection of stories, as recalled by some of crew members who participated in the event over the years.