The Van Isle 360 International Yacht Races circumnavigates Vancouver Island every other year. Featuring world class Transpacific TP52 yachts and other craft roughly 40 vessels participated in the 2023 event. After sailing from Winter Harbour in the penultimate leg of the race the final section starts off the Amphitrite Lighthouse in Ucluelet.

This video features the yachts leaving the harbour in Ucluelet, traveling to the start, mustering and getting underway on the morning of June 14, 2023.

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Shot with a DJI Mini3 Pro microdrone and all operations fall within the appropriate regulations under Transport Canada, local bylaws, marine mammal regulations and other laws.