NW-P-1508-26
West Vancouver Yacht Club Snowflake race in Burrard Inlet and Queen Charlotte Channel
No longer in forceReceived 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCArchived 01 Nov 2026, 21:48 UTC
Warning text
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Date
2026-10-31 17:01 UTC To 2026-11-01 21:00 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Routeing Change
Areas
Howe Sound
Strait of Georgia
Vancouver Harbour
Categories
Regatta or Race
Description
The West Vancouver Yacht Club Snowflake Race is taking place from 1655 to 2100 UTC 01 Nov 2026.
The race will take place in Burrard Inlet and Queen Charlotte Channel.
Participating vessels will be monitoring VHF channels 12 and 73.
Position
Centroid : 49° 19.999'N 123° 17.733'W
Pt 1: 49° 19.984'N 123° 11.062'W
Pt 2: 49° 17.228'N 123° 13.788'W
Pt 3: 49° 18.147'N 123° 23.283'W
Pt 4: 49° 24.610'N 123° 18.373'W
Pt 5: 49° 23.416'N 123° 15.622'W
Pt 6: 49° 22.409'N 123° 17.399'W
Pt 7: 49° 19.815'N 123° 15.995'W
Charts
3534(WGS84),
3534(WGS84)
Location map
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No longer in forceA yacht race (West Vancouver Yacht Club Snowflake Race) will take place in Burrard Inlet and Queen Charlotte Channel. The warning is in force 2026-10-31 17:01 UTC to 2026-11-01 21:00 UTC; the race runs 01 Nov 2026 16:55-21:00 UTC. Participating vessels will monitor VHF channels 12 and 73. Mariners transiting the area should keep a sharp lookout and reduce speed as necessary.
Keep a sharp lookout, reduce speed and give way to participating craft as necessary; monitor VHF channels 12 and 73.
- Type
- Other · severity moderate
- Location
- Howe Sound; Strait of Georgia; Vancouver Harbour; Burrard Inlet; Queen Charlotte Channel
- Validity
- From 31 Oct 2026, 17:01 UTC
Until 01 Nov 2026, 21:00 UTC2026-10-31 17:01 UTC To 2026-11-01 21:00 UTC. Race 1655 to 2100 UTC 01 Nov 2026. - Activity periods
- 01 Nov 2026, 16:55 UTC - 01 Nov 2026, 21:00 UTC (West Vancouver Yacht Club Snowflake Race; participating vessels will monitor VHF 12 and 73)
- Hazards
- yacht race, increased small-craft traffic
- Charts
- 3534(WGS84), 3534(WGS84)
Contacts
- VHF 12 · monitored by participating vessels
- VHF 73 · monitored by participating vessels
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada54 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Bowen IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM4 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Annacis IslandJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM17 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Watts PointJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160010VHF 40range 40 NM19 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount ParkeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount NewtonJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160011VHF 40range 40 NM44 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 31 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.