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Tuna, Goldcrest sailors to test skills in ‘360’ race
Peter Mallett Staff Writer Two sailing teams from CFB Esquimalt began their 15-day race June 3 at Van Isle 360, a 15-day yacht race around Vancouver Island. The competition, which commenced in Nanaimo, involves 40 teams and approximately 400 sailors competing in a 580-nautical-mile course. “This race will test our sailors in every way,” says Master […]
Operation Neptune: The RCN in support of D-Day
Paul Seguna CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum June 6 was the 79th anniversary of the most incredible amphibious operation in history. Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of Normandy that led to the liberation of Western Europe from the brutal four-year occupation of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Third Reich. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander […]
CFB Esquimalt gets wheels in motion
Peter Mallett Staff Writer A revamped Navy Bike Ride returned on June 3 after a three-year hiatus. This year also marked the first time the Navy Bike Ride was hosted in the City of Colwood after moving from its previous route at CFB Esquimalt. The new course was an absolute hit with the participants. “It […]
